Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown plans a sojourn working in France this year as he seeks the next challenge of his stellar career, reports The Age. It says Brown, who won the Melbourne Cup on Shocking in 2009, has ridden in Hong Kong, but France fascinates him and he has long admired French riders. "I would like to go over in July and give it a go," he says. "It is a slow time of year in Australia after the Brisbane carnival.Hong Kong latest...The John Size trained Gloriou
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown plans a sojourn working in France this year as he seeks the next challenge of his stellar career, reports The Age. It says Brown, who won the Melbourne Cup on Shocking in 2009, has ridden in Hong Kong, but France fascinates him and he has long admired French riders. "I would like to go over in July and give it a go," he says. "It is a slow time of year in Australia after the Brisbane carnival.
Hong Kong latest...The John Size trained Glorious Days turned on the power to break his Grp 1 maiden and give Size his fifth Stewards' Cup in 12 attempts at Sha Tin on Sunday. Size had won the Stewards' Cup at his first three assaults on it with Electronic Unicorn in 2002 and 2003 and Super Kid in 2004, but had been missing from the winner's dais since Armada six years ago. "The race was run really to suit Glorious Days," he said matter-of-factly. "A fast pace, two sections and he was in the perfect spot trailing the leaders. When the pace is as fast as it was, the backmarkers are left with a lot of ground to make up and that takes the sting out of their finish. Sectionally, it couldn't have set up better."
TVN reports that Black Caviar will be asked to carry at least 61.5kgs, but maybe no more in this year's Newmarket Handicap. With Peter Moody announcing he intends to nominate Black Caviar in the $1 million race, the 2011 Newmarket Handicap winner can expect to receive an identical weight that she received last year.