A PURPLE patch was put in the history of racing in this State when Soft Step yesterday smashed the Australasian record for two miles to prevail in a thrilling finish for the Queensland Cup. Soft Step bettered by approximately half ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,081 wordsNOT only the connections of Auto Buz hoped for the Queensland Cup to be run at a fast pace yesterday; Neptune's trainer expressed a similar desire to his friends. Well, it was run at sizzling speed and it was the phenomenal pace produced ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,491 words"And so ends the battle!" Soft Step wins his second Queensland Cup and makes turf history by establishing the Australasian record figures of 3min, 21¾ secs. for the two miles. He worried the lightly- weighted Spear Prince (inside) out of the race on the post. Both horses were sired by a Melbourne Cup winner, Spearfelt. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 53 wordsOF the thousands who thronged the Q.T.C. course yesterday, only 31 were entitled to be classed as ...
Article : 103 wordsHe's a droll fellow this speedster, Jovial Monk. Just when racegoers had sacked him for his habit of detouring to see what lay on the other side of the Leger fence, he slipped one over them in yesterday's Juvenile Handicap. Only for a flash ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 400 wordsRUNNING right up to the track form that makes him the terror of the touts' timepieces, Hastate put a large-sized ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 434 wordsProducing pace over the business end that was a surprise to the majority of Q.T.C. patrons, Sam Flick was too slick for the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 454 wordsIf a "moral" victory can offer any solace, trainer Fred. Guy can name yesterday's Welter Handicap among the races he should ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 260 wordsIT was more than seven years since Canning Queen shattered all previous existing figures for two miles ...
Article : 96 wordsWith his crack handicap horse, Seriodi, enjoying a deserved letup, Bill Reynolds depended on Harvest Field to keep the pot ...
Article : 142 wordsNotwithstanding that his welter weight of 10.0 would cause the ridgepole of many a horse to sag in the middle, Regular Bachelor left the opposition standing at the end of the Flying Handicap yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 310 wordsHE may have much yet to do to put himself in the class of Shadow King, but old Bachelor's Ad. is carving out quite a reputation as a Cup horse in his home State. Yesterday was the veteran's ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 10 Nov 1935, Page 2
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