The Golden Rose is shaping up like a really classy race this year...Unbeaten Triple Crown winner Pierro is a star of the first acceptances for the eagerly-awaited 1400m race at Rosehill on Sep 15. But Pierro is going to face some stiff opposition. The Team Hawkes trained All Too Hard is an entry for the $1 million event. The half-brother to champion Black Caviar ran 2nd behind Pierro in the Grp 1 Sires Produce Stakes (1400m). Pierro's stablemate Kabayan is another top-flight entry. The Haradasun
The Golden Rose is shaping up like a really classy race this year...Unbeaten Triple Crown winner Pierro is a star of the first acceptances for the eagerly-awaited 1400m race at Rosehill on Sep 15. But Pierro is going to face some stiff opposition. The Team Hawkes trained All Too Hard is an entry for the $1 million event. The half-brother to champion Black Caviar ran 2nd behind Pierro in the Grp 1 Sires Produce Stakes (1400m). Pierro's stablemate Kabayan is another top-flight entry. The Haradasun gelding finished a close 2nd behind Sizzling in the Grp 1 T J Smith Plate (1600m) at Eagle Farm during the Brisbane winter carnival. Other acceptances include Dear Demi, Epaulette and Blue Diamond Stakes winner Samaready.
Good news...Black Caviar has arrived home in Melbourne after her successful trip to England. The mighty mare's exit from Heathrow Airport in London was delayed for 24 hours and the superstar landed in Melbourne at about 4am. She is now in quarantine for two weeks at Werribee. Her racing future is undecided.
Oops, I'd better not have any more of that...Kiwi jockey James McDonald hasn't got off to the best start in Hong Kong. He's been suspended for testing positive to a diuretic. Hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide were found in a random urine test. What will it mean for McDonald's future in HK? Hard to say - but authorities are likely to frown on any jockey taking weight-stopping pills.