RACING AT RANDWICK

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27510, 3 October 1950, Page 7

RACING AT RANDWICK

Win For New Zealand Horse BRUTUS MAKES AMENDS NZPA—Copyright Rec. 10.40 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 2. In drizzling rain Conductor won the Metropolitan Handicap by a nose from Indian Chief with Saville Row a neck away third. He was near the leaders most of the war. The favourite, Delta, led early in the race and was in front at the three furlongs, but failed in the heavy going. Saville Row looked the winner when he challenged at the Leger. Tragedy intervened, when Vagabond, rated as one of Australia’s best stayers, broke his off foreleg afffer being in a handy position at the home turn. He was pulled up before the finish and actually limped past the post, but later had to be destroyed. In the George Main Stakes, San Domenico stamped himself as the best sprinter in Australia by defeating the Nizami gelding Grey Boots by a long neck. The Gimcrack Stakes proved a runaway victory for Merrie Merton, a beautiful filly from Speedster Gloriole. Nothing else showed. , „ In the Shorts, the Newcastle colt Warrah King got up in the last few strides to defeat Cognac. „ „ , ■ The New Zealander, Brutus, redeemed himself by winning the second division of the Reg Allen Handicap. Gimcrack Stakes.—Merrie Merton, 8.6 (Munro), 1; Fourth Dimension, 8.5 (Briscoe), 2; White Lightning, 8.5 (Smith), 3. Seventeen started. Two lengths and ahalf; a head. Time, lnnn 26Jsec. The Shorts.—Warrah King, 7.7 (Maynard) 1; Cognac, 8.4 (Cook), 2; Heroic Sovereign, 8.11 (Williamson) 3. Thirteen started. A neck; two lengths and a-half. Time, lmin lllsec. Reg Allen Handicap.— First division Seasonal 8.0 (A. Podmore) 1, Video, 7 7 (G. Podmore), 2; Putoko, 8.11 (Sellwood), 3. Eleven started. A long neck; a neck. Time, lmin 26Jsec. Second division. Brutus, 8.13 (McDonald), 1; L^ck y ° r£ *w. 7.10 (Killian), 2; Gernerosity, 7.6 (Moon), 3. Thirteen started. Half a head; a head. Time, lmin 27ijsec. George Main Stakes.—San Domenico, 9.0 (Ward), 1; Grey Boots, 9.0 (Heather), 2; Donegal. 9.3 (Sellwood), 3. Five started. A long neck; three-quarters of a length Time, lmin 40Jsec. Metropolitan.—Conductor, 7.11 (Thompson), 1; Indian Chief, 8.2 (Williamson), 2; Saville Row, 7.4 (Selkrig), 3. All 18 started. A nose; a neck. Time, 2min 48ISsec.