DERBY PLANS FOR AJAX

Southland Times, Issue 23308, 18 September 1937, Page 11

DERBY PLANS FOR AJAX

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YOUNGSTER HAS GOOD RECORD Ajax’s Sydney programme is still in doubt. He may run in the Rosehill Guineas, or he might not start until the Derby. One of Ajax’s part-owners, Mr E. L. Baillieu, said recently that the colt’s campaign was left entirely in the hands of the trainer, Frank Musgrave. “He knows what is needed,” said Mr Baillieu, “and he should be the best judge.” Ajax has done well since his arrival at Randwick, and he continues to do a fair amount of solid work. Mr Baillieu does not consider Ajax will have any difficulty in running the mile and a-half in the A.J.C. Derby. He considers that the chestnut is an outstanding colt and that his breeding says he will run a journey. “Heroic was a stayer, and Ajax's maternal lines are stout in staying blood,” he added. “Prince Galahad, the sire of the colt’s dam, Medmenham. is a sire of stayers, and he is by the best sire of his day, Prince Palatine, while Lemberg, Sainfoin and St. Simon horses, close up in Ajax’s pedigree, were all great performers over a journey.” rxjax has run seven times for five wins, a second and once unplaced, and £6330 in stakes. It is not too much to say that Ajax should never have been beaten, says a Melbourne writer. His defeats at Flemington in the autumn in the Sires’ Produce Stakes and Ascotvale Stakes were caused by hanging off the course, and he proved that he was superior to the horses which finished m iront of him on those occasions bv decisively turning the tables at Randwick in the Sires’ Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes. The greatest stake winner at present racing on the Australian turf is Lough Neagh, with a few hundreds more than £lB,OOO, but if Ajax wins the two Derbies and the Caulfield Guineas, his stake winnings will amount to £15,620, and before his three-year-old days are over he will probably have topped the £20,000 mark.

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB

THE NOMINATIONS rf (Special to The Times) DUNEDIN, September 17. The following nominations have been received for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting, to be held on October 7 and 9:— First Day SPRING HURDLE HANDICAP, £l5O (one mile and a-half). —Amy Johnson, Black Duke, Bonazel, Burwood, Fireguard, Joy Boa, Master Anomaly, Night Sail, Royal Pal, Sir Rosenor, Superex, Toreador, Travenna, Redolent, Giggleswick. TRIAL HANDICAP, £l2O (six furlongs).—Atlanta Lass, Auctor, Burwood, Gay Vixen, Golden Flare, Great Memory, Gusterina, Janet Gaynor, Lord Nuffield, Opera Coat, Pride o’ Central, Rose Burney, Sheeny, Straight Del, Stromboli, Sunny Jean, Triple Cone. Vallock, Valmarch, Warden’s Gift, Philamor-Cheloid filly. MAUNGATUA HANDICAP, £l3O (one mile). —Ardchoille, Balmenter, Donadea, Gambler’s Luck, Happy Knight, High Glee, Hom’s Reef, Natty, Nightdress, Pink Robe, Rodeur, Stolen March, Trebleack, Valantua, Vantoon. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, £175 (six furlongs).—Dissemble, Fair Weather, Gold Boa, Half Note, Haughty Winner, Invoice, Linguist, Rebel Mate, Sea Fox, Signorina, Silver Lark, Tauramai. MOSGIEL HANDICAP, £250 (one mile and two and a-half furlongs).— Araboa, Galleon, Last Refrain, Mount Vai, McHeath, Night Form, Queen Dorothy, Queen of Song, Silver Streak, The Surgeon. OCTOBER HANDICAP, £l4O (one mile).—Ardchoille, Araboa, Daring Deed, Fair Weather, Grand Finale, Kemal Pasha, Last Link, Lazybones, Mount Vai, Petersham, Queen of Song, Rodeur, Sea Fox, Silver Lark, Surge, Survoy, The Surgeon, Trebleack, Trivet, Valarth. TAIOMA HANDICAP, £125 (seven furlongs).—Atlanta Lass, Baitruin, Brilliant Boa, Dissemble, Fog Peak, Gambler’s Luck, Great Empire, Great Pal, Guinea Fowl, Lumiere, Made Money, Natty, New Note, Nightwings, Norseman, Peony Rose, Petersham, Rebel Mate, Silver Slipper, Thermidor, Valmarch. SECOND DAY WAKARI HURDLES, £l5O (one mile and a-half). —Amy Johnson, Black Duke, Bonazel, Burwood, Fireguard, Giggleswick, Joy Boa, Master Anomaly, Night Sail, Redolent, Royal Pal, Sir Rosenor, Superex, Toreador, Travenna. NOVICE HANDICAP, £l2O (six furlongs).—Auctor, Burwood, Gay Vixen, Golden Flare, Great Memory, Gusterina, Gusto, Lord Nuffield, Opera coat, Pink Del, Pretender, Pride o’ Central, Quick Return, Rose Burney, Sensitive, Sheeny, Stromboli, Sunny Jean. Triple Cone, Valantua, Vallock, Valmarch, Warden’s Gift, PhilamorCheloid filly. KAIKORAI HANDICAP, £125 (seven furlongs).—Ardchoille, Atlanta Lass, Baitruin, Brilliant Boa, Fog Peak. Gambler’s Luck, Great Empire, Great Memory, Great Pal, Guinea Fowl, Gusterina, Janet Gaynor, Lumiere, Made Money, Natty, New Note, Norseman, Opera Coat, Petersham, Pink Robe, Silver Slipper, Thermidor, Valmarch, Vantoon, Violenta. RANFURLY HANDICAP, £175 (one mile). —Araboa, Daring Deed, Galleon, Grand Finale, Kemal Pasha, Last Link, Last Refrain, Linguist, Mount Vai, McHeath, Nightform, Queen Dorothy, Queen of Song, Silver Streak, Survoy, Tauramai, The Surgeon, Trebleack, Trivet. DOMINION HANDICAP, £125 (four furlongs).— Compensate, Dunstan, Gaoler, Godfrey, Gold Robe, Great Baby, On Call, Ortyx, Our Pal, Pink Bond, Scuffle, Tidal-Marais colt, Paper Money-Ravenna gelding, Nigger Min-strel-Queen Balboa colt, PaladinLittle Duchess colt, Balboa-Fairform colt, Pink Coat-Gold Pit colt. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, £l6O (seven furlongs).—Dissemble, FairWeather, Golden King, Grand Finale, Half Note, Invoice, McHeath, Petersham, Queen of Song, Rebel Mate, Rodeur, Sea Fox, Silver Lark, Silver Streak, Stolen March, Surge, Trivet, Valarth. CLARENDON HANDICAP, £l5O (one mile and two furlongs and a-half). — Ardchoille, Balmenter, Donadea, Gambler’s Luck, Hanlon, Happy Night, High Glee, Horn’s Reef, Pink Robe, Pride O’Central, Survoy, Trebleack, Valantua, Vantoon. WRESTLING (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 17. George Walker’s entry for the elimination contest has been accepted by the Wrestling Union.