William Pike to follow Sisstar to Adelaide for TAB Classic
Willie Pike booked to ride in TAB Classic and Australasian Oaks by Mitch Cohen William Pike winning aboard Sisstar Image: Getty
Star jockey William Pike is poised to chase more interstate success with the man of the moment snapped up for a prime pair of Group One rides in the TAB Classic and Australasian Oaks at Morphettville next week.
The Wizard of the West will continue his association with the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Sisstar in the TAB Classic (1200m), also known as the Robert Sangster Stakes, on May 1.
He piloted the improving mare, which is a full-sister to the McEvoys’ former superstar Sunlight, to victory last Saturday in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.
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The Filly: CAPITALIST x POLISHED GOLD
A precocious filly that we just had to have and thought of highly by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. She was also rated highly by our Racing Manager, David Mourad.
Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr (trainers) comments: Here we have a gorgeous Capitalist filly. Sprinting filly, you’ll see her walk. She has a big strong shoulder, big strong girth. Very pronounced in the wither and knitted up in the knees, which makes me think she will get up and get going as a 2yo. Obviously, she is in the Gold Trail family, so she’s in a very good family. She’s very sprinting build. She has that fast twitch, big solid muscle feel about her. Big hind quarter, pretty tough head for a filly, which I like in my fillies. They need to have some of that strength about them. She is definitely a sprinting, strong good going type filly by Capitalist, out of a good fast family. I think she’s a great opportunity to jump into a filly that will get going and I look forw