Security guards prevented Indian punters from lynching British jockey Martin Dwyer after he rode a hot favorite into 3rd place at Mahalaxmi earlier this week. Latest reports say Dwyer rode the 6/4 fav Ice Age. The filly finished well but ducked in badly at the 100 metres. Dwyer straightened Ice Age but she could only manage to grab 3rd placing. Punters were furious. The Mumbai Mirror reports that racegoers surrounded the stewards' area, demanding the the race be declared null and void. Dwyer tri
Security guards prevented Indian punters from lynching British jockey Martin Dwyer after he rode a hot favorite into 3rd place at Mahalaxmi earlier this week. Latest reports say Dwyer rode the 6/4 fav Ice Age. The filly finished well but ducked in badly at the 100 metres. Dwyer straightened Ice Age but she could only manage to grab 3rd placing. Punters were furious. The Mumbai Mirror reports that racegoers surrounded the stewards' area, demanding the the race be declared null and void. Dwyer tried to return to the jockeys' room but punters chased him, forcing Royal Western India Turf Club guards to hold off the angry mob. To appease the punters, stewards declared Ice Age a non-runner, ordering all bets on her to be refunded.
The race for the Grp 1 Middle Distance Championship hots up at Caulfield on Saturday, where South Australian trainer Phillip Stokes will target maximum points with talented gelding Eclair Surprise in the second leg of the series, the $220,000 Group 2 Carlton Draught Peter Young Stakes (1800m). Though the $1 million bonus is no longer up for grabs with All Too Hard taking out the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes, the $50,000 international travel subsidy for the Championship winner is well and truly alive. After opting to keep Eclair Surprise in Adelaide for his first up run where he lumped 62.5kg to victory at Morphettville, Stokes is hoping the son of Blackfriars can measure up over the final two legs of the championship.