The Ethiopia 'will he, won't he' saga rolls on...The latest instalment is that he has been entered for the Melbourne Cup - but, wait for it, he won't run. That's according to trainer Pat Carey. He was emphatic immediately after Ethiopia's Australian Derby win at Randwick in April that the horse would have a light spring and was most unlikely to go for the Melbourne Cup. And Carey is still saying the same thing. Then why has Ethiopia been entered for the Cup? Apparently, the owner wanted him in -

The Ethiopia 'will he, won't he' saga rolls on...The latest instalment is that he has been entered for the Melbourne Cup - but, wait for it, he won't run. That's according to trainer Pat Carey. He was emphatic immediately after Ethiopia's Australian Derby win at Randwick in April that the horse would have a light spring and was most unlikely to go for the Melbourne Cup. And Carey is still saying the same thing. Then why has Ethiopia been entered for the Cup? Apparently, the owner wanted him in - but, says Carey, that doesn't mean there's been a change of plans. Well, who knows? It's all a bit confusing. Right now, the 'non starter' is at $51 in the latest Cup market.

Anthony Freedman could have a Cups prospect with his impressive import Fruehling, who won with ease over 1600m first-up at Mornington on Wednesday, Fruehling is $51 for the Caulfield Cup and $67 for the Melbourne Cup with Eskander's Betstar. The Freedman camp has had a rocky start to the spring with last year's Melbourne Cup 3rd placegetter Lucas Cranach breaking down and fellow German import Mawingo finishing last in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Freedman's ex-Argentinian galloper Val Champ will run in the 1600m Australia Handicap at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Weight worries for Aussie jockey Tim Clark in Hong Kong...The HK Racing Post says: ' Tim Clark will be forced to extend his vigorous pre-season training regime after the Australian gave up four rides on Sep 8 arriving for day one of the season overweight. Clark has been working hard for the last few weeks with fellow Australian riders Zac Purton and Tye Angland, the trio hiring a personal trainer to whip them into shape with strenuous boxing and cross-training sessions. The 26-year-old, who was fined $5,000 for his indiscretion, vowed to be back to lightweight status within weeks, but still had two rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, and at least made one of them count - the Richard Gibson-trained Caga Spirit winning for the first time in nearly two years.