Nice to see that the connections of Black Piranha are sticking with regular rider Tye Angland for the Cox Plate campaign. There were ugly rumors Tye would be axed after BP ran 2nd at Randwick on Saturday. Don't know why. What was wrong with the ride? He gave the horse every possible chance. Trainer Con Karakatsanis says: 'Tye has been an integral part of the success with this horse and we think it's in the horse's best interests for him to be aboard in Melbourne.' Tye deserves some loyalty, anyw
Nice to see that the connections of Black Piranha are sticking with regular rider Tye Angland for the Cox Plate campaign. There were ugly rumors Tye would be axed after BP ran 2nd at Randwick on Saturday. Don't know why. What was wrong with the ride? He gave the horse every possible chance. Trainer Con Karakatsanis says: 'Tye has been an integral part of the success with this horse and we think it's in the horse's best interests for him to be aboard in Melbourne.' Tye deserves some loyalty, anyway. He's ridden the horse 15 times for 4 wins, 9 seconds and two 4ths.
Big news for the girls...Michelle Payne has landed the prize ride on El Segundo in the Grp 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Sat. She's the replacement for suspended regular jockey Luke Nolen, who is out for 20 meetings. Michelle got the ride ahead of a swarm of top-name jockeys. Trainer Colin Little says: 'Michelle has ridden El Segundo, and she actually won his maiden on him, and she's always helping me out riding work, so it was not really a terribly hard decision to make.'
Best of luck, Jimmy...Jim Cassidy is undergoing surgery today (Tuesday) to repair two of his fingers which were almost severed in a gardening accident on Monday.