Is Gai Waterhouse in for a massive winning day at Rosehill on Saturday? Well, the signs are good. Gai-trained gallopers are favorites in three of four major races. The odd one out is the Stan Fox Stks where the Peter Snowden-trained Albrecht at $2.20 has a market edge over Gai's 3YO Kabayan ($2.25). More Joyous is the $1.04 fav for the Grp 3 Golden Pendant, Fat Al is at $1.35 in the Grp 2 Shannon Stakes while Strawberry Boy is an odds-on fav at $1.80 in the Grp 3 Colin Stephen Quality. A four ho
Is Gai Waterhouse in for a massive winning day at Rosehill on Saturday? Well, the signs are good. Gai-trained gallopers are favorites in three of four major races. The odd one out is the Stan Fox Stks where the Peter Snowden-trained Albrecht at $2.20 has a market edge over Gai's 3YO Kabayan ($2.25). More Joyous is the $1.04 fav for the Grp 3 Golden Pendant, Fat Al is at $1.35 in the Grp 2 Shannon Stakes while Strawberry Boy is an odds-on fav at $1.80 in the Grp 3 Colin Stephen Quality. A four horse all-up on Gai's top pick in each of the 4 races equals a return of only 9/2.
Friday night's Stutt Stakes is the first step of a plan Gai Waterhouse has designed to see Pierro emulate one of her father's great horses - Red Anchor. He was prepared by the great Tommy Smith, had the first Melbourne start of his Cox Plate-winning campaign in 1984 in the Stutt Stakes, claiming the Caulfield Guineas in between. Gai makes no secret of the fact she is following the same path with Pierro, who she says displays similarities to the former champion colt.