THE most violent verbal demonstration associated with Queensland racing for years occurred when the favorite, Sir Monarch, was declared to have been beaten by half a head by Thought Reader, in the Toombul Plate at Ascot yesterday. Spectators to a man ruled Thought Reader out of the fight 100 yards from the post ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 887 wordsSEEMS to be good hunting for owners of maiden or low-division performers at the regular Rockhampton meetings, where the class of the local horse is not as high as in years gone by. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 230 wordsOne ol those horses doomed never to be taken seriously, Spear Prince, is giving his detractors something tough to chew over. They called his Queensland Cup second a fluke, but it would need an elastic imagination to place his runaway ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 453 wordsIt took Winubia seven years to win his first race--and seven days to win his second! The nine-furlong Novice Handicap at Ascot ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 139 wordsNOTHING of the shrinking violet about Speedy Sal. She's a great big blooming nuisance to the others! Knocked back at a vital stage of the Welter Handicap at Ascot yesterday, she refused to stay "knocked," and, coming again, ...
Article : 311 wordsSoundness of that old turf axiom about horses not being able to concede both weight and start got another boost with Hazak in ...
Article : 159 wordsA big portion of the stable winnings on Thought Reader was reinvested on Mary's Robe in yesterday's Welter--the first move of ...
Article : 227 wordsJimmy Carmont is too wise to get stung twice in the same spot. He saw to it that Silpana, his mount, in the Second Trial at Ascot, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 258 wordsBilly Hill's penchant for "picking 'em" was appreciated by backers at Ascot yesterday. It was only Hilly's hurricane vigor that made ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 323 wordsSOMEBODY always souvenirs a dally double ticket. The full complement of first leg backers never back ...
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Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sun 8 Dec 1935, Page 2
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