The good news...Popular French stayer Dunaden will be returning to Australia for another crack at the Melbourne Cup. Last year's winner is fit and working well and is expected to tackle the Caulfield Cup as well as the Flemington 2-miler, which he won by a nose last year. David Redvers, racing manager for owner Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, has tweeted confirmation of the trip.More spring news...UK stayer Gatewood has been added to Terry Henderson and Simon O'Donnell's Caulfield and Melbourne Cups atta
The good news...Popular French stayer Dunaden will be returning to Australia for another crack at the Melbourne Cup. Last year's winner is fit and working well and is expected to tackle the Caulfield Cup as well as the Flemington 2-miler, which he won by a nose last year. David Redvers, racing manager for owner Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, has tweeted confirmation of the trip.
More spring news...UK stayer Gatewood has been added to Terry Henderson and Simon O'Donnell's Caulfield and Melbourne Cups attack. A day after H&O's Quest For Peace booked his trip, Gatewood finished a bold 2nd in the Grp 2 Grand Prix de Deauville (2500m) in France - and it was a performance that encouraged the Aussie owners to go for the Cup. The OTI syndicate will be represented at the spring carnival by Quest For Peace, Gatewood, Ibicenco and Prairie Star.The syndicate also races triple Grp 1 winner Manighar. He is a contender for the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.