Sobar
(brown colt, 1969, by Sobig from Miss Filou)
20 starts 6/2/2
For a few weeks in October 1972, particularly after his slashing Caulfield Cup victory, he was the most promising horse since Tulloch and then came the VRC Derby. How much he was slaughtered there by Harry White is still open for debate, but his tendon damage reduced him to a shadow of that promise. Sadly, his second-last start was at Ballarat, a real come-down.
He only ever started in Victoria.
2yo 1971-72
2 starts 1/1-
2nd – 13/3/1972 Flemington March Nursery (2) 6f, L. Hill, 8st, (50/1), 1st Arabian Breeze 9st, 3rd Civic Square 7st 8lb, short ½ head, ½ length, 1min 11.8sec
1st – 3/4/1972 Caulfield Orrong Handicap 6f, H. White 8st 2lb (7/2), 2nd Prince Dargee 8st, 3rd Happy Spectre 8st 1lb, 3 lengths, 1 length, 1 min 11½sec
3yo 1972-73
7 starts 3/1/1
6th – 5/8/1972 Caulfield Moondah Plate, 1000m, J.Parr, 46kgs (8/1), 1st Acidity 50kgs, 2nd The Flying Scotsman 51½kgs, 3rd Predator 50½kgs, ½ length, ¾ length, 58sec
(This was the first weekend of metric racing in Australia)
7th – 26/8/1972 Sandown Belhaven Hcp (2) 1400m, H. White 54½ kgs, (7/4fav), 1st Salvo 53½kgs, 2nd Wilecho 46kgs, 3rd Gala Red 48kgs, ½ length, length, 1min 26.6sec
3rd – 9/9/1972 Flemington Craiglee Stakes 1600m, H. White 51kgs (7/1), 1st Gossiper 54½kgs, 2nd Royal Show 58 kg, short ½ head, short ½ head, 1min 37½sec
1st – 28/9/1972 Caulfield Underwood Stakes 2000m, H. White 49kgs, (5/2 fav) 2nd Kazanlik 54½kgs, 3rd Gossiper 54½kgs, 1½ lengths, 1¼ lengths, 2min 1.9sec
1st – 14/10/1972 Caulfield Guineas 1600m, H. White 55½kgs, (6/4), 2nd Century 55½kgs, 3rd Acidity 55½kgs, 3½ lengths, 1¼ lengths, 1min 36.2sec
1st – 21/10/1972 Caulfield Cup 2400m, H. White 48kgs, (2/1 fav), 2nd Stormy Seas 54½kgs, 3rd Gunsynd 62kgs, 2 lengths, ¼ length, 2min 27.1sec, (course record, Harry White rode him 2.5kgs overweight so he carried 50.5)
2nd – 4/11/1972 Flemington Victoria Derby 2400m, H. White 55½kgs, (11/4 on fav), 1st Dayana 55½kgs, 3rd Longfella 55½kgs, neck, 3 lengths, 2min 29.9sec
4yo 1973-74
8 starts 2/-/1
10th – 8/9/1973 Flemington Craiglee Stakes 1600m, R. Wood, 57kgs (16/1) 1st Gay Icarus 58½kgs, 2nd Golden Sam 58½kgs, 3rd Zambari 58½kgs, length, ½ length, 1min 38.4sec
7th – 27/9/1973 Caulfield Underwood Stakes 2000m, R. Wood 57kgs, (6/1) 1st Scotch and Dry 59kgs, 2nd Dayana 57kgs, 3rd Zambari 59kgs, 2 lengths, 1½ lengths, 2min 3.8sec
5th – 6/10/1973 Flemington Turnbull Stakes 2000m, G. Mallinson, 57½kgs (10/1), 1st Australasia 53kgs, 2nd Dayana 57kgs, 3rd Gala Supreme 55kgs, 1¼ lengths, 2¼ lengths, 2min 1.6sec
3rd – 13/10/1973 Caulfield Stakes 2000m J. Miller 57kgs (5/1), 1st Glengowan 59kgs, 2nd All Shot 59kgs, ½ head, 3 lengths, 2min 6½sec
5th – 28/1/1974 Moonee Valley William Reid Stakes, 1200m, A. Simpson, 57kgs (25/1), 1st All Shot 57½kgs, 2nd Tauto 57½kgs, 3rd Wandle 57kgs, ½ length, 2 lengths, 1min 10½sec
1st – 16/2/1974 Flemington Blamey Stakes 1600m, R. Mallyon 57kgs (4/1), 2nd Asgard 53 kgs 3rd All Shot 57½kgs, 2 lengths, 2 lengths, 1min 36.4sec
1st – 23/2/1974 Caulfield St George Stakes 1800m R. Mallyon 57kgs (2/1 on fav), 2nd Analie 55½kgs, 3rd Gala Supreme 57kgs, 2½ lengths, 4 lengths, 1min 49.8sec (course record)
9th – 11/3/1974 Flemington Australian Cup 2000m, R. Mallyon, 58½ kgs (5/4fav), 1st Bush Win 50½kgs, 2nd Grand Scale 51kgs, 3rd Gala Supreme 55 kgs, long head, long head, 2min 0.9sec
5yo 1974-75
3 starts -/-/-
14th – 21/9/1974 Moonee Valley Feehan Hcp 1600m, P. Simonds 60kgs, (12/1), 1st Arama 49½kgs, 2nd Grand Scale 54kgs, 3rd Love Aloft 54kgs, 2½ lengths, 1½ lengths, 1min 39.4sec
9th – 3/10/1974 Ballarat Gold Nugget Stakes 1600m, M. Houlahan, 62½kgs (5/1), 1st The Sporan 57kgs, 2nd Beau Russet 48kgs, 3rd Angel’s Best 49kgs, 2 lengths, ½ length, 1min 43.8sec
15th – 12/10/1974 Flemington Toorak Hcp 1600m, P. Simonds, 58kgs (50/1), 1st Leilani 52½kgs, 2nd Bellota 50½kgs, 3rd Dandy Gem 50kgs, 3 lengths, 5 lengths, 1min 44.3 sec