International targets on agenda for Willie Mullins True Self
Mon 24 May 2021
Willie Mullinsâ globetrotting mare
True Self is likely to be on her travels again later in the year having enjoyed a rare run at home on Sunday.
The eight-year-old arguably put up her best performance in Europe to date when a fast-finishing third to Helvic Dream in the Tattersalls Gold Cup.
Prior to that she had won a valuable prize in Saudi Arabia and also a second Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Australia.
Terry Henderson, chief executive officer for part-owners OTI Racing, mooted a trip to America before a possible Cox Plate challenge.
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WE NEED TO PROTECT THIS RACE
April 29, 2021 12:49 pm
By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor
Those in faraway lands crying foul about
Racing Victoria’s strict new rules for international horses, howling that it will now be just too damned hard and that overreaction has led to the creation of a giant wall, were obviously nowhere near
Flemington in the aftermath of last year’s
Melbourne Cup.
The course was eerily
COVID-empty yet there was palpable fear and anger that another foreign horse had perished in our most famous and watched sporting event. I was one of the few allowed on course for media commitments and as I left, two senior VRC officials in top hat and tails (odd, given the emptiness) stood silently at the back of the betting ring looking utterly morose.
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GROUND TROOPS KEY TO OTI MELBOURNE CUP BID
April 29, 2021 5:11 pm
By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor
The
OTI syndicate has spent decades flying in spring raiders in a bid to win its first
Melbourne Cup but this year, in a climate of uncertainty for internationals, OTI is marshalling its ground troops.
Syndicate head
Terry Henderson said OTI could have up to a dozen contenders for the rich spring staying races, with the Melbourne Cup the ultimate target.
OTI also has three promising stayers in Ireland who will be subjected to new pre-departure vest testing prior to potentially joining a local squad spread among a handful of local trainers.
For every beer swigging pizza eating racehorse like Nettoyer to give you some perspective on this great game, you need an Addeybb (or Verry Elleegant) and better spelling!
The former makes racing in Australia real and achievable to all at all levels – the old anyone can win tag – the latter pits International competition, an Arabian owned British Bulldog against the other by a $500 Kiwi stallion that big players bought into the dream.
Only in Australia. And only can happen in our best races.
Put aside corner room lofty discussions that Golden Sixty (from Hong Kong), Mishriff (from England via France and Saudi Arabia) or Contrail (via Japan) are higher rated – whatever that means - Australian racing survives on a rare egalitarianism that makes our racing so vibrant and unique.
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