Universal Horse Racing · Stories, History & Results

Racing pause · February preparation

Betting preparation before the next racing programme

Unplayed January horse-racing offerings, including both Wellington programmes and Ellerslie’s Summer Steeplechase, are deferred for February review while ASN prepares racing betting. Their historical dates remain in the archive. Completed races and records stay intact.

The ASN Grand Circuit retains its provisional February 2 opening target, subject to betting tests and race preparation. Later historical fixtures keep their own dates. No exact replay dates have been assigned to the deferred January meetings.

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The opening chapter · Official ASN replays

Two venues. Two opening winners.

Jabber puts Ellerslie into the Universal record. Frank McConnell records the opening New Orleans victory. The results now have a home with their stories, historical setting and first recorded ASN honours.

Ellerslie · January 2 flat card complete

7 races · 57 starts

Seven official replays complete the supported flat-race card. Each race counts once; this meeting summary adds no extra event. All 57 starters finish.

Summer/Auckland Steeplechase: On-hold for game creation or purchase. The current racing game has no fence or jumping mechanics. That race remains unplayed and contributes no result.

Race	ASN first three	Distance	Starters
Ascot Handicap	1. Sly Miss · 2. Porangi Potae · 3. St. Ursula	8f	8
Sylvia Handicap	1. St. Olga · 2. Motor · 3. Minerve	6f	8
Grandstand Handicap	1. Pitch and Toss · 2. Coronet · 3. Ideal	10f	8
Royal Stakes	1. Kissmary · 2. Screw Gun · 3. Renown	6f	6
Newmarket Handicap	1. St. Peter · 2. Cuirasette · 3. Minerva II.	6f	17
Auckland Plate	1. Sant Ilario · 2. Seahorse · 3. Explosion	12f	3
Pony Handicap	1. Mara · 2. Leona · 3. The Clansman	5f	7

Ashburton · January 1 complete

7 flat races · 39 starts

All seven flat-race ASN replays are recorded. These are replay outcomes,not the original historical finishes. Fairfield Trot is tracked separately;TEST pilots do not count.

Race	ASN winner	Starters
Ashburton Flying Handicap	Nutcracker	6
Galloway Handicap	Pauline You-are-a-Belle	9
Ashburton County Cup	Rangefinder	4
Novel Race	Warrington	6
New Year’s Gift Handicap	Actor	3
Hurry Scurry	Lady’s Chain	8
Braemar Welter Handicap	Phryne	3

The Racing Gazette

Opening winners & recorded races

Ellerslie · Glasgow Handicap

Jabber opens Ellerslie’s ASN winner’s book.

Jabber heads a twelve-horse finish in the Glasgow Handicap, giving Ellerslie its first recorded ASN winner. Davis is the rider label retained in the source record. Firefly finishes second and Lillie third, with Brilliant and La Gloria completing the first five.

The seven-furlong race becomes the opening Ellerslie entry in the Universal archive. The placing is permanent within this adopted replay; horse identities remain event scoped while historical identity work continues. The record supplies an order of finish, not a measured winning margin.

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New Orleans · Race 1 · Selling

Frank McConnell writes the opening New Orleans entry.

Frank McConnell wins the first recorded ASN race at New Orleans. School Girl takes second and Chicopee third in the five-horse field; Miss Dooley and Manlius complete the finish. The winner’s reported rider is retained as L. Th’mps’n, without expanding an unresolved name.

The sourced contest is a $250 selling race for horses aged four and upward over one mile and seventy yards. That gives this opening entry a precise historical setting. ASN’s finish is its own result: no elapsed time, winning margin or unsupported late-race move has been invented.

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New Orleans Race 2 · Allowances

Magic Light wins New Orleans Race 2 · Allowances.

1. Magic Light · 2. Jodee · 3. Frangible

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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New Orleans Race 3 · Selling

Sunburst wins New Orleans Race 3 · Selling.

1. Sunburst · 2. Jennie F. · 3. Our Nellie

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1⅝ miles. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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New Orleans Race 4 · New Year’s Handicap

Silver Coin wins New Orleans Race 4 · New Year’s Handicap.

1. Silver Coin · 2. Prince of Veronia · 3. Tom Gilmore

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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New Orleans Race 5 · Selling

Uhler wins New Orleans Race 5 · Selling.

1. Uhler · 2. Waterhouse · 3. Junaetta

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Bagot Handicap

Tabilk wins Bagot Handicap.

1. Tabilk · 2. Ideal · 3. Ballistite

1900-01-01 · Flemington · Victoria Racing Club · 1½ miles. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Standish Handicap

Liberty wins Standish Handicap.

1. Liberty · 2. Angus · 3. Carrara

1900-01-01 · Flemington · Victoria Racing Club · 6 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Tattersall’s Club Cup

Sirdar wins Tattersall’s Club Cup.

1. Sirdar · 2. April Fool · 3. The Prize

1900-01-01 · Randwick, Sydney · Two miles / 16 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Perth Cup

Reproach wins Perth Cup.

1. Reproach · 2. The Black Rock · 3. Willie

1900-01-01 · W.A.T.C. Perth racecourse, Western Australia · Two miles / 16 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Ashburton Flying Handicap

Nutcracker wins Ashburton Flying Handicap.

