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Hindsight is a wonderful thing when reflecting on AQ. 1200m against the best in Australia and they run 1min 7sec.
AQ came to national attention carrying no weight to victory in an 1800m event. So they put her in a 1200m dash ?
Waller didn't even do that with Winx. So is there more to the AQ/Waller/Peters/Eagle to play out ???
Enticing Star goes badly and goes straight to the barn. He already has AQ in there for another slot holder. Sweet, even though she isn't a dedicated sprinter. Meanwhile, Nature Strip wins the Moir being let run after taking the sit first up and "failing" and bang, another slot holder locks him up for Waller, giving him the break neck speed he needs. Waller having the slot empty because of Enticing Star thinks, hmm, let's get a 3yo Colt in there. Let's also get a stud deal. It's the perfect storm.
Has 3 in the race. Nature Strip goes handle bars down setting the race up for a back marker. You think AQ is that back marker, but no she is ridden better than midfield, an unusual tactic given her previous runs. She is favorite, had all the media after coming back from he initial campaign and winning a Group 2 over 1300m. We all know she isn't a sprinter and the GE is her race but she still runs favorite...AQ finds plenty of trouble and here comes the very lightly weighted colt who after sitting on the back of Classique Legend outsprints them all, giving Waller the trainers purse, the slot purse and also a portion of the 50 million stud deal.
It's a wonderful story which plays out perfectly. It's easy in hindsight
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AQ to start and blitz the Golden Eagle. After her "tune up" in the Everest.
Waller to add "astute businessman" to his resume. In very good company with Bob.
Watch this space !!! :D
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I wonder without an Everest race where AQ might have preferentially gone. Maybe an Epsom like a Kolding? Maybe a Cox Plate campaign? I fear this will be it for her. She would have killed them over 1200 m in any other race but that Everest was everything it should have been. A fair dinkum fire breathing sprint of the best in the land. Even Winx wouldnt have won.
These races are great but are ruining campaigns for our greatest horses because they are timed to interfere with other carnivals and high quality races. There needs to be more done to create an umbrella that covers all states because these rivalries are pretty and not in racings best interest
A relatively easy kill on paper The Golden Eagle at 7.5million against 4 year olds only was a financially better option than a much harder Cox Plate worth 5 million.
Was the Everest a gut buster ? AQ was stopped ridden out with 200m to go due to being squeezed up. JMac said she was squeezed out but stopped short of saying she had enough even though it looked like that to the naked eye.
Brutal probably had a tougher run in the race prior but is stepping up to the plate.
Classique Legend stepping up as well.
Why not AQ ?? Surely the Golden Eagle was the Grand Final and hopefully it still will be.
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I backed Home Affairs in the Everest.
They are too smart. Was a nice tune up behind the stablemate Nature Strip and then goes back to his own age group in a "stallion making race" and blows them away.
They are 10 steps ahead
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