IMPORTED STALLION

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXV, Issue 3292, 9 April 1935, Page 4

IMPORTED STALLION

FOXBRIDGE FOR CAMBRIDGE ARRIVING THIS WEEK The stallion Foxbridge, acquired by Mr L. S.vOtway) of ■ Pukekura, will, arrive from England by the Kangitata which is, duo in Wellington on Thursday. (Jonimenting on the sire, “Ithuriel,” in the London Sporting Life, writes that in' the year's.'l93l and 1932 only eight thoroughbred horses (colts and fillies) were exported to Australia, tor a reason which is well known. Last October a reaction set in. It was obvious that sooner or later there was bound to be a-big increase of imported young stallions, so necessary to maintain the standard of race-horses bred in Australia.

Towards the end of the year, among the animals exported from England to Australia were Medieval Knight, Manitoba, Lo Zingaro, Sans Peine, Harinero, Madagascar and Portofino. New Zealand breeders have begun once more to consider the importation of promising young sires, and last year Beau Pere, Bulandshar and Myosotis were exported to Wellington and Auckland, These have now been supplemented by a couple of colts whose names are familiar to racegoers in this country, for during the week that good-looking horse, Foxbridge, left for Wellington by the Eangitata from the London docks. Mr t T. V. Rank purchased Foxbridge in the December sales of 1935 for £2500. The colt had Avon the Atlantic Cup, £2520, at Liverpool, and finished third in the Eclipse Stakes to Loaningdale and Firdaussi. Pie Avas an unluck horse for Mr Rank. He finished third in the Great Cheshire Handicap, second in the Summer Cup at.. Newbury. and .third to the dead-heaters, Estate Duty and Norman Herald in the Bilbury Cup. A good-looking horse Foxbridge stands 16 hands’, with about 8 indies.of bone beloAv the knee. Deep girthed, Avith straight action, and not at all leggy for a' horse avlio is a grandson of Son-in-Law, of which line Foxbridge is typical.' He is by the Ascot Gold Cup a\ inner Foxlaw out of BiTlgemount, dam of the One Thousand Guinea winner, Cresta Run, Avhose winnings amounted to £14,500. She is bv Bridge of Earn from Mountain Mint, by Spearmint from Adula, a sister to Pretty Polly. Having regard to the great staying blood in Foxbridge through his sire, as Avell as Bridge of Earn and Spearmint, and taking into account his own racing merit, his importer, Mr L. S. Otway, may be congratulated upon having taken to New Zealand a colt likely to maintain the best traditions ot the British turf.