Looks like we're in for a very wet Stradbroke day...Queensland's Bureau Of Meteorology is predicting showers on Wednesday developing to rain for Thursday, followed by possibly thunderstorms and showers on Friday then clearing on the weekend...That all adds up to the likelihood of a slow or heavy track UNLESS the Weather gurus are wrong. The forecast is not good news for trainer Tony Noonan, who has the well-fancied Ortensia in the big sprint. He says: "She's just not as effective on rain af
Looks like we're in for a very wet Stradbroke day...Queensland's Bureau Of Meteorology is predicting showers on Wednesday developing to rain for Thursday, followed by possibly thunderstorms and showers on Friday then clearing on the weekend...That all adds up to the likelihood of a slow or heavy track UNLESS the Weather gurus are wrong. The forecast is not good news for trainer Tony Noonan, who has the well-fancied Ortensia in the big sprint. He says: "She's just not as effective on rain affected ground but she's had two goes at it and won one and been beaten a nose in the other."
Is Saturday's English Derby a bit of a joke? Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, successful with Galileo (2001) and High Chaparral (2002) has six of the 13 acceptors. The Ballydoyle sextet includes Fame And Glory, who has followed the same path as Galileo and High Chaparral by winning the Ballysax Stakes and the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial this season. Ireland also has two other leading Derby contenders in 2000 Guineas victor Sea The Stars, trained by John Oxx, and Gan Amhras, from the Jim Bolger yard.