RACING NEWS & NOTES

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXI, Issue 8840, 6 November 1942, Page 4

RACING NEWS & NOTES

Kindergarten at Riccarton Kindergarten has gone down to Riccarton. He made the first payment for the New Zealand Cup. Nothing definite has been announced as to whether he is a certain starter in the two miles, but one gains an impression from his trainer that there is a doubt about it. While in Wellington Mr L. C. Hazlett approached the owner, Mr E. N. Fitzgerald, concerning a visit to Dunedin, where Kindergarten could run in the James Hazlett Gold Cup. This race is run on the second day, January 9, of the Dunedin meeting, over a mile, at weight-for-age, with penalties, and as Kindergarten would most likely be in Auckland at New Year, transport may prevent another visit south. However, a sbuthern report states that there is a chance the champion may be at Dunedin. Kindergarten is so prominently in the public eye at the moment that an early authentic announcement regarding hi s plans for the New Zealand Cup would be welcome.

May Go South

Nizam is an interesting entry for the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap, and as it seems he was the last nominated, his connections must have changed their minds about a trip to Riccarton.

New Zealand Cup A very satisfactory feature of the first payment for the New Zealand Cup was the fact that all the topweights bar Regal Fox, stood their ground, and after the latter’s failure in the Mitchelson Cup his connections could have had little inducement to make the trip. It is an indication that the.owners and trainers of the horses nearest to Kindergarten in the weights are satisfied that they have a chance of beating him if he starts, while if he should not run the race will bear a very open and interesting appearance. Of the 10 that dropped out no fewer than six were on the minimum. Fred Archer’s Record It is rather astonishing that after 50 years an argument ’should have arisen concerning Fred Archer’s total of wins. That horseman’s tragic death occurred in 1885, and ever since Ruff’s Guide computation of 2478 has been accepted as correct. Gordon Richards, whose score has been cabled as 2739, would have passed Archer’s total two or three years ago if the war had not drastically restricted racing in England, and he experienced a further setback when a broken leg kept him idle for the greater part of last season. Fred Archer is credited by Ruff’s Guide with having ridden 2748 winners in England in 16 seasons—from 1870 till 1885. He topped the list in 13 consecutive years. Other big totals

compiled by noted jockeys in the past were: George Fordham 2587, Dan Maher 1771, Mornington Cannon 1554, Steve Madden 1500, Tom Loates 1426, Jack Watts 1412, Sam Loates 1378, Geo. Barrett 1369. Maher’s and Madden’s figures included wins in the United States. The world record is believed to be held by an Englishman, Sam Heaphy, who rode in Belgium. Up till the end of 1934 his aggregate was 2749 and it is understood that he rode after that.