1. Nutcracker · 2. Corusa · 3. The Orphan

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 6 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Galloway Handicap

Pauline You-are-a-Belle wins Galloway Handicap.

1. Pauline You-are-a-Belle · 2. Dandy · 3. Maori Queen

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 4 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Ashburton County Cup

Rangefinder wins Ashburton County Cup.

1. Rangefinder · 2. Relic · 3. Suzannah

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 10 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Novel Race

Warrington wins Novel Race.

1. Warrington · 2. Maximus · 3. Lucy Glitters

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 5 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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New Year’s Gift Handicap

Actor wins New Year’s Gift Handicap.

1. Actor · 2. Sub Rosa · 3. Ben Farley

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 7 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Hurry Scurry

Lady’s Chain wins Hurry Scurry.

1. Lady’s Chain · 2. No. 9 · 3. Gunrose

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 4 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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Braemar Welter Handicap

Phryne wins Braemar Welter Handicap.

1. Phryne · 2. The Lambkin · 3. Perkin Yet

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 8 furlongs. This recap follows the recorded finish. Times, margins and unrecorded race action are unavailable.

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The world behind the races

Historical context

Historical setting

Ellerslie’s New Year meeting

Period reporting places the Glasgow Handicap on the January 1 day of the Auckland meeting. Notes by Monitor described Jabber as a strong favourite on earlier running. That contemporary expectation belongs to the historical background; it is not evidence of what happened during the ASN replay.

New Zealand Graphic, January 6, 1900 · Source evidence; separate from ASN replay results.

Historical setting

The New Orleans race card

The Daily Racing Form chart dated January 2 documents the previous day’s New Orleans opener: a five-horse selling race over one mile and seventy yards. The archived source describes cloudy weather and a heavy historical track. Those source conditions and ASN’s Estimated replay setup are recorded separately.

Daily Racing Form, January 2, 1900 · chart 16254 · Source evidence; separate from ASN replay results.

The first names in the book

ASN milestones

Venue firsts apply to the accepted opening ASN ledger, beginning January 1, 1900. They are not the first winners in racecourse history. No overall first winner is assigned without a verified replay sequence. Horse identities remain event scoped; no name-only career merging.

Ellerslie · First recorded ASN winner

Jabber

Glasgow Handicap · 7 furlongs · January 1, 1900. Firefly second, Lillie third.

New Orleans · First recorded ASN winner

Frank McConnell

Race 1 · Selling · 1 mile 70 yards · January 1, 1900. School Girl second, Chicopee third.

