Bacchus provided the turn-up of the year when he downed, such celebrities as Winalot and Spearfelt in the Randwick Plate of two miles to-day. So surprising was the spectacle of a slow plod like Kelso's cuddy battling out the finish with Australia's supposedly best stayer that backers forgot to cheer until the astounding tidings-dawned on, them that they were having an optical delusion. ...
Article : 665 wordsBalmerino, a Cup horse, was expected to show good form at Flemington yesterday, but his performance in the Stand Handicap was disappointing. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 25 wordsIS HE A GREAT STAYER?--Winalot, who went under to Bacchus in the Randwick Plate. His defeat, however, is not regarded as serious by his Cup supporters. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsThe most disgraceful scene ever witnessed on a New Zealand course was enacted at Ellerslie to-day. The start of the Mitchelson Cup, a big handicap event, saw seven leave the barrier, and the remaining seven, after going half a furlong ...
Article : 489 wordsDuring the many years that Sol Green has been associated with the turf he has succeeded in dealing the ring a number of pretty hard blows, but, it is doubtful if he ever cleaned up a bigger parcel than he did when Strephon won the Stand ...
Article : 458 wordsSO far as is know an attempt will be made to patch Limerick up sufficiently for him to be sent to the post for the weight-for age races-in-Melbourne. His owner stated that be thought the horse might Recover in a month and Limerick will be kept on in the hope ...
Article : 130 wordsIn their summing up of the colts and geldings division of the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington to-day punters were ...
Article : 437 wordsOutside of Strephon none of the Cup candidates than ran in they, Stand Handicap to-day showed up even moderately well, and some of ...
Article : 228 wordsQUEENSLANDER MAKES HlSTORY --Highland provided the big sensation at Flemington yesterday when he downed Gothic, Caulfield Cup favorite. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 22 wordsSurprises and shocks galore punctuated to-day 3 miles Dowling Steeplechase at Randwick. Grey Knight won the race, but it was only by a special dispensation of providence that the antiquated grey was able to pass the post first, and collect the added £600. ...
Article : 594 wordsWith Jimmy Munro minus a mount in the Clibborn Stake's, punters didn't make any bones about laying "hoops," Toohey, Bartle, Davidson provided for them, and Jack Toohc ...
Article : 497 wordsIt was most fritting that the fore most breeders in this state, Messrs, Les Aldridge and Dan Gudmore, should win the S.A. ...
Article : 134 wordsThose who backed fondant in the Metropolitan, only to see him near the rear of the field early, and well beaten at the end, and watched the tactics pursued with him in the Waverley Handicap at Randwick to-day got so hot under the collar that ...
Article : 394 wordsSurely jack Holt must have two horses named Highland in his stable, for he ran a horse called Highland in the Quality Handicap at Moonee Valley on Saturday last, and this afternoon beat Gothic, the favorite for the Caulfield Cup, at ...
Article : 534 wordsPunters had a poor chance of picking the winner of to-day's Chester Handicap at Randwick. The sprint event was marked by a striking reversal of form that had the books chuckling after Bonnie Marjorie narrowly downed Violian, with ...
Article : 451 wordsAFTER the races this afternoon there was a fair amount of watering on the two Cups. For the Caulfield Gothic still retains ...
Article : 68 wordsTO-MORROW it will be a case of coats off and sleeves up for the clerks at both the employed both the officers of the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club and ...
Article : 116 wordsGOLDEN Voice got something for his corner for missing the the Chester Handicap at Rand[?]ick to-day. Jockey Jim Munro ...
Article : 52 wordsBEFORE the October Stakes was run, Sol Green, the owner of Gothic, expressed sorrow that there wasn't anything ...
Article : 143 wordsTHE [?]better shown Trial Stakes, for result of the fillies' division of the Maribyronong Trial Stakes, for, while the winner, Byama, cost only 70 guineas, Regalette, who finished second to her, cost ...
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