KARUTA Queen will run in the Black Opal Stakes, Defiant Dame starts in the Sweet Embrace Stakes, and there are some tough decisions still to be made for at least another nine juveniles, reports Ray Thomas in the Daily Telegraph in Sydney.His report states: This is the latest news to emerge from a series of crucial Golden Slipper trials at Warwick Farm tomorrow and Canberra on Sunday as trainers and owners determine the most suitable lead-up race for their two-year-olds.There are 11 horses entere
KARUTA Queen will run in the Black Opal Stakes, Defiant Dame starts in the Sweet Embrace Stakes, and there are some tough decisions still to be made for at least another nine juveniles, reports Ray Thomas in the Daily Telegraph in Sydney.
His report states: This is the latest news to emerge from a series of crucial Golden Slipper trials at Warwick Farm tomorrow and Canberra on Sunday as trainers and owners determine the most suitable lead-up race for their two-year-olds.
There are 11 horses entered for Warwick Farm that have also been entered in Sunday's Black Opal Stakes, including: Nine fillies are in the Group 3 $125,00 Sweet Embrace Stakes tomorrow and Listed $250,000 Black Opal - Karuta Queen, Defiant Dame, Aerobatics, Al's Magic Miss, Florentina, Gunhilda, Saramenha, Seven Fly Seven and Bright Heart; Diamond To Pegasus and Flight Of Pegasus are in both the Group 3 $125,000 Skyline Stakes tomorrow and the Black Opal on Sunday;
Unbeaten Silver Slipper winner Satin Shoes is not racing this weekend but will have an exhibition gallop between races at Warwick Farm tomorrow. Karuta Queen, currently the $7.50 second favourite to Sepoy ($2.50) for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill on April 2, will run in the Black Opal, trainer Neville Layt has confirmed.