Can tough-as-nails Black Piranha have another brilliant campaign? It's one of racing's big spring questions. Jockey Tye Angland is warning punters not to underestimate the Cox Plate-bound BP in Sat's class-packed George Main Stakes at Randwick. The Con Karakatsanis-trained gelding was tremendous last campaign, winning the Stradbroke Handicap and he returned with a great 2nd to Absolutelyfabulous in the Cameron at Newcastle, carrying 60kgs. Tye says: 'I'm confident he'll run a fine race...He hasn
Can tough-as-nails Black Piranha have another brilliant campaign? It's one of racing's big spring questions. Jockey Tye Angland is warning punters not to underestimate the Cox Plate-bound BP in Sat's class-packed George Main Stakes at Randwick. The Con Karakatsanis-trained gelding was tremendous last campaign, winning the Stradbroke Handicap and he returned with a great 2nd to Absolutelyfabulous in the Cameron at Newcastle, carrying 60kgs. Tye says: 'I'm confident he'll run a fine race...He hasn't let us down so far.' BP is among 10 acceptors for the Grp 1 feature. He faces a pitched battle with superstars Racing To Win, Mentality, and Vision And Power.
Black Piranha was at $5 when TAB Sportsbet released markets on the George Main on Wednesday, with Racing To Win, winner of the race three years ago, the $1.90 fav ahead of the only 3YO in the race, Onemorenomore, winner of the Grp 1 Champagne Stakes over the track and distance in the autumn, at $4.60.
Sat's Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick has attracted only 5 runners. The Grp 2 race is dominated by the Peter Snowden-trained hotshot Denman. Glenn Munsie of TAB Sportsbet says: 'As soon as we put up $1.60 about Denman, the money came for him...One bloke sent me an email and said 'who do you think you are putting up $1.60 [about] Denman, are you Father Christmas?''