The death of a top class racehorse is always a sad moment for the racing fraternity and with the death of Zeditave another chapter of Australian horserace history passes by. The racing world loves a fighting racehorse, who just gives and gives, and Zeditave was one of this rare type of racehorse. I am not sure whether it was one of the jockeys or the trainer, Angus Armanasco, but it was said the jockey needed to be quite strong as Zeditave only needed to see a whiff of a space between two runner
The death of a top class racehorse is always a sad moment for the racing fraternity and with the death of Zeditave another chapter of Australian horserace history passes by. The racing world loves a fighting racehorse, who just gives and gives, and Zeditave was one of this rare type of racehorse. I am not sure whether it was one of the jockeys or the trainer, Angus Armanasco, but it was said the jockey needed to be quite strong as Zeditave only needed to see a whiff of a space between two runners and he would start to barge his way through. Timidity was not in his makeup.
It's easy to forget he won his first six starts as a 2yo, including the Blue Diamond Stakes, and came back to win another eight races to finish with an amazing fourteen wins from just seventeen starts. Amongst those wins were the Futurity Stakes, William Reid Stakes and the Lightning Stakes as well as winning the Champion Three Year Old of his year. Vale to Zeditave.
While trawling through the fields I came across Race 1 in Brisbane where the topweight Hidden Wonder is weighted on 58.0kg with the rest of the field on the 53kg limit. As punters we must always look out for the rising classy types and try and follow them through their careers but the horse not always mentioned is the "class racehorse of the field". This is the horses that has stood out as far as this class is concerned.Would you ever want a clearer indication of a horse the handicapper considers a standout? When you realize the trainer, Kris Lees, has travelled from Newcastle with his mare, and has found what looks a very winnable race, you start to reach for the wallet.
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