Official horse records · provisional event identities
Horse	Starts	Wins	Top 2	Top 3
Actor	1	1	1	1
Frank McConnell	1	1	1	1
Jabber	1	1	1	1
Kissmary	1	1	1	1
Lady’s Chain	1	1	1	1
Liberty	1	1	1	1
Magic Light	1	1	1	1
Mara	1	1	1	1
Nutcracker	1	1	1	1
Pauline You-are-a-Belle	1	1	1	1
Phryne	1	1	1	1
Pitch and Toss	1	1	1	1
Rangefinder	1	1	1	1
Reproach	1	1	1	1
Sant Ilario	1	1	1	1
Silver Coin	1	1	1	1
Sirdar	1	1	1	1
Sly Miss	1	1	1	1
St. Olga	1	1	1	1
St. Peter	1	1	1	1
Sunburst	1	1	1	1
Tabilk	1	1	1	1
Uhler	1	1	1	1
Warrington	1	1	1	1
Angus	1	0	1	1
April Fool	1	0	1	1
Ballistite	1	0	0	1
Ben Farley	1	0	0	1
Carrara	1	0	0	1
Chicopee	1	0	0	1
Coronet	1	0	1	1
Corusa	1	0	1	1
Cuirasette	1	0	1	1
Dandy	1	0	1	1
Explosion	1	0	0	1
Firefly	1	0	1	1
Frangible	1	0	0	1
Gunrose	1	0	0	1
Ideal	1	0	1	1
Ideal	1	0	0	1
Jennie F.	1	0	1	1
Jodee	1	0	1	1
Junaetta	1	0	0	1
Leona	1	0	1	1
Lillie	1	0	0	1
Lucy Glitters	1	0	0	1
Maori Queen	1	0	0	1
Maximus	1	0	1	1
Minerva II.	1	0	0	1
Minerve	1	0	0	1
Motor	1	0	1	1
No. 9	1	0	1	1
Our Nellie	1	0	0	1
Perkin Yet	1	0	0	1
Porangi Potae	1	0	1	1
Prince of Veronia	1	0	1	1
Relic	1	0	1	1
Renown	1	0	0	1
School Girl	1	0	1	1
Screw Gun	1	0	1	1
Seahorse	1	0	1	1
St. Ursula	1	0	0	1
Sub Rosa	1	0	1	1
Suzannah	1	0	0	1
The Black Rock	1	0	1	1
The Clansman	1	0	0	1
The Lambkin	1	0	1	1
The Orphan	1	0	0	1
The Prize	1	0	0	1
Tom Gilmore	1	0	0	1
Waterhouse	1	0	1	1
Willie	1	0	0	1
Actor	1	0	0	0
Acushla	1	0	0	0
Admetus	1	0	0	0
Admiral Hawke	1	0	0	0
All Saints	1	0	0	0
Alva	1	0	0	0
Barney F.	1	0	0	0
Beddington	1	0	0	0
Bellwood	1	0	0	0
Blue Metal	1	0	0	0
Bluecap	1	0	0	0
Brayleigh	1	0	0	0
Bright Night	1	0	0	0
Brilliant	1	0	0	0
Brilliant	1	0	0	0
Bushy Park	1	0	0	0
Cannie Chiel	1	0	0	0
Carberra	1	0	0	0
Carbineer	1	0	0	0
Carbinier	1	0	0	0
Castroline	1	0	0	0
Cavalier	1	0	0	0
Cavalier	1	0	0	0
Charge	1	0	0	0
Chickamauga	1	0	0	0
Cluan (provisional)	1	0	0	0
Colonel Eades	1	0	0	0
Crusade	1	0	0	0
Dayntree	1	0	0	0
Disfigured	1	0	0	0
Dissolute	1	0	0	0
Drama	1	0	0	0
Euglo	1	0	0	0
False Lead	1	0	0	0
Faugh-a-ballagh	1	0	0	0
First Mate	1	0	0	0
Fitzroy	1	0	0	0
Fitzroy	1	0	0	0
Flodden	1	0	0	0
Florizar	1	0	0	0
Gallina	1	0	0	0
Glenroy	1	0	0	0
Golden Key	1	0	0	0
Gondolier	1	0	0	0
Gossaire	1	0	0	0
Gunbearer	1	0	0	0
Halbadier	1	0	0	0
Hastings	1	0	0	0
Heliades	1	0	0	0
Hohoro	1	0	0	0
Hopscotch	1	0	0	0
Howlong	1	0	0	0
Huku	1	0	0	0
Inquirer	1	0	0	0
Islamite	1	0	0	0
Keyless	1	0	0	0
Khama	1	0	0	0
King Olaf	1	0	0	0
Kittie G.	1	0	0	0
Kobold	1	0	0	0
Konning	1	0	0	0
La Gloria	1	0	0	0
La Gloria	1	0	0	0
Lady Avon	1	0	0	0
Lady Avon	1	0	0	0
Lady Origlen	1	0	0	0
Landlock	1	0	0	0
Lena	1	0	0	0
Limber	1	0	0	0
Little Daisy	1	0	0	0
Little Smoke	1	0	0	0
Lobengula	1	0	0	0
Loch Dee	1	0	0	0
Lord Hopetoun	1	0	0	0
Lucky Dog	1	0	0	0
Manlius	1	0	0	0
Matamataharakiki	1	0	0	0
Mercia	1	0	0	0
Meribah	1	0	0	0
Mimoa	1	0	0	0
Misericordia	1	0	0	0
Miss Ann	1	0	0	0
Miss Blair	1	0	0	0
Miss Carbine	1	0	0	0
Miss Dooley	1	0	0	0
Miss Mae Day	1	0	0	0
Model	1	0	0	0
Moment	1	0	0	0
Mora	1	0	0	0
Mouzeltoff	1	0	0	0
Mural	1	0	0	0
Novus	1	0	0	0
Old Fox	1	0	0	0
Ormuz	1	0	0	0
Pan Charm	1	0	0	0
Phyllis	1	0	0	0
Picklock	1	0	0	0
Picklock	1	0	0	0
Powder and Patches	1	0	0	0
Red Cross II.	1	0	0	0
Red Lancer	1	0	0	0
Red Lancer	1	0	0	0
Report	1	0	0	0
Rosella	1	0	0	0
Sedge	1	0	0	0
Shinfane	1	0	0	0
Silex	1	0	0	0
Silvermoor	1	0	0	0
Sorrel Rose	1	0	0	0
St Briggs [unresolved OCR]	1	0	0	0
St Loanda	1	0	0	0
St. Clements	1	0	0	0
St. Elmo	1	0	0	0
St. Jack	1	0	0	0
St. Jack	1	0	0	0
St. Ursula	1	0	0	0
Starling	1	0	0	0
Sub Rosa	1	0	0	0
Sunbliss (provisional)	1	0	0	0
Surprise	1	0	0	0
Swordfish II.	1	0	0	0
Symmetry	1	0	0	0
Texas	1	0	0	0
The Afghan	1	0	0	0
The Bobby	1	0	0	0
The Bride	1	0	0	0
The Needle	1	0	0	0
The Needle	1	0	0	0
The Slave	1	0	0	0
The Twin	1	0	0	0
Tickful	1	0	0	0
Tofa	1	0	0	0
Tolstoi	1	0	0	0
Val Rosa	1	0	0	0
Valentine	1	0	0	0
Veloce	1	0	0	0
Vocalist	1	0	0	0
Waiorongomai	1	0	0	0
Wairiri	1	0	0	0
Wild Olive	1	0	0	0
Willie	1	0	0	0
Yale Lock	1	0	0	0

The race ledger

Full finish orders

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Glasgow Handicap

1900-01-01 · Ellerslie · 7 furlongs · 12 starters

Winner: Jabber

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Jabber	Davis	FINISHED
2	Firefly	Clarke	FINISHED
3	Lillie	Satman	FINISHED
4	Brilliant	Harding	FINISHED
5	La Gloria	Tate	FINISHED
6	Picklock	Gall	FINISHED
7	Red Lancer	T. Taylor	FINISHED
8	The Needle	Holmes	FINISHED
9	St. Ursula	Chaafe	FINISHED
10	Cavalier	Creamer	FINISHED
11	Castroline	Hudson	FINISHED
12	St. Jack	W. Stewart	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Derived ASN replay outcome; not the historical result. Times and margins are Unavailable. Historical entries are sourced; ASN ratings and setup are Estimated. Horse identities remain provisional and scoped to this event. Reported jockey labels are retained without automatic career merging.

