The hype for Scarlett Lady just builds and builds...The impressive Queensland Oaks winner gallops at Te Rapa in eight days before resuming on Aug 27 at Hastings in the Grp 1 Challenge Stakes 1400m. After that she travels to Australia for the 1800m Grp 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield on Sep 17 before the Grp 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Oct 2. It's then two weeks to the Caulfield Cup and a further 17 days to the Melbourne Cup. Top Kiwi apprentice James McDonald has the ride and says he'll g
The hype for Scarlett Lady just builds and builds...The impressive Queensland Oaks winner gallops at Te Rapa in eight days before resuming on Aug 27 at Hastings in the Grp 1 Challenge Stakes 1400m. After that she travels to Australia for the 1800m Grp 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield on Sep 17 before the Grp 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Oct 2. It's then two weeks to the Caulfield Cup and a further 17 days to the Melbourne Cup. Top Kiwi apprentice James McDonald has the ride and says he'll go on any diet needed to make whatever weight she's given in the Cups. Currently OK at 54kgs, McDonald says he'll hire a fitness trainer tohelp him reduce his weight to at least 52kgs - the mark he reckons the handicapper will give Scarlett Lady.
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