The very patient approach...AJC Derby winner Ethiopia is likely to dodge the spring Cups, according to trainer Pat Carey. Ethiopia was hailed as a Cups prospect after his stunning Derby win at Randwick but Carey reckons he won't peak for another year. He says: 'We aren't overloading ourselves with expectation this spring. He wasn't nominated for the Caulfield Cup but we'll put in a nom for the Melbourne Cup just to keep options open, but we haven't got a heavy program outlined for him this prepa
The very patient approach...AJC Derby winner Ethiopia is likely to dodge the spring Cups, according to trainer Pat Carey. Ethiopia was hailed as a Cups prospect after his stunning Derby win at Randwick but Carey reckons he won't peak for another year. He says: 'We aren't overloading ourselves with expectation this spring. He wasn't nominated for the Caulfield Cup but we'll put in a nom for the Melbourne Cup just to keep options open, but we haven't got a heavy program outlined for him this preparation...We've pencilled in a first-up run in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley on Sep 15 and we'll take it from there, but we won't be rushing into races for the sake of it as we've got one eye on the autumn and one eye on next spring.