It's the Newmarket next for impressive WA sprinter Like An Eagle. And that's no surprise after the way he scored in the Hareeba 1200m at Mornington. Co-trainer Clint Price says: 'It was great to get him over the line. While we were happy with his run at Sandown, it was disappointing not to win...He has a lot of ability. We'll keep him here for a couple more races ending up in the Newmarket...Damien Oliver knows the horse well and really rode him perfectly.' Like An Eagle, $3.30, scored by a leng
It's the Newmarket next for impressive WA sprinter Like An Eagle. And that's no surprise after the way he scored in the Hareeba 1200m at Mornington. Co-trainer Clint Price says: 'It was great to get him over the line. While we were happy with his run at Sandown, it was disappointing not to win...He has a lot of ability. We'll keep him here for a couple more races ending up in the Newmarket...Damien Oliver knows the horse well and really rode him perfectly.' Like An Eagle, $3.30, scored by a length from Eight Bills $9.50, with one-and-a-quarter lengths to Marveen $21, who ran well in her first start for almost 2 years.
Damien Oliver will hurry off to Hong Kong after Saturday week's Blue Diamond Stakes...He's been booked for the John Moore- trained Irian in the Grp 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin...The $962,000 Gold Cup is the second leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown.