HIS farewell to Australia may not promote another ''free day'' at the races, but super colt Sepoy is poised to remind racegoers later this month Black Caviar is not the only champion in Australian racing, reports The Age. It says: While once again Sepoy's final run in the group 1 Oakleigh Plate on February 25 is likely to be overshadowed by Black Caviar, who races in the group 1 Futurity Stakes that day, Sepoy's closest companion, assistant trainer Paul Snowden, said yesterday he hoped Sepoy cou

HIS farewell to Australia may not promote another ''free day'' at the races, but super colt Sepoy is poised to remind racegoers later this month Black Caviar is not the only champion in Australian racing, reports The Age.

It says: While once again Sepoy's final run in the group 1 Oakleigh Plate on February 25 is likely to be overshadowed by Black Caviar, who races in the group 1 Futurity Stakes that day, Sepoy's closest companion, assistant trainer Paul Snowden, said yesterday he hoped Sepoy could end his racing career in Australia with a flourish.

''It would be great to keep his unbeaten record intact in Victoria and go out with a bang because this is where he has spent a lot of his time and this is where some of his great wins have been,'' Snowden said.

Sepoy and triple group 1-winning colt Helmet will end their Australian racing careers in Melbourne this autumn before being transferred to the Dubai base of Godolphin owner Sheikh Mohammed. From there, both are expected to tackle some of Europe's best races later this year.

Despite Sepoy's record, which sits at 10 wins and a narrow defeat from 11 starts, his greatness has been overshadowed by the extraordinary run of Black Caviar. But Snowden, who worked with the Ingham family when Lonhro was racing, said he rated Sepoy ''every bit as good'' as the amazing black stallion.

''I'll always have a soft spot for this horse,'' he said. ''I'm looking forward to him racing in the Oakleigh Plate and then in Dubai when dad [Peter] and I take him for the race on World Cup night, but it'll be a sad day when we hand over the reins because he's been such a great horse.''