Not surprisingly, Johnny Allen’s phone was full of congratulatory text messages on Saturday night after “The Irishman” from Araglin (in County Cork) lifted State Of Rest over the line and then withstood QC Craig Williams’ objection to rightly keep the Ladbrokes Cox Plate.
One of South Australia’s newest training partnerships in John Hickmott and Carrina Riggs continues to find its mark and the winner’s stall when Magnetic Edge took out a Benchmark 86 over 1400m at Morphettville Parks on Saturday.