Australian Stake Nominations, Daily Racing Form, 1909-09-03

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AUSTRALIAN STAKE NOMINATIONS. The representative character of the fields engage.! in the three leading Australian spring handicaps of this year, is shown by the fact that no fewer thau 293 horses are nominated for tlie three events. The list includes horses from every state of the commonwealth, as well as fifteen New Zealanders and ten English-bred racers. Mooltan is the principal performer engaged this year be is top weight in each of the four big spring handicaps. To date he has started in fourteen races for six wins and five seconds. Some of the candidates for spring honors claim extensive records: Pharos, a Metropolitan and Melbourne Cup candidate, has. during live seasons racing, contested 101 races for thirty-two wins, twenty-two seconds and fifteen thirds: War Star claims twenty-one wins, five seconds an 1 four thirds out of fortythree starts: Pink Un has won nineteen1 races from fifty-five starts: and other interesting records of Cup candidates are: Black Prince, eighteen wins in forty-four starts: Veritu-list, seventeen wins 1n fifty starts: Eric, fourteen wins in forty-eight starts: Waipuna. thirteen wins In fifty-four starts: War Bee. thirteen wins in fifty-three starts; True Scot, twelve wins in sixtyV seven starts; Boidol. twelve wins in eighty-five starts; Enchantenr. ten wins in thirty-two" starts: All Red. nine wins in thirty-five starts, and Ikon, nine wins in thirty-one starts. Trafalgar contested eighteen races last season for six wins, two seconds and three thirds.


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