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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1928
Page
3
The Rosehill meeting features a tough hurdle race with Alsay and Camellia Star among entries. Key runners include Rock, Mollison, and Prancel in the main card, with the Hill Stakes and Highweight Handicap offering strong fields and potential upsets.
A seven race program at Rosehill today includes the Hurdle Race with a 10-strong field led by Firatic on 11.6. Tressady Rock, Knight Erreant, Praetor, and Sir Felix show varied form as others lack recent results. The Camellia Brews features sprinters including Cimabue and Avant Courier, with Royal Tune unlikely to start. The Rosehill Guineas is seen as a dry run for the A J C Derby, Mollison favourite, Hila lant aiming to win after seven straight successes, while Reseres and Ramule are noted rivals in the field.
A dense list of Melbourne race weights and entries for Moonee Valley events including Steeplechase, Handicap, and Welter divisions. Notable horses named include Mountain Molly, Balonal, My Lady Guy, Dandelion, and King of Traneltor among others, with distances and handicaps across the card. The results mention 24 miles for the steeplechase and various one mile to two mile events with multiple entries across each race.
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