TOPPED SALES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 97, 27 April 1939, Page 4

TOPPED SALES

Two Outstanding Colts At Randwick AUSTRALIANS IMPRESSED NEW ZEALAND BREEDING Only two of the 432 yearlings sold at the p.andwick Easter sales topped the four-figure mark, and both hold New Zealand interest. One was the Phaleron Bay colt out Modiste 11. thus a half-brother io Royal Chief. He was bought by Mr. R. Stewart, Randwick, for 1300gns., top price of the sales. The other was the Beau Pete colt from Timid, and he went to the Randwick trainer, G. Price, at lOOOgns. The dams of both coils were imported to New Zealand by Mr. John Donald for the Westmere Stud, and at the dispersal sale they were sold to Australians. It is interesting to note that Phaleron Bay led the averages at the Randwick sales, his yearlings averaging 626gns. This is an outstanding feat, for the first crop of Phaleron Bay yearlings made high prices a> Trentham in January on their first appearance, and now they have repeated that success at Randwick. Other sires with good averages at Randwick were Spearfelt (525gn5.), The Buzzard (500gns.), Constant Sun (343gns.i, and Harinero (338gns.). The highest average by a New South Wales stud was that obtained by St. Aubins Stud, at which Beau Pere stands. The average was W6. gns., a remarkable achievement for one of the newest studs in Australia. Probably the impression created by the progeny of Phaleron Bay at the Randwick sales has influenced Australian breeders to take note of this Phalaris horse, imported by Mr. John Donald and now standing at the Grange Stud. Advice has been received that the imported mare Tantaliser is being sent across from Australia to be mated with Phaleron Bay. A number 2 mare in the Bruce Lowe list. Tantaliser is by Nothing Venture from Kissalot, by Winalot from Bill and Coo. by Wiliiam the Third from Cooee. by Trenton from Lady Sterling. When mares of such high breeding are sent across from Australia, the reputation of the New Zealand thoroughbred industry must stand very high. Messrs. Lewis Greene, of Melbourne, and Ezra Norton, of Sydney, were recent visitors to the Grange Stud. W estmere. Mr. Green is a son of Mr. Sol Green, who imported the 13.000 guinea stallion Lo Zingaro for stud purposes, and sent this Solario horse across to the Grange Stud for a spell of several months last year. Nightbound has been nominated for cross-country events at the Egmont meeting, but'the proposed trip Will depend on how he fares in the interim. He is engaged in hurdle events al Washdyke this week, but will not race there unless the track becomes softer than at present. His trainer, D. O'Connor, will probably soon give up his connection with horses and enter into business. The Sydney Cup winner Mosaic was the third horse in the last 50 years to complete the St. Logcr and Cup double. It was the second time that •he judgment of the winner's trainer. J. H. Abbs, had given him an important. win. He was the first to recognise Sir Regent, winner of a Metropolitan. as a good horse in the making Ordinarily Mosaic might have passed through the sale ring out of Abbs' care, but the trainer begged that the colt should be retained. Abbs was prepared to make concessions to keep Mosaic in his stable, and he was so keen that Mrs. S. S. Crick, who raced

Mosaic, gave him a lease of the colt. "Mosaic is a funny little horse." said Abbs. "I was sure that sooner or later I would win good races with him. hut it was not till he won the mile race at Moorefield on March 4 when he had his first run after a spell of six months, that I felt his time had come' At Newmarket this year. 43 trainers hold licences under English Jockey Club Rules, and over 1000 horses are in training in that town.

The report that Ingenuity has been , hooked to visit the Spion Kop horse : Saleve, in the coming season, is prema-1 ture. Mr. J. J. Hayward, of Hunter- ; ville, owner of the mare, has forward-, ed the information that Ingenuity has j not yet been booked to any horse. In- ■ genuity is an Australian-bred mare by : High Art from Intelligence, by Pad- I dington from Merry Trick, by Tread-1 mill from Delusive, by Trenton from Eleusis, by Barcaldine. In 1938 she [ was covered by Inflation.

The highest-priced yearling at the Doncaster (England) September sales in 1936 was the Fairway—Golden Hair colt, for whom Miss D. Paget gave 15,000 guineas. Known as Colonel Payne, he has only started once, running third in a two-year-old race. and. when a bad knee prevented him from

I being trained last year, it was thought • the turf had seen the last ol him. Now, at four years, another attempt is to be made to put him through a I preparation. He recently returned to I England, after being spelled in Ire- ; land, and has been take in hand by Fred Darling. ' Most people who inspected the yearlings prior to the re..t,nt sales at : Randwick were of opinion that Messrs. H. S. Thompson and P. C. Basche's i half-brother, by Phaleron Bay (PhaI laris- Brodick Bay) to Royal Chief

would head the list, writes "Pilot' m the Sydney Referee. He did so al 1300 guineas. and now his dam. Modiste IL. at Hie 600 guineas paid I for her in New Zealand, is already i a good investment for her owners Last season Modiste H.’s colt by Beau |Pere was sold for 950 guineas. ' Lord Derby and Lady Granard, who [own horses in partnership in France, were generally considered to have the I best two-year-olds in that country hast year.' They are the bay filly Dixiana (Jacopo—Bobbles), winner ol 'the Prix de la Foret at Longchamps, and the bay colt Turbulent (IndusFrisky), winner of the Grand Cnterium Dixiana, whose sire Jacopo is by Sansovino. Lord Derby's 1924 Derby winner, was bred at Mr. William ‘ Woodward's Belair Stud in America. and was purchased as a 'future brood mare because of her great class.