Cup fever is kicking in - and it's the 'foreign' imports who look like making the headlines (again!). Latest news concerns imported stayer Winchester. He's a four-time Grp 1 winner in the United States and has been purchased by Rosemont Stud as a racing and breeding proposition. The word is that trainer John Sadler is thrilled with the way he's settled in since arriving in Victoria in early June. That, combined with a form line drawn through fellow American import Unusual Suspect, who ran 9th in
Cup fever is kicking in - and it's the 'foreign' imports who look like making the headlines (again!). Latest news concerns imported stayer Winchester. He's a four-time Grp 1 winner in the United States and has been purchased by Rosemont Stud as a racing and breeding proposition. The word is that trainer John Sadler is thrilled with the way he's settled in since arriving in Victoria in early June. That, combined with a form line drawn through fellow American import Unusual Suspect, who ran 9th in last year's Melbourne Cup, has the Rosemont team excited about the months ahead.
The latest issue of Practical Punting magazine contains my earlybird preview of the Melbourne Cup. I name six likely key runners - all at big odds. In the next PPM (the Sep-Oct issue) there'll be another big preview of the Cups and the spring carnival...page after page of in-depth analysis. Don't miss PPM!