RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25458, 12 February 1944, Page 2

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel Nominations for the Winton meeting are due on Monday. The next Auckland Cup may carry a St Mr e W T 3 Hazlett is at the top of the list of Southland trainers, with nine winners and four placings, and £3515 times at the Rotorua meetnig (win and place betting) are. 12, 12.45, 1.30 2.15 3, 3.45, 4.35, 5.25. Cliat, Colonel Bogey, and Valky’s Boy are again in work for the winter season. The Wairca Racing Club has provided three windows in the totalisator house fo The°’Auckland Racing Club's winter meeting is advertised for June 3 and 5, a and a Monday. a Owing to the railway restrictions, there is a possibility that the Banks Peninsula meeting will he held at Riccarton. Mac, the top-weight In the Pohutu Hurdles at Rotorua, has compiled a gcod record this season by winning? fivi times and being third twice ln B eatf Leonf'the top-weight in the Rotorua Cup. has not won a race since Januarv 1 1942. He won the A.R.C. Handicap’with 9.7, but has since failed in 22 Kinstep is a brilliant galloper on the trfcks but has not been a winner in 13 staits Her last win was in the Bowen wanriifao run at Auckland on January PS? “ft season. She won "iO, Tin lmin 11 l-ssec, and put up a course re Bueno who ran second to Quick Draw at the ’Matamata meeting, is regarded Is one likely to improve. He was got hv °Battle Song-Honeste, by Honourt nrinda by Martian, from Lady Lucy, the winnerof the New Zealand Cup in 1909 extension of distances is becoming fairlv general and recalls the dictum of an old-time and very capable trainer that it was much easier to. win a long race than a short one. He held the opinion that comparatively few trainee could prepare a horse to go a journey. Expanse Foxwyn, and Balfron, who were separated by a head and a length at the finish of the Great Northern Derby, fre enraged in the Herries Memorial Handicap to be run over 11 furlongs on F 'The' a field 26 for the Rotorua Cup includes Billy Peach, who paid over £4OO when he won the Ellerslie Handicap run at Auckland on January 1, 1943. In 21 subsemient starts Billy Peach has been placed foil times At the Matamata meeting he was third to Golden Survey and HuntGolden Survey beat Hunting King at the Matamata meeting by half a length he was in receipt of 21b. In the Tourist Handicap to-day Hunting King is getting 221 b over a furlong and a-quarter less ground. In the Hot Springs Handicap Hunting King is in receipt of 101 b. Tara King is being exercised on the Porirua beach. The late J. Prosser trained at Porirua, and turned out many good winners, including Achilles Advance, All Red Tortulla, The Guard, Gobo and other good winners. All Red won the Auckland Cup in 1908 and 1909. He wa. owned by the late Mr St. John Buckley, and as he was a big top-heavy colt was sent to Porirua on the advice of the late 11. Goodman, who acted as private trainer to the Oamaru sportsman. The Te Aroha programme attracted a lengthy list of nominations. The Herries Memorial Handicap of £IOOO, 11 furlongs, has the following nominations:—Beau Leon, Kinsman, Ringlight, Raunmu, Jolly Fox Gay Lady, Corot, Malaguena, Water Vixen Balfron, Cornish, Volifox, SeaLaw, Watchett, Air Port, Cracroft, ie Hinemoa, Conquistador, Balblair, Centennial, Lady Pay, Foxwyn Expanse, Jonathan Jo, Fox, Merry May, Jeff, Cambria, Sir Cameron, Lady Reynard, La Fillette, Lou Rosa, Neenah, Marble Fox, Jovial Lass, Hogarth. Jewel of Asia, the dam of Raurimu, the winner of the Matamata Cup, was got by Grosvenor, the sire of Rosenor. Grosvenor was got by Cicero from the famous Sceptre and was the only colt she left. Rosenor was bred on attractive lines, and his daughter should be worth owning in a stud. He was got by Grosvenor from Rosey, by Lallas (son of Hampton), from Alizarine, by Bona Vista, by Bend Or. Cicero was got by Cyllene from Gas, Dy Ayrshire (son of Hampton) from Illuminate, by Roslcrucian—Paraffin. Foxbridge seems to be on the way to heading the sires’ list for another season, and before his stock have finished racing they are likely to compile a high score in prize money. The Foxlaw horse had 25 yearlings in the Trentham catalogue, a record for the Dominion. Still, he and other popular sires of the day have a long way to go before they approach the Empire record of Martian, whose progeny won the mammoth total of £373,000. Absurd was credited with £294,000, Limond with £281.000, Kilbroney with £278,000, Chief Ruler with £231,000, Paper Money witn £220,000. and Lord Quex with £IBO.OOO. English horses with high figures are Gainsborough £339,000. Phalaris £335,000, Blandford £328,000, Tet'ratema £290,000, and Hurry On £225,000. All these sffies have sons at the stud in New Zealand.