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: 9d645cb99f8bcedc7b2696793cbe9c43ae0493565ad0000ea4e317a4e2405558

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

New Orleans Race 1 · Selling

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile 70 yards · 5 starters

Winner: Frank McConnell

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Frank McConnell	L. Th’mps’n	FINISHED
2	School Girl	Harshb’rg’r	FINISHED
3	Chicopee	L. Rose	FINISHED
4	Miss Dooley	Wed’strand	FINISHED
5	Manlius	J. Miller	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: 3e769e3bdfcaf0dee3807e2fd1bd19921075b9448188e629bfa458d3ae118526

Daily Racing Form, January 2, 1900, page 1. New Orleans January 1 chart 16254. Five starters; ten scratches; riders, weights, ages, owners and closing odds. Read from page image, not OCR alone.

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

New Orleans Race 2 · Allowances

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile · 10 starters

Winner: Magic Light

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Magic Light	Clawson	FINISHED
2	Jodee	Landry	FINISHED
3	Frangible	Winkfield	FINISHED
4	Kittie G.	W. Woods	FINISHED
5	Chickamauga	Dupee	FINISHED
6	Little Smoke	L. Rose	FINISHED
7	Misericordia	W. Jones	FINISHED
8	The Bobby	Richards	FINISHED
9	Sorrel Rose	Wed’strand	FINISHED
10	Barney F.	Boland	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: a95a874d2b55e5fde8083d1c4d88485ef42a5fb111b39e56bcd179452e85efe7

Daily Racing Form, January 2, 1900, page 1. New Orleans January 1 chart 16255. Ten starters, Lunar scratched; carried weights, rider/owner labels and closing odds. Original chart image inspected.

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

New Orleans Race 3 · Selling

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1⅝ miles · 8 starters

Winner: Sunburst

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Sunburst	Harshb’rg’r	FINISHED
2	Jennie F.	J. Waldo	FINISHED
3	Our Nellie	Slack	FINISHED
4	Shinfane	E. James	FINISHED
5	False Lead	Mitchell	FINISHED
6	Admetus	Winkfield	FINISHED
7	Lobengula	Hamilton	FINISHED
8	Pan Charm	Boland	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: 0b3feecd2bb2cd200828d79d2eb59a89b2c12a0b482fc09d099d4e37035fdee6

Daily Racing Form, January 2, 1900, page 1. New Orleans January 1 chart 16256. Eight starters; Fresco scratched. Horse/rider/owner labels, ages and closing odds checked against original chart image. Seven exact carried weights; Shinfane fractional overweight unresolved.

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

New Orleans Race 4 · New Year’s Handicap

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile · 8 starters

Winner: Silver Coin

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Silver Coin	Wed’strand	FINISHED
2	Prince of Veronia	Boland	FINISHED
3	Tom Gilmore	E. James	FINISHED
4	Red Cross II.	Clawson	FINISHED
5	Dissolute	Dupee	FINISHED
6	Miss Mae Day	McJoynt	FINISHED
7	Tickful	W. Wood	FINISHED
8	Florizar	Winkfield	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: 78188426b3a49fd3d3d6f332f330b8be3fa21f27e75f2e9475d1eb2cb63f5a6d

Daily Racing Form, January 2, 1900, page 1. New Orleans January 1 chart 16257, New Year’s Handicap. Eight starters; no scratch line reported. Horse/rider/owner labels, carried weights and closing C-column odds checked against original chart image. Three-year-old ages derived from eligibility; individual age cells blank.

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

New Orleans Race 5 · Selling

1900-01-01 · New Orleans · Crescent City Jockey Club meeting · 1 mile · 8 starters

Winner: Uhler

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Uhler	H’shberger	FINISHED
2	Waterhouse	Wed’strand	FINISHED
3	Junaetta	A. Weber	FINISHED
4	Old Fox	Mitchell	FINISHED
5	Acushla	Dominick	FINISHED
6	Colonel Eades	Moody	FINISHED
7	Mouzeltoff	Landry	FINISHED
8	Bright Night	E. James	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: c0e5ab985ff70a7856c2ec203e7b7bae9293b9cfc5f4be14492c6a7c62eecae0

Daily Racing Form, January 2, 1900, page 1, New Orleans January 1 chart 16258; race commentary continues on page 2. Eight starters. Names, carried weights, rider/owner labels and closing C-column odds transcribed from the original page image. Ages derived from the four-year-old eligibility heading; individual A cells blank. Junaetta owner first initial remains unclear.

