FOXBRIDGE ARRIVES

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19554, 17 April 1935, Page 11

FOXBRIDGE ARRIVES

OUTSTANDING STALLION. STANDING AT CAMBRIDGE. FINE STAMP OF THOROUGHBRED. The Rangitata, which brought the Governor-General, Lord Galway, to the Dominion, -carried also a young sire who should he a great acquisition to the Dominion’s thoroughbreds. This is the Atlantic Cup winner, Foxbridge. a five-year-old dark bay colt, who has received a great recommendation in Efigland because of his fine performances, splendid breeding and individual merit-. Foxbridge is to replace the extraordinary successful but 1 now defunct sire, Gay Shield, at Mr L. S. Otway’s Trelawny Stud, Cambridge, having been purchased by Mr 'L. H. Otway, senr. Foxbridge was landed at AVellington in excellent order for a horse coming straight out of training and on to the boat. He is one of the finest individuals that has reached the Dominion, being a beautifully balanced horse of 16 hands high, true to the Son-In-Law type but showing much quality. As would he expected from his performances, he has the powerful head and jowl of the stayer, fine width between the eyes, and altogether a grand head, keen ears, a well set on heck, and despite his long sojourn in the box on the boat, he stepped on to the wharf and walked about with the air and true aotion of a perfect thoroughbred. 'Foxbridge is certain to appeal to every lover of a horse of true conformation and quality. He stands on a great set of feet and legs, is short coupled and deep ribbed, has great strength of loin and shows exceptional power in his quarters for a staying colt.

Great Credentials. Few imported horses could have better credentials in the way of performances and breeding to recommend him. His half-sister, -Cresta Run, won 14,540 sovs in stakes, including the Dne Thousand Guineas and Imperial produce Stakes. Foxbridge himself won tho Atlantic Cup of 2520 sovs, over 1 mile and 2 furlongs, and followed this up by running third to Loaningdale and the St. Leger winner, Firdaussi, in the Eclipse Stakes of 6152 sovS afid beating both the Oaks Winner, Chatelaine, and 'Canon Law, winner of St. James

Palace Stakes at Ascot, and who was considered to be Hyperion’s strongest opponent for the St. Leger. As a four-year-old, Foxbridge, Bst 121 b, ran second in the Newbury Summer 'Cup, 1170 sovs, 1 mile 4 furlongs, to Belfry, to whom he was conceding a stone In weight, in 2min 30secs. After being placed several times in -distance races, Foxbridge, who is only noiv five years old to English time, was purchased by Mr Otway to come to New 'Zealand. He is certain to be highly approved of dn the Waikato where there are so many keen horse lovers and breeders.

From a Successful Family.

Foxbridge, who comes from the very successful 'No. 14 family, was bred by Lieut. Col. Giles Loder and is by Foxlaw, that highly 'successful racehorse and most promising sire, from Bridgemount, whose progeny have won something like .13,000 sovs in stakes and who herself accounted for four races and one second in her •only five, starts, winning stakes of a value 0f'2354 sovs. She is, of course, the dam of that high ■ class mare, Cresta Run. Bridgemount is by Brldgo of Earn (Cyllene—Santa Briglda, by St. Simon). Foxbridge’s second dam, Mountain Mint, was a high class racehorse also, her last important success being the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes of 4357 sovs. She is by Carbine’s famous 'Derby son, Spearmint, from Adula, own sister to that pillar of the turf, Pretty (Polly, who won 23 races' of a value of 37,327 sovs, including the One Thousand Guineas, Oaks, and St. Leger. Adula‘herfeelf won three races, value 3090 sovs and her produce included Knockfeerna, winner •of the Coronation Stakes of - '2750 sovs, the Lancashire Breeders’ produce Stakes of 1'614 sovs and Cheveley Park Stakes of 1025 sovs. *

Admiration, the dam of Adula and 'Pretty Polly, produced nine Winners who accounted for a total in stakes of '52,715 Amongst her daughters was Veneration II who produced the disqualified Derby winner, Craganour, who was afterwards sold for 30,000 guineas to become a leading ■sire in Argentina. The descendants of Admiration have accomplished such deeds as to almost require a stud book of their own. Amongst them may he mentioned Silvius, a very; successful young sire In Australia to-day who is •represented by the V.R.C. St. Leger and Australian Cup winner, Sylvandale, and is also credited with 'Braeburn, winner of the Queensland Derby and Cup; Arboreal, another winner of the Queensland Gup; Silvado, winner of the Port Adelaide Cup; and a host of Other promising winners. Sire Prominent at Stud.

Foxbridge is directly descended

from one of the most successful sire lines in the Stud Book to-day. His own sire, Foxlaw, is doing extremely well at the stud and has been a success from the first appearance of his progeny on the English Turf. In 1934, he had Foxhunter to represent him as the winner of the Doncaster Cup and Tudor Stakes and the ■ following year this high class horse accounted for the Ascot ‘Gold Cup and Queen’s Prize. Tills past season, another’ of his sons, Foxcraft, accounted for the Coronation Stakes and Irish Oaks; Tiberius ran second in the St. Leger and won four good races; and Bagman won the Woodcote Stakes. Foxlaw himself won -five races of a value of 13,5.36 sovs including the Ascot Gold Gup and the Jockey Club’s Stakes. , AH,c-has-already sired the winners of '57. races of a value of 33,■573 sovs and undoubtedly is the most successful of the many sons of Son-in-Law at the stud. Son-in-Law was the leading stallion in England in 1924 and again in 1930 and his fee to-day is still 300 guineas. Foxlaw, his outstanding son, is also represented in England .at the stud by Foxhunter, who Is standing at a fee of 98 sovs. .r.', ■ 5

Mr Otway has, therefore; undoubtedly brought to New'£ealand’ a'horse of exceptional merit and breeding and his enterprise in this regard is' in keeping with the. progressive spirit dominating the leading breeders.dn;the Dominion to-day as, since the beginning of the year; Messrs Wright Stephenson and" Co., Ltd., ,in addition to Foxbridge have landed in New Zealand for breeders 'here Bulandshar, by ißlandford, and Myosotis, by Phalaris, and .very shortly‘Sans Peine, by Sansovina, will' also arrive in the Dominion,