Not just the Cups...Japanese trainer targets Victoria Derby with Aussie-bred 3YO

Bouncing back? Sakae Kunieda, the trainer of top Japanese stayer Meiner Kitz (a Melbourne Cup prospect) is apparently keen to 'raid' the spring with his Aussie-bred 3YO Break A Theory. The target will be the 2500m Victoria Derby. Break A Theory was bred and sold in Australia for $50,000 at the Melbourne Premier yearling sale to Shigeyuki Okada's Big Red Farm on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.Black Hawk 4YO Hawks Bay is the early fav for the Darwin Cup, according to the market from TAB Sportsbet

Bouncing back? Sakae Kunieda, the trainer of top Japanese stayer Meiner Kitz (a Melbourne Cup prospect) is apparently keen to 'raid' the spring with his Aussie-bred 3YO Break A Theory. The target will be the 2500m Victoria Derby. Break A Theory was bred and sold in Australia for $50,000 at the Melbourne Premier yearling sale to Shigeyuki Okada's Big Red Farm on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Black Hawk 4YO Hawks Bay is the early fav for the Darwin Cup, according to the market from TAB Sportsbet. Hawks Bay, a winner at Flemington in late April, ran 2nd at Drawin 1600m on July 24. Latest Darwin Cup betting market:

DARWIN CUP

HAWKS BAY 4.60
SHOUT OUT LOUD 6.00
HES HERE 6.00
PALMYRA BOY 8.00
ACTIVATION 8.00
GRANZIG 9.50
MACCAS DREAM 9.50
CLUB LIQUID 9.50
STALINGRAD (2E) 12.00
INSTRUCTOR 15.00
BRAD STAR 23.00
UTILITY 23.00
AWE AND WONDER 41.00
MOLOTOV (1E) 81.00