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Bagot Handicap

1900-01-01 · Flemington · Victoria Racing Club · 1½ miles · 10 starters

Winner: Tabilk

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Tabilk	Minter	FINISHED
2	Ideal	W. Daniels?	FINISHED
3	Ballistite	Guinane	FINISHED
4	Sedge	McNamara	FINISHED
5	Fitzroy	Morrison	FINISHED
6	Disfigured	Moore?	FINISHED
7	Miss Carbine	Cherry	FINISHED
8	The Bride	Lewis	FINISHED
9	Model	D. Patrick?	FINISHED
10	Carbinier	Fisher	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: 319bcc96864a7520606f9a0e67dc924237bdfce7a9369362e3e876c80f5bc148

The Leader, Melbourne, 6 January 1900, printed page 16, VRC January 1 Bagot report. Supplied image 2026-10-20_12-02-20.PNG. Names, betting, weights and riders manually read; uncertainties preserved. Only pre-start market information affects ratings.

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Standish Handicap

1900-01-01 · Flemington · Victoria Racing Club · 6 furlongs · 22 starters

Winner: Liberty

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Liberty	Trainor	FINISHED
2	Angus	W. Ross	FINISHED
3	Carrara	Guinane	FINISHED
4	Keyless	Wheeler	FINISHED
5	Alva	Moran	FINISHED
6	Silvermoor	Regan?	FINISHED
7	Symmetry	Morrison	FINISHED
8	Novus	Richards	FINISHED
9	Fitzroy	Lewis	FINISHED
10	Wild Olive	Stanmore	FINISHED
11	Veloce	N. Leek	FINISHED
12	Gallina	O’Neill	FINISHED
13	Kobold	Foulsham	FINISHED
14	Konning	A. Smith	FINISHED
15	Report	McNamara	FINISHED
16	Howlong	Swan?	FINISHED
17	King Olaf	V. Turner	FINISHED
18	Glenroy	Cooper	FINISHED
19	Golden Key	Cherry	FINISHED
20	Hopscotch	Pegrum?	FINISHED
21	Starling	W. Minter	FINISHED
22	Bushy Park	Redfearn	FINISHED

Race background & record limits

Recorded dice and actions replayed; complete journal, finish, removals, ratings, rules and tickets matched · Evidence SHA-256: 9abfdcd84df6d5d91b0c5077dc4007c17c22c7f2020cd19ed054e4be60e694b4

OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Tattersall’s Club Cup

1900-01-01 · Randwick, Sydney · Two miles / 16 furlongs · 16 starters

Winner: Sirdar

Sydney replay provenance

Estimated ASN cards and an approved ASN sixteen-horse layout and two-mile distance adaptation were used. This is an ASN replay result, not the original historical finish. Sunbliss and Cluan remain provisional readings of the newspaper; rider identities remain unresolved.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Sirdar	Unresolved rider	FINISHED
2	April Fool	E. Callinan? (provisional)	FINISHED
3	The Prize	R. Lewis? (provisional)	FINISHED
4	Willie	W. H. Smith? (provisional)	FINISHED
5	Bellwood	W. Burke? (provisional)	FINISHED
6	Vocalist	K. M. Godby? (provisional)	FINISHED
7	Carberra	C. Kuhn? (provisional)	FINISHED
8	Cluan (provisional)	R. Hickey? (provisional)	FINISHED
9	Meribah	L. Kuhn? (provisional)	FINISHED
10	Charge	A. Skirving? (provisional)	FINISHED
11	Blue Metal	R. Brennan? (provisional)	FINISHED
12	Sunbliss (provisional)	R. Farrell? (provisional)	FINISHED
13	Drama	D. Breslin? (provisional)	FINISHED
14	Flodden	J. McGee? (provisional)	FINISHED
15	Mora	C. Parker? (provisional)	FINISHED
16	Inquirer	S. Tucker? (provisional)	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Perth Cup

1900-01-01 · W.A.T.C. Perth racecourse, Western Australia · Two miles / 16 furlongs · 19 starters

Winner: Reproach

Perth replay provenance

Estimated ASN cards use December 27 ante-post working prices, not race-day closing odds. The approved ASN nineteen-horse layout and two-mile distance adaptation retain all 19 starters and 16 furlongs. These are ASN adaptations, not publisher rulings. Limber’s price and Gunbearer’s rider remain provisional. This is the official ASN replay outcome; the original historical finish did not determine ratings. Ormuz’s earlier pilot stays TEST.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Reproach	C. Woodward	FINISHED
2	The Black Rock	M. O’Mara	FINISHED
3	Willie	J. Jeffrey (owner)	FINISHED
4	Euglo	J. T. Strickland	FINISHED
5	Wairiri	M. Power	FINISHED
6	Lucky Dog	H. Marshall	FINISHED
7	Ormuz	H. Lawrence	FINISHED
8	Gondolier	J. Ryding	FINISHED
9	Tofa	A. Kirkpatrick	FINISHED
10	Yale Lock	T. D’Earth	FINISHED
11	Carbineer	E. Linnegar	FINISHED
12	Islamite	R. Trewartha	FINISHED
13	Mural	G. Cleverly	FINISHED
14	First Mate	H. Holmes	FINISHED
15	Limber	W. Innes	FINISHED
16	Gossaire	W. Meredith	FINISHED
17	Loch Dee	H. Irving	FINISHED
18	Brayleigh	P. Madigan	FINISHED
19	Gunbearer	H. Conlon (provisional)	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Ashburton Flying Handicap

