BUZALONG THE BARGAIN
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uzalong was bought as a yearling by owner-trainer A. Leftwitch from Kingaroy for the bargain price of only 110 guineas. He was placed twice as a 2yo in Queensland including a sixth Division Maiden in Ipswich that earned the colt three pounds in prizemoney. As a 3yo, Buzalong was to win a Maiden at Doomben and a 3yo Handicap at Eagle Farm. He then was moved to Sydney where he won the Rosehill Rydalmer Mile and AJC Monash Handicap at that age. The following season he won five more races including the Grafton Cup. As a 5yo, Buzalong was to win the Hawkesbury Gold Cup and run second in the AJC Metropolitan. He then went to Melbourne for a tilt at the 1938 Caulfield Cup. It was an open race with
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Buzalong starting at 6/1. Avenger had run the great Ajax to a neck in the Caulfield Stakes and had won the 1937 AJC Derby and was the 11/2 favourite. Sadly, Avenger was to injure himself in the race, and was to never race again. Buzalong was prominent in the run and reached the lead into the straight. For a few strides it looked as if Marauder may have been able to peg him back, but his run was short lived. Interestingly Marauder who finished third was another son of The Buzzard. St Constant managed to edge out Marauder for second some two lengths adrift of Buzalong. Perhaps punters would not have been so confident had they known that Buzalong had suffered an attack of colic on Wednesday prior to the Cup. His trainer stayed with the horse
