Have we already sighted this year's Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup winner? Faint Perfume is her name. Bart Cummings is the name of her trainer. The AJC Oaks would appear to be the obvious autumn goal for Faint Perfume but Duncan Ramadge, racing manager of owner Dato Tan Chin Nam, suggests the filly will attempt to avenge a narrow defeat by her granddam Danendri in the AJC Derby some 13 years ago. He says: 'The Derby is worth $1.3 million, the Oaks is not worth as much as this race the Kewney. H
Have we already sighted this year's Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup winner? Faint Perfume is her name. Bart Cummings is the name of her trainer. The AJC Oaks would appear to be the obvious autumn goal for Faint Perfume but Duncan Ramadge, racing manager of owner Dato Tan Chin Nam, suggests the filly will attempt to avenge a narrow defeat by her granddam Danendri in the AJC Derby some 13 years ago. He says: 'The Derby is worth $1.3 million, the Oaks is not worth as much as this race the Kewney. Her granddam was beaten a nose in the Derby and then won the Oaks -- maybe that's what we'll do.' Few fillies have nailed the Oaks-Derby double and Faint Perfume will be a short-priced fav for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups if she pulls off the classic pairing.