I must admit to having a real soft spot for the old warriors of horseracing that front up week after week trying their best to win a race for their owners and us punters. Within the space of about fifteen minutes today two warriors will be competing in two different states. One is the amazing Sir Slick who faces the starters button for start 121 in the Wfa Doomben Cup and a win today sees win 23 enter his record and a placing would notch up placing number 56. In an era where the pressure on the
I must admit to having a real soft spot for the old warriors of horseracing that front up week after week trying their best to win a race for their owners and us punters. Within the space of about fifteen minutes today two warriors will be competing in two different states. One is the amazing Sir Slick who faces the starters button for start 121 in the Wfa Doomben Cup and a win today sees win 23 enter his record and a placing would notch up placing number 56. In an era where the pressure on the legs of all runners is intense, to say the least, you have to wonder if a horse like Sir Slick is not made of iron instead of flesh and blood. As Sir Slick cannot talk he is unable to convey what must be his mentally tough attitude but I bet he has it. It is rumoured in NZ that Sir Slick no longer needs to be floated to the races because he drives himself to the track!! That is how revered he is in NZ - he is considered quite a package and a half.
His chances of beating Metal Bender and Road To Rock home are rough but you never know and yours truly will give him quite a cheer if he can upset the two favourites. Further down south Jungle Ruler faces the starter at Caulfield for only?! the sixty nineth time (he has 13 wins to his credit)but what amazed me was that he has had 38 runs over the 1400m distance of todays race (9 wins) which all things considered is a really remarkable effort. Jungle Ruler is a really live chance in this race and a win would just add another notch to his fine career, so far. I wonder just how many more starts he will have before retirement but he is only a six year old so another three seasons is not out of the question. I will be a most interested viewer this afternoon: join in and if possible give them both a cheer if they look any hope at all at the 100m mark.
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