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 6 furlongs · 6 starters

Winner: Nutcracker

Ashburton Flying replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR. Original scan uninspected; Nutcracker support unreadable and neutral C prior used. Partial-market model shares are neither observed pool percentages nor calibrated win probabilities. Some rider/weight readings remain provisional. Six furlongs, six starters. Sub Rosa’s pilot stays TEST. This completes Flying only; the rest of Ashburton remains open.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Nutcracker	Gilchrist (provisional)	FINISHED
2	Corusa	Hewitt	FINISHED
3	The Orphan	C. Cochrane (provisional)	FINISHED
4	Sub Rosa	A. Wilson	FINISHED
5	Valentine	L. King	FINISHED
6	Actor	T. W. Cotton, jun.	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Galloway Handicap

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 4 furlongs · 9 starters

Winner: Pauline You-are-a-Belle

Galloway replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR names, riders and investment readings. Original scan uninspected. Support shares use a complete provisional total of 146, not bookmaker odds or win probabilities. Neutral styles and equal rider priors; no target-race finish used. Four furlongs, nine finishers. Heliades’ pilot stays TEST. Two of seven Ashburton flat races complete; five remain.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Pauline You-are-a-Belle	T. W. Cotton	FINISHED
2	Dandy	C. Cochrane (provisional)	FINISHED
3	Maori Queen	Hewitt	FINISHED
4	St Loanda	J. Gilchrist	FINISHED
5	Mercia	J. Brasington (provisional)	FINISHED
6	Heliades	R. Hurling (provisional)	FINISHED
7	Phyllis	A. Jackson	FINISHED
8	The Twin	Lloyd	FINISHED
9	Little Daisy	McCluskey	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Ashburton County Cup

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 10 furlongs · 4 starters

Winner: Rangefinder

County Cup replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR, complete investment total209. Original scan uninspected; Rangefinder rider unavailable and assigned weight conflicts between reports. Weights do not adjust abilities. Neutral styles and equal rider priors, NORMAL going and shuffled gates estimated. ASN three/four-horse adaptation is an owner-reviewed house extension, not a published PLAAY ruling. Relic pilot remains TEST. Ten furlongs, four finishers. Relic’s pilot stays TEST. Three of seven Ashburton flat races complete; four remain.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Rangefinder	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
2	Relic	T. Cotton, jun.	FINISHED
3	Suzannah	L. King	FINISHED
4	Huku	J. Pine	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Novel Race

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 5 furlongs · 6 starters

Winner: Warrington

Novel Race replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR names,riders and complete investment total131. Original scan uninspected. Support shares are not bookmaker odds or calibrated win probabilities. Neutral styles,equal rider priors,NORMAL going and shuffled gates estimated; actual carried weights unavailable. Historical finish excluded. Historical winner-auction condition is context only; no auction mechanic. Lady Origlen pilot remains TEST. Five furlongs, six finishers. Lady Origlen’s pilot stays TEST. Four of seven Ashburton flat races complete; three remain.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Warrington	J. Pine	FINISHED
2	Maximus	A. Wilson	FINISHED
3	Lucy Glitters	T. W. Cotton	FINISHED
4	Lady Origlen	Smithell	FINISHED
5	Miss Ann	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
6	Lord Hopetoun	Gilchrist	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

New Year’s Gift Handicap

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 7 furlongs · 3 starters

Winner: Actor

New Year’s Gift replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR names,riders and complete investment total73;original scan uninspected. Actor assigned weight uses Witness6st5lb because Guardian reading is unclear. Weights do not adjust abilities. Neutral styles,equal rider priors,NORMAL going and shuffled gates estimated. ASN three/four-horse adaptation is a reviewed house extension,not a published PLAAY ruling. Historical finish excluded;Actor pilot remains TEST. Seven furlongs,three finishers. Actor’s pilot stays TEST. Five of seven Ashburton flat races complete;two remain.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Actor	T. W. Cotton	FINISHED
2	Sub Rosa	L. King	FINISHED
3	Ben Farley	A. Wilson	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Hurry Scurry

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 4 furlongs · 8 starters

Winner: Lady’s Chain

Hurry Scurry replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR names and complete investment total175;original scan uninspected. St Briggs is unresolved OCR;most riders and carried weights unavailable. Reported minimum weight is not assumed to be every carried weight. Neutral styles,equal rider priors,NORMAL going and shuffled gates estimated. Reports disagree on historical second place;target finish excluded from abilities. Gunrose pilot remains TEST. Four furlongs,eight finishers. Gunrose’s pilot stays TEST. Six of seven Ashburton flat races complete;only Braemar Welter remains.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Lady’s Chain	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
2	No. 9	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
3	Gunrose	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
4	St Briggs [unresolved OCR]	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
5	Silex	L. King	FINISHED
6	Powder and Patches	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
7	Surprise	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
8	All Saints	Unidentified rider	FINISHED

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OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY

Braemar Welter Handicap

1900-01-01 · Tinwald domain ground · Ashburton County Racing Club · 8 furlongs · 3 starters

