Hugh Bowman will not lodge a further appeal over the suspension he copped at the Hollindale Stakes meeting at the Gold Coast. It means he will miss the ride on Doomben Cup fav Metal Bender on Saturday. Kerrin McEvoy has picked up the ride.Kiwi jockey Michael Walker is giving Australia another go. He says he'll now be based in Queensland where he's been riding at the Brisbane winter carnival. MW says: 'All the arrows have been pointing in this direction in the past few months...It has been nothin
Hugh Bowman will not lodge a further appeal over the suspension he copped at the Hollindale Stakes meeting at the Gold Coast. It means he will miss the ride on Doomben Cup fav Metal Bender on Saturday. Kerrin McEvoy has picked up the ride.
Kiwi jockey Michael Walker is giving Australia another go. He says he'll now be based in Queensland where he's been riding at the Brisbane winter carnival. MW says: 'All the arrows have been pointing in this direction in the past few months...It has been nothing but extremely positive and from my own discussions with people like leading trainers Rob Heathcote, Barry Baldwin and Brian Smith, I am sure it is the right move.'
Paul Messara will take UK-bound Alverta to the Muswellbrook trials on Thursday after Sydney'swet weather forced cancellation of Tuesday's trials at Rosehill. Alverta will go to Melbourne on Sunday to prepare for her scheduled flight to the UK on Wednesday week.