May Day Poised to Win Australian Hurdle Race
A field of eleven hurdles for 3 miles and 20 yards runs this afternoon. New South Wales representative May Day, based on recent form, stands out in a weak field and is expected to win.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1929
Page
2
A field of eleven hurdles for 3 miles and 20 yards runs this afternoon. New South Wales representative May Day, based on recent form, stands out in a weak field and is expected to win.
Final acceptors for the VACTIC meeting include Crimean trial nine furlongs with start 1.20 and entries for Golden Wit Murthong Surtarean Comeragungen and Liquid Cry. Steeplechase and hurdle events feature May Day, Longlands, Mosstrooper, Cochranveil, Wanda Leontes, and others in flat and jump races at Moonee Valley.
Racing card notes list numerous horses and entries for Warwick Farm events including Maid en Hurdle and August Handicap with runners such as Papegal Orientation Gay Ballerina Farm Stakes Chompam Autumn Balloon and Pap Wmon. It mentions prior form notes for May Day Leonte Scudajong and Willie Ison and forecasts the Australian Hurdle and flat events with Crimea Tria l Murthong and Moon dah Mntreplechaker Nam era.
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