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Race 4 WILLIAM NEWTON VC HANDICAP - 2600 metres:
Vow and Declare Rider Craig Williams reported the gelding was disappointing, that he had travelled well throughout the race, gained clear running at the top of the straight and was then one‑paced. He added Vow and Declare felt fresh prior to the race which is not his usual temperament and that the gelding had pulled up well. Trainer Danny O'Brien reported the gelding appeared to pull up well but had performed below his best and it was his intention to give the gelding a spell from racing. Mr O'Brien undertook to notify Stewards should he become aware of any condition that may have affected Vow and Declare's performance. A post‑race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities. A swab sample was taken for analysis.
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Won a Melbourne Cup so probably doesn’t need to win anything more. Will be remembered for that accomplishment alone, even by the once-a-year punters. Or pea hearts as I call them.
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An interesting stat is that I did some research on all Melbourne Cup Winners from 1980 until now and how many Group 1 wins they won in their career. A total of 83 Group 1s have been won by all Melbourne Cup winners, however the average Group 1s won per winner is at 2.18 which seems low but shows that some of them dont win another race again let alone another Group 1 after winning the Melbourne Cup.
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Its an interesting way of looking at it isnt it from that point if view in terms of Makybe Diva "over achieving". Might And Power won 7 G1s in total (the same as Makybe Diva).
Imagine how many she'd have won if we had as many staying races run at WFA as the UK do?
And thats the problem with Australian racing...there are not enough races at 2400m+ which are run at WFA. I can only think of three:
April: G1 Tancred Stakes (2400m)
May: Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m)
November: G2 Sandown Classic (2400m)
Also bear in mind that his peak Timeform rating is 119 when 3rd in the Australian Cup.
Redemption baby!!..today does the same thing but this time he was riding Phaistos :D :x ILY hughie..
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And it won too..led all the way
Stradbroke Handicp (1963-64-66)
George Ryder Stakes (1966)
Brisbane Cup (1966)
Doomben 10,000 (1968)
AJC Derby (1969)
Epsom Hcp (1969)
Tancred Stakes (1978)
All up he rode more than 1000 winners in Australia, Europe & Asia. Great career. R.I.P
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