Winner: Phryne

Braemar replay provenance

Owner-reviewed provisional indexed OCR names,riders and complete investment total56;original scan uninspected. Perkin Yet is provisional Guardian spelling;Witness reads Parkin Yet. Actual carried weights unavailable;weights do not adjust abilities. Neutral styles,equal rider priors,NORMAL going and shuffled gates estimated. ASN three/four-horse adaptation is a reviewed house extension,not a published PLAAY ruling. Historical finish excluded;The Lambkin pilot remains TEST. Eight furlongs,three finishers. The Lambkin’s pilot stays TEST. All seven Ashburton flat races are complete;Fairfield Trot remains separate.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Phryne	A. Wilson	FINISHED
2	The Lambkin	T. W. Cotton	FINISHED
3	Perkin Yet	Smithell	FINISHED

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Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

Sly Miss commands the Ascot replay

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C&D game used: PLAAY at the Races · PLAAY Games · ASN historical adaptation.

Ascot Handicap · Ellerslie · 8 furlongs · 8 starters

Sly Miss wins the eight-furlong Ascot Handicap for Pennell, with Porangi Potae second and St. Ursula third. All eight starters finish.

Sly Miss heads every recorded furlong-end order, from the opening segment through the finish. Porangi Potae and St. Ursula fill the places; The Afghan is fourth.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: Sly Miss; 2: Sly Miss; 3: Sly Miss; 4: Sly Miss; 5: Sly Miss; 6: Sly Miss; 7: Sly Miss; 8: Sly Miss.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Sly Miss	Pennell	FINISHED
2	Porangi Potae	McGuire	FINISHED
3	St. Ursula	J. Chaafe, jun.	FINISHED
4	The Afghan	Holmes	FINISHED
5	Khama	Abbott	FINISHED
6	Brilliant	Buchanan	FINISHED
7	Admiral Hawke	Neale [Star: Neall]	FINISHED
8	The Needle	Robertson	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Eight reported starters; rider spelling Neall/Neale remains provisional.

Card abilities, neutral styles, equal rider priors, NORMAL going and the randomized draw are Estimated ASN setup. The recorded replay pace is SLOW. No historical finish was substituted. Horse identities remain provisional and event-scoped; jockey labels are not merged into named careers.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

St. Olga takes command in the Sylvia

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Sylvia Handicap · Ellerslie · 6 furlongs · 8 starters

St. Olga wins the six-furlong Sylvia Handicap under J. Chaafe, jun., ahead of Motor and Minerve. The replay has eight finishers.

Matamataharakiki leads at the first recorded checkpoint. St. Olga heads the order from the second furlong onward and stays there through the finish. The historical report’s disputed placing is separate from this ASN result.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: Matamataharakiki; 2: St. Olga; 3: St. Olga; 4: St. Olga; 5: St. Olga; 6: St. Olga.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	St. Olga	J. Chaafe, jun.	FINISHED
2	Motor	W. Stewart	FINISHED
3	Minerve	Tate	FINISHED
4	Lady Avon	Abbott	FINISHED
5	Cannie Chiel	Holmes	FINISHED
6	Beddington	J. Gallagher	FINISHED
7	Landlock	W. Gall	FINISHED
8	Matamataharakiki	Buchanan	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Aleger withdrawn and excluded. Contemporary result lines and narrative disagree over third place; later appeals also exist. No historical placing enters these cards.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

Pitch and Toss holds the Grandstand lead

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Grandstand Handicap · Ellerslie · 10 furlongs · 8 starters

Pitch and Toss wins the ten-furlong Grandstand Handicap for Holmes. Coronet is second and Ideal third among eight finishers.

Pitch and Toss leads at every recorded furlong-end checkpoint. Swordfish II. takes fourth, followed by Crusade, Waiorongomai, La Gloria and Cavalier. No winning margin or elapsed time is recorded.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: Pitch and Toss; 2: Pitch and Toss; 3: Pitch and Toss; 4: Pitch and Toss; 5: Pitch and Toss; 6: Pitch and Toss; 7: Pitch and Toss; 8: Pitch and Toss; 9: Pitch and Toss; 10: Pitch and Toss.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Pitch and Toss	Holmes	FINISHED
2	Coronet	Julian	FINISHED
3	Ideal	Neale	FINISHED
4	Swordfish II.	W. Gall	FINISHED
5	Crusade	Abbott	FINISHED
6	Waiorongomai	M. Ryan	FINISHED
7	La Gloria	Tate	FINISHED
8	Cavalier	Gallagher	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Battleaxe and Skobeloff withdrawn and excluded. La Gloria and Crusade have tied support and BET rank. Crusade is retained as reported, without a career merge to steeplechaser Crusado.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

Kissmary changes the Royal Stakes in the final furlong

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Royal Stakes · Ellerslie · 6 furlongs · 6 starters

Kissmary wins the six-furlong Royal Stakes under McKay, with Screw Gun second and Renown third. All six starters complete the replay.

