To-day's A.J.C. Derby was the old story of the pitcher that went to the well too often. Unbeaten Mollison, sent out odds favorite for the blue ribbon race, went under to Prince Humphrey. But then may have been a different tale to tell had Daniels gone on with the business after rounding the bend instead of finessing ...
Article : 549 words"Truth's" Commissioners in Sydney, although regarding the Metrop. as a very open race, have selected Rionscup to win on his splendid showing in the Trial Stakes at Randwick yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsThe devil's number and jockey Roy Reed was too big a load for Limerick in the Spring stakes at Randwick to-day. Twelve times in succession Limerick had led his fields past the winning post. To-day the best he could do, after a titanic. struggle with Winalot over the final furlong of the mile and a half, was to dead heat. ...
Article : 456 wordsSYDNEY, Saturday. Sion, Sion! Amounis, Amounis! They were the alternating cheers which burst forth from the husky throats of tens of thousands of excited horse-lovers at Randwick to-day when the finish of the 1928 Epsom Handicap was being hotly waged between the two favorites. It was a real thriller, a finish that would stir the emotions of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,113 wordsWith his mouth so wide open you could have driven a cart and horse down his throat, the French horse, Rionscup, took to-day's Trial Stakes in a most convincing manner. It was just an exercise gallop for the imported aristocrat. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 566 wordsThere was no acid in the mouths of Quinces backers after the second division of the Kensington Handicap had been run at Rand wick to-day. After appearing to be a hopeless case half a mile from home, Quince came through with a wet sail ...
Article : 324 wordsWinalot, a Melbourne Cup favorite, showed that he is in great form by running Limerick to a dead heat at Randwick ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 27 wordsNEAR millionaire owner, E. M. Pearce, must be a hoodoo on his own horses. While he was away on a world trip, Mollison carried all before him in his races, and preserved an unbroken sequence of wins. ...
Article : 199 wordsSYDNEY, racing men's opinions for the Metrop.--Sir James Murdoch (A.J.C. committeeman): I like Rionscup. MR. John Grisdale, owner of Tibbie: It's a pretty open ...
Article : 197 wordsRionscup may not win the Metrop. on Monday, but his runaway win in the Trial Stakes at Randwick to-day was an excellent trial for the more important engagements. He beat only novices, but did the job so well ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 752 wordsBefore Kalloni went to Sydney, and became famous by reason of the fact that the stipendiary' stewards there imagined that he was a ringtail, and wanted to see that old club foot of his, he wasn't very highly thought of here. The reason for this was that he hadn't shown ...
Article : 291 wordsIt was a long while between, drinks for Birtic Byrne after he bought Jim Dalin's cast off, Golden Voice, at auction a couple of years back, but although Golden Voice took his time to return his purchase price, Bertic got a lot more than exes out of the gelding's success in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsAT to-day's calling of the card on the Metrop a lot of covering money was in evidence and the business was mostly between the books ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 30 Sep 1928, Page 2
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