scooby3051 10,869 Report post Posted June 22, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/SkyRacingAU/videos/1769539466417408/?t=7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 The battle with Merchant Navy will be interesting. O'Brien very bullish about him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 1 hour ago, poundforpound said: Didn’t he give him a beating back in March in Australia ? Yes he did, in the Newmarket at Flemington. Carried more weight too. Had forgotten that. They have drawn the opposite sides of the track so will be interesting. Ryan Moore v Frankie..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Ryan Moore’s ride on Merchant Navy should be shown at all apprentice training sessions and also send a copy video to all current jockeys! The importance/significance of riding your mount “THROUGH THE LINE”, meant the difference between winning and losing. Send 10 copies to Douglas Whyte and a few others! (Luke Nolan?) scooby3051 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 He is a very good colt as he proved last year. scooby3051 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,869 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Not the fairytale story but still good for the Southern hemisphere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo(aus) 876 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 More to follow..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,869 Report post Posted June 24, 2018 47 minutes ago, pogo(aus) said: More to follow..... Ran many lengths below his best lets hope he is OK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted June 25, 2018 Just an off day apparently..... https://www.racenet.com.au/news/redkirk-warrior-to-soldier-on-20180625 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,869 Report post Posted June 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Ohokaman said: Just an off day apparently..... https://www.racenet.com.au/news/redkirk-warrior-to-soldier-on-20180625 Not sure chasing their tail is the right way to go...but lets see where it goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,869 Report post Posted June 27, 2018 Together again... Regan Bayliss booked for Redkirk Warrior in July Cup at Newmarket (Image: Racing Photos) Bayliss back on Redkirk Warrior 9:15am , ( Regan Bayliss will be reunited with the horse that has taken him to three Group 1s, Redkirk Warrior, in the July Cup at Newmarket next month. The Lindsay Park training trio of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig in conjunction with the horse's Hong Kong-based owners decided on booking superstar local and Royal Ascot maestro Frankie Dettori for Redkirk Warrior's run in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. However, it didn't go to plan as the two-time Newmarket Handicap winner was never likely inside the final 400m and weakened to finish 10th, 12.5 lengths off Merchant Navy on Saturday. "What we can put it down to is overseas travel," Dabernig told RSN 927's Racing Pulse on Wednesday "Arriving there, all the signs were he travelled well, he was eating, hydrated, we were happy with his work. "We did his final piece of work a week out from the race, then we tapered in [to the race]. "You could see from the 500m mark, we were clearly in trouble, and he didn't put his run up. Clearly the travel had an effect. "After the race, we did all the normal testing of bloods, scoping, and it all came back normal and clear. "We decided clearly there's a bit of water to go under the bridge, he'll continue on at Newmarket with the possibility of running in the July Cup on the 14th at Newmarket, which is 1200m down the straight. "And we can confirm that Regan Bayliss has been booked for the ride." He added: "There was no knock on Frankie Dettori. "He was probably a victim of the horse not performing on the day. "Regan's got an outstanding record on him, winning three Group 1s. "Hopefully if the horse has had a bit longer to acclimatise and settle back in with a jockey that's familiar with him, hopefully we can get him back to what we know he's capable of, because clearly on his best performances down here, looking through the form of Merchant Navy, he would've been right around them." WATCH: Bayliss, Redkirk Warrior defend Newmarket Handicap crown Another start in the European campaign, of course, means a tighter turnaround to the Melbourne spring, and Dabernig said the picture would be clearer for Redkirk Warrior's ability to come back for the carnival down under following his July Cup run. "That is the vague plan," Dabernig said of another tilt at the Darley Classic in the spring, a race in which he finished 11th last year. "There's been a bit of thought of possibly leaving him there [in the UK], and bringing him back through Werribee's quarantine centre when the Cup horses come out. "Then again, the horse will tell us the plan with him after the next run." Meanwhile, half the slots available for the $13million Everest have been filled, but Dabernig is not concerned about last year's runner-up in the rich race, Vega Magic, missing his place in 2018. "The horse is in terrific order," he said. "When you look back and analyse the run in the Goodwood, history tells you it's hard to win two in a row, and he had come off a bit of a setback going into it. "He had top weight, the track had deteriorated on the day, it was chopped out, soft rated but with a lot of wear and tear and he couldn't show his turn of foot. "But he's in great nick - he's had the benefit of a short spell. "We'll kick him off probably in the Bletchingly if the ground's alright on July 28, a weight-for-age Group 3 1200m at Caulfield, where he's undefeated. "If he performs well, we'll go to the Memsie with a view of going to The Everest." He added: "There's been interest in the horse all the way through. "This year, different to last year, a lot have locked in their slots. "The plan, after a race in the Bletchingly or around the Memsie time, something will get locked down. "But at this stage he's not confirmed, but I think it'll be a formality that he will." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted June 30, 2018 Merchant Navy off to stud...the way of the World unfortunately. Won 7 out of 10 including two in the UK....back to Oz soon. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/merchant-navy-retired-20180629 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Zip 468 Report post Posted June 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Ohokaman said: Merchant Navy off to stud...the way of the World unfortunately. Won 7 out of 10 including two in the UK....back to Oz soon. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/merchant-navy-retired-20180629 And ANOTHER bloody son of FR goes to stud....perhaps he is the one that will emulate his father.... but I won’t hold my breath...especially at $27M... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted June 30, 2018 1 hour ago, La Zip said: And ANOTHER bloody son of FR goes to stud....perhaps he is the one that will emulate his father.... but I won’t hold my breath...especially at $27M... Won't take long at A$55,000 a service first year LZ....and it will rocket if he leaves some good types, which I'm sure he will. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