Screw Gun leads after the first two furlongs. Renown heads the recorded order after the third, fourth and fifth, but Kissmary takes the final checkpoint and the official win. The changing order comes from the replay journal, not the original historical finish.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: Screw Gun; 2: Screw Gun; 3: Renown; 4: Renown; 5: Renown; 6: Kissmary.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Kissmary	McKay	FINISHED
2	Screw Gun	R. Derrett	FINISHED
3	Renown	Neale	FINISHED
4	Lady Avon	Abbott	FINISHED
5	Val Rosa	Buchanan	FINISHED
6	Rosella	Gallagher	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Screw Gun weight conflicts in indexed reports (8.0 / 8.6), so retained as unavailable. Renown includes a reported 5 lb penalty and Val Rosa 3 lb; weights/allowances are metadata only, not extra ability adjustments.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

St. Peter answers Minerva II. in the Newmarket

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Newmarket Handicap · Ellerslie · 6 furlongs · 17 starters

St. Peter wins the seventeen-horse Newmarket Handicap over six furlongs. Cuirasette finishes second and Minerva II. third, with St. Clements fourth.

St. Peter leads at the first two recorded checkpoints. Minerva II. heads the third-furlong order, before St. Peter returns to the front at the fourth and remains there through the finish. All seventeen starters are accounted for as finishers.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: St. Peter; 2: St. Peter; 3: Minerva II.; 4: St. Peter; 5: St. Peter; 6: St. Peter.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	St. Peter	Chaafe	FINISHED
2	Cuirasette	Buchanan	FINISHED
3	Minerva II.	Gainsford	FINISHED
4	St. Clements	Smith	FINISHED
5	Picklock	W. Gall	FINISHED
6	Miss Blair	O’Neil	FINISHED
7	Dayntree	Julian	FINISHED
8	St. Elmo	Pennell	FINISHED
9	Moment	Unidentified rider	FINISHED
10	Bluecap	Abbott	FINISHED
11	St. Jack	Stewart	FINISHED
12	Hohoro	T. Hodson	FINISHED
13	Halbadier	Myers	FINISHED
14	Faugh-a-ballagh	Tate	FINISHED
15	Tolstoi	Holmes	FINISHED
16	Red Lancer	Sceats	FINISHED
17	Hastings	Gallagher	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Seventeen reported starters; Jabber, Lady Dash and Porangi Potae withdrawn. Moment rider unreadable. Halbadier is the provisional source spelling. Uses the established ASN large-field board with only 17 occupied positions; no invented runners or new engine rules.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

Sant Ilario overturns the Auckland Plate at the finish

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Auckland Plate · Ellerslie · 12 furlongs · 3 starters

Sant Ilario wins the twelve-furlong Auckland Plate under R. Derrett, ahead of Seahorse and Explosion. All three starters finish.

Explosion heads the recorded order after each of the first eleven furlongs. The final segment changes the order to Sant Ilario, Seahorse and Explosion. The replay supplies no elapsed time or winning margin; neither is inferred from the historical race.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: Explosion; 2: Explosion; 3: Explosion; 4: Explosion; 5: Explosion; 6: Explosion; 7: Explosion; 8: Explosion; 9: Explosion; 10: Explosion; 11: Explosion; 12: Sant Ilario.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Sant Ilario	R. Derrett	FINISHED
2	Seahorse	J. Sceats	FINISHED
3	Explosion	J. Gallagher	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Three reported starters; Sant Ilario weight unavailable. Uses the already reviewed ASN three/four-horse layout for the full twelve furlongs.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Official ASN replay · January 2, 1900

Mara keeps the lead in the Pony Handicap

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Pony Handicap · Ellerslie · 5 furlongs · 7 starters

Mara wins the five-furlong Pony Handicap for Holmes, with Leona second and The Clansman third. All seven starters finish.

Mara heads every recorded furlong-end order. The Slave finishes fourth, followed by Mimoa, Lena and Texas. This is a flat pony race; the meeting’s separate steeplechase has not been replayed.

Recorded leader after each furlong: 1: Mara; 2: Mara; 3: Mara; 4: Mara; 5: Mara.

Place	Horse	Reported jockey	Status
1	Mara	Holmes	FINISHED
2	Leona	J. Sceats	FINISHED
3	The Clansman	Tate	FINISHED
4	The Slave	Creamer	FINISHED
5	Mimoa	McKay	FINISHED
6	Lena	Hall	FINISHED
7	Texas	Buchanan	FINISHED

Sources and replay limits

Original scan uninspected; names and numerical OCR are provisional. Seven starters; their provisional investment readings sum to 2183. The printed pool total is unreadable in the indexed report, so 2183 is explicitly a derived sum, not a verified reported total. Leona weight unreadable. Mimoa spelling corroborated by another 1900 notice. This is a flat pony race.

Elapsed time and margins: unavailable. The leader checkpoints are derived from the verified replay journal.

Auckland Star, 3 January 1900, page 3, Racing News. Full indexed OCR; original scan unavailable. Fields, investment figures and some spellings remain provisional.

New Zealand Graphic, 6 January 1900, page 14. Indexed race-report cross-check; original scan not inspected. Conflicting readings are retained rather than silently resolved.

New Zealand Herald, 3 February 1900: Mimoa spelling cross-check only. No later performance enters ratings.

Sources & archive notes

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17 official races are present in this merged archive. Practice runs are excluded. Recaps use recorded finish orders, with no invented commentary, quote, margin or elapsed time.

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