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Little known gelding Eduardo stages a brilliant sectional times performance straight out of left-field
At only his third race start, Eduardo showed dazzling pace in leading, producing a 200 metre sectional breakdown (from the 1000m) of 10.03 and 10.13 – that is 400 metres in 20.16, the fastest 400 metres On The Watch can recall in the six year history of this column. Eduardo then went 11.11 for his... Read More
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Final exercise completed before departure to Melbourne
Godolphin’s Prize Money (Authorized) was the only horse to venture away from either Side Hill or Warren Hill as he was put through his paces for the final time on the Limekilns, while French raider Marathon Man (So You Think) was the only horse to complete fast work on Side Hill. This follows on from... Read More
Jungle Cat flies in to win Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Godolphin’s British trainer Charlie Appleby brought off an audacious, long-range plan last Saturday in sending out top weight Jungle Cat (Iffraaj) to score a gritty but narrow victory in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield. Carrying 58 kilograms and ridden by James Doyle, Jungle Cat was racing for the first time... Read More
Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys gets a turn in the hot seat
Bryan: Peter, thanks for your time. You wanted to put up some huge flags and banners on the Sydney Harbour Bridge to promote The Everest but the government’s knocked you back? PVL: Yes, Bryan. It’s very disappointing. They would have been seen all over the world, maybe even from the moon. Bryan: There’s nobody on... Read More
Final countdown as departure day looms
“They generally go out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for exercise but won’t on Thursday as they will have left before their exercise slots,” said Paltridge, managing director of IRT in Europe. “They are only hand-walked on the final day. The trainers decide what exercise they do on Tuesday and Wednesday. Most of their hard work... Read More
Winston aboard Withhold for gelding’s final piece of work
Trained by Roger Charlton, Withhold has been impressive in winning his last two starts, and is one of the principal contenders towards the head of the market for this year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m), despite not being guaranteed a berth in the Flemington showpiece. “Everything went well, he is really well within himself and... Read More