South Australian visitor El Magico could be headed back to Flemington in the Spring...
South Australian visitor El Magico could be headed back to Flemington in the Spring after the injury-plagued four-year-old scored an impressive victory in the $80,000 All Victorian Sprint Series Heat 5 (1000m). Described by trainer Lloyd Kennewell as “probably the best horse I’ve put a saddle on”, Kennewell says the son of Niello will now go for a spell before targeting the Grp 2 Salinger Stakes (1200m) on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Dermot Weld has used the Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes to begin the campaigns of nearly all his great staying horses and Pale Mimosa became his latest work in progress with her 2800m victory on Friday evening. But whether Weld gives her a Melbourne Cup campaign is the unknown factor at this stage. Maybe in 2014?