Adrian Bott insists the group 1-winning jockey remains a huge part of the stable’s Golden Slipper plans after being tossed from the country’s most valuable horse in training.
He’s the hottest two-year-old racehorse in Australia – and his lucky owners bought into him after he was paraded through a beer garden.
The Golden Slipper and Queen Elizabeth Stakes have long been associated with a luxury brand – but they won’t be the next time they’re held.
It was a tale of two Slippers for Coolmore after Shinzo’s success as the breeding giant faced a nervous wait following second-elect Learning To Fly’s fall at Rosehill.
Globe-trotting British jockey Ryan Moore drove the Snitzel colt through on the rails to edge favourite Cylinder,with King’s Gambit third.
The Victorian is expanding his operation in Sydney - including Steel City,a live chance in Saturday’s Golden Slipper.
Perhaps for the only time this autumn carnival - and this year - James McDonald heads to Saturday’s Golden Slipper Day as the second-best jockey at the meeting.
The Golden Slipper stands as the missing piece of Chris Waller’s resume and he might have the right horse this year.
Cylinder could be his biggest payday in the Golden Slipper on Saturday,but it is always special for James McDonald when he gets on Anamoe.
Paul Snowden has known for a while that Golden Slipper day would be the only time for King’s Gambit and Don Corleone to show their best.
Gai targets trophy No.8 eight with talented filly from syndicate named after her late mother