RACING IN AUSTRALIA
A WIN FOR BERNBOROUGH (Rec. 8 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 23. Bernborough, a six-year-old Queensland horse, had a runaway win in the Villiers Stakes at Randwick yesterday. He carried top-weight and came from last at the six furlongs. Until the middle of this year Bernborough’s racing was confined to Toowoomba. He was banned from every other course in Queensland. Six months ago ht> was bought by a Sydney racing man, but was not allowed to race here until a fortnight ago. The New Zealand-bred filly Gold Taj (Nizami—White Gold), starting at odds on, was defeated- in the Gimcrack Stakes after leading to within half a furlong of the post. The following are the results;— GIMCRACIC STAKES. Five furlongs. Sweet Chime, 8.10 (Coutts) .. .< «. 1 Gold Taj, 8.10 (Thompson) .. •• ) Tibalina, .8.5 (Swinton) •".» Fourteen started. Won by a length and three-quarters, a length and a-quarter between second and third. Time, lmin 2Jsec. VILLERS STAKES. One mile. Bernborough, 9.2 (Mulley) 1 Good Idea, 8.6 (Parsons) .. 2 Victory Lad, 8.9 (Doon) 3 Fourteen started. Five lengths, three lengths. Time, lmin 37jsec. DECEMBER' HANDICAP, One mile and a-quarter. Right Royal, 7.7 (Hogg) 1 Nightbeam. 9.0 (Weate) .. ... .. .. 2 War Eagle, 8.5 (Fellows) 3 Eight started. Won by three, lengths, half a neck. Time, 2min 6jsec.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26034, 24 December 1945, Page 9
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