OWNING a good horse is better than being on relief ! When trainer Harry Freedman pushed the Hon. Archie Crofts into the purchase of EL GOLEA for a mere thousand smackers, he knew what he was doing. To-day, El Golea won the V.R.C. Newmarket, adding a few more cyphers to the credits he already had in Mr. Crofts' ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 845 wordsMarauder, winner of yesterday's King's Cup at Flemington, downed Queenslander Spear Chief, amongst others. Spear Chief was favorite. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 19 wordsP.3 Albion Park race reviews; Sportsman's Scrapbook. P.4 Guide to Form, etc. ...
Article : 68 wordsSTARTING one of the shortest-priced favorites on record, the ex-Queenslander, Spear Chief, whose recent form had entitled him to the position, dumped his supporters cold in to-day's King's Cup at Flemington. Spear Chief gave his backers a great sight for the major part of the journey, but then stumbled and nearly came down. He ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 928 wordsFrank Dalton wouldn't have called the King his uncle after SIDCUP had won the St. George Handicap at Moorefleld to-day. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 262 wordsApart from the fact that it was a remarkably cleanly run race, jockeys who rode in the Newmarket Handicap to-day had little to tell ...
Article : 191 wordsPunters strained the bow of optimism when they dashed into the ring at Moorefleld to-day, and sent Herarde out favorite for the ...
Article : 300 wordsRain coats and umbrellas were first favorites at Albion Park yesterday. and although heavy-rain trickled down the necks of many patrons, it ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 60 wordsWhen acceptances were declared on Thursday, Dick Wootton's filly, Fly, was generally regarded as a past-the-post proposition, and the ...
Article : 153 wordsANTE-POST bookmakers are faced with a nightmare settling should Bourbon win the Australian Cup next Saturday. He represents a liability for the doubles men which they daren't think about, and many of the tommies will have ...
Article : 375 wordsEx-MINISTER for the Interior Paterson kept Mrs. Freer and Egon Kisch out of Australia, and owners of Sydney two-year-olds with classic hopes are now wishing he was back on the job to expatriate the New Zealand champion, HIGH CASTE. Everybody has been waiting ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 358 wordsThere was a real interstate flavor about the finish of this afternoon's Brunswick Handicap, when the Western Australian ...
Article : 203 wordsSo far not a visiting rider has fallen foul of the V.R.C. stipes during the present autumn campaign. Many Sydney riders have "gone to ...
Article : 184 wordsMELBOURNE, Saturday. AUSTRALIAN Cup betting now is:— BOURBON ...
Article : 37 wordsMost pleasing feature about FLARING'S win in the second division of to-day's Moorefield Flying Welter was that the gelding ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 5 Mar 1939, Page 2
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