The invasion begins...The Melbourne spring racing scene is just starting to warm up. In the UK, the first group of European raiders set to enter quarantine in England on Thursday. Racing Victoria's international scout Leigh Jordon says at least 16 horses, including the past two Melbourne Cup winners, American and Dunaden, will begin two weeks' quarantine at Newmarket in time to arrive on AFL grand final day. ''There's some quality horses on their way such as the established Melbourne Cup horses
The invasion begins...The Melbourne spring racing scene is just starting to warm up. In the UK, the first group of European raiders set to enter quarantine in England on Thursday. Racing Victoria's international scout Leigh Jordon says at least 16 horses, including the past two Melbourne Cup winners, American and Dunaden, will begin two weeks' quarantine at Newmarket in time to arrive on AFL grand final day. ''There's some quality horses on their way such as the established Melbourne Cup horses Dunaden, Americain and Red Cadeaux, as well as emerging stayers Mount Athos and Quest For Peace,'' Jordon says.
Racing resumed in Hong Kong over the weekend with a 10 race card at Sha Tin on which the feature event, the Hksar Chief Executives Cup was won by six year-old Fastnet Rock gelding Supreme Win, reports www.breednet.com.au. Partnered by Zac Purton, Supreme Win did best in a tight finish to take the Class One sprint by a short neck, his overall record now seven wins and six placings from 27 starts. Not generally known as a first up performer, his trainer Manfred Man Ka-leung highlighted the short break for Supreme Win, who had run third over 1600m just 55 days before yesterday's win.