FOXBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19636, 24 July 1935, Page 11

FOXBRIDGE.

A FINE INDIVIDUAL. , TRUE TO SON-IN-LAW TYPE. ACQUISITION TO WAIKATO. The imported sire, Foxbridge, brought out from England by Mr L. Otway, for stud duty at Cambridge, is one of the finest Individuals that has roached the Dominion, being a beautifully-balanced horse of Id hands high, true to the Son-in-Law type, but showing much quality. As would be 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 \yell set-on neck, and true action of a perfect thoroughbred. Foxbridse 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. Few imported horses could have better credentials in the way of performances and breeding to recommend him. His half-sister, Oresta Run, won £14,540 In stakes, including the One Thousand Guineas and Imperial Produce Stakes. Foxbridge himself.won the Atlantic Cup, of £2520, over One mile and two furlongs, and followed this up by running third to Loaningdale and the St. Leger winner, Firdaussi, in the Eclipse Stakes, of £9122, and beating tooth the Oaks winner, 'Chatelaine, and Canon Law, winner of the St. James Palace Stakes at Ascot, and who was considered to be Hyperion’s, strongest opponent iot the St. Leger. As a four-year-old Foxbridge, Bst 121 b., ran second In the Newbury Summer 'Gup, £ll7O, one mile 'four furlongs, to Belfry, to whom he was conceding a storte in weight, in 2min 30 sec. After being placed several times in distance races, 'Foxbridge, who is only now five years old to English time, was purchased by Mr Otway to •come to New Zealand.

Successful No. 14 Family.

Foxbridge, who comes from the very successful No. 14 family, was 'bred by Lieut-Gol. Giles Loder, and Is by Foxlaw, that highly successful racehorse arid most promising sire, from Bridgemount, .whose progeny have won something like £l-8,000 in stakes end who herself accounted for four races and ono second in her only live starts winning stakes of a value of £2354. She is, of course, the dam of ! that high-class mare, Cresta Run. j Bridgemount is by Bridge of Earn ! (Cyllene—Santa Brigida, by St. ! Simon). Foxbridge’s second dam, j Mountain Mint, was a high-class racehorse also her last important success i being the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes of £4357. 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, Including the Ono Thousand Guineas, Oaks, and St. Leger. Adula herself won three races, value £3000,’ and her produce Included Knookfeerna, winner of the 'Coronation Stakes of £2750, the Lancashire Breeders’ Produce Stakes of

£1614 and 'Cheveley Park Stakes of £1025. Admiration, the dam of Adula and Pretty Polly, produced nine winners who acoounted for a total In stakes of £52,715. Amongst her daughters was Veneration 11., . who produced the disqualified Derby winner, Craganour, who was afterwards sold for 30,000 guineas to beoome a leading sire in Argentina. The descendants of Admiration have accomplished such deeds as to almost require a stud hook of their own. Amongst them may be mentioned Silvius, a very successful young sire in Australia to-day, who is represented by the V.R.G. St. 'Loger and Australian Cup winner Sylvandale, and is also credited with Braeburn, winner of the . Queensland Derby and Cup; Aboreal, another winner of the Queensland Cup; Sllvado, winner of the Port Adelaide Cup; and a host of other promising winners.

Foxbrldge’s Sire Lines,

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 in 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. This 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 Avon the Woodcote Stakes. Foxlaw himself >Avon five races of a value of £13.530, including the Ascot Gold Cup and thp Jockey Club’s Stakes. lie has already sired the winners of 57 races of a value of £33,573, and undoubtedly is the most successful of the many sons of Son-in-Law at the stud. , Son-in-Law xvas 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, avlio is standing at a fee ol' 98 sovs. Mr Otway has, therefore, brought to New Zealand a horse of exceptional merit and breeding and his enterprise in this regard Is in keeping with the progressive spirit dominating the leading breeders in the Dominion to-day.