Globalisation is set to save the Sydney autumn carnival from a staying dearth through imports such as the Melbourne Cup placegetter Lucas Cranach, a German named Illo, a grey called Manighar and Glass Harmonium, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald. His report states: The quartet went one-two-three-four in Saturday's Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield. And don't forget about the Melbourne Cup winner of two years ago and fourth placegetter Americain. He'll take them on in Saturday week's
Globalisation is set to save the Sydney autumn carnival from a staying dearth through imports such as the Melbourne Cup placegetter Lucas Cranach, a German named Illo, a grey called Manighar and Glass Harmonium, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.
His report states: The quartet went one-two-three-four in Saturday's Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield. And don't forget about the Melbourne Cup winner of two years ago and fourth placegetter Americain. He'll take them on in Saturday week's Australian Cup. These types and a host of others, especially from the stable of Sydney's leading trainer, Chris Waller, have added strength and stamina to the local ranks.
Waller found a niche market in Europe. Buy tried stayers at middle-ranking sales. Ready-made race types providing quick returns for willing investors. Low-key races are the target as breeding Down Under is built around speed.
The type wanted in Europe for the breeding landscape has been internationalised. The William Inglis Easter catalogue mirrors that found in the Old Dart. To think the breeding giant Coolmore Stud's great stallion Royal Academy died in Australia last week. The one Coolmore went to $US3.5 million to buy in the US in 1988. A bit of money way back then.
Yes, the globalisation of racing is moving at Rain Affair-type speed. Not that long ago the talk of internationalisation was kept to the Melbourne Cup. Talk in the spring but not any more. The Melbourne autumn is unfolding, the Sydney version building up but there is a whole heap more. The talk is about how to get Black Caviar to the Queen's very own Royal Ascot meeting in June.