Image TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage Tile
Image size: 4608x6144 Scale: 35% - PanoJS3
Page overview thumbnail

Article text

Sarsen's
Win En
Clayton
MELBOURNE, Sat.-j
Sarsen, well-built colt byl
Carey, scored an overdue)
win in most striking
style when he easily beal
the odds-on favorite
Sopra, in the Clayton
Stakes, run over the
straight five at Fleming-
ton today.
Sarsen will win moii
races. There was muci
more merit in his easj
win today than was appar
ent to most racegoers.
The favorite, Sopra,
cannoned into Sarsen at
the start and Sarsen ap
peared to lose several
lengths.
Purteli gave Sarse:
plenty of. time to beconi
balanced arid it was no
until the last furlong wo
approached that he aske
the colt to go out afte
Sopra, who had just gc
the better of Bonnie Viec
Easily Beaten
Sarsen should1 develo
into a stayer. His sir
Carey, was a solid stayer
few years ago and has I
second in the Sydney Cii
tc his credit. I
Sopra was easily beatei
but not disgraced becau,
he carried 9.3 on a lij
day and ran very true t
the form that had enabli
him to win his three pn
vio; starts. ,
The time, 60 J second
reflected the excello
state of the track.
The Australian and
Flemington record
584 seconds set by tnf
flying filly, All Love, ant
shared by Rhythir
Queen.
Sopra and Sarsen dotr
inated the betting, at:
through most of »
wagering it was a case <
very long odds bar two.
$