Australian star Anamoe will strive to be the most decorated horse in Godolphin’s history by winning Saturday’s Group 1 race in the Ladbrokes Cox Plate (G1) race on October 31 at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
4 year old son of Street boss who was rejected in controversial situations at the mile last year and a quarter of the age-weighted competition, tied with six wins at the elite level.
He sits alongside Globetrotting Fantastic Light — winner of the 2001 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot and Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) the same year — and Daylami, who from 1997-99 won seven races. group 1, six including royal blue of Sheikh Mohammed’s racing empire.
During last year’s Cox Plate, connections broke out during a protest, alleging interference, when Anamoe was hit on the head by Rest state . Though the claim was later refuted, the ponies were the 5-4 favorites to make amends in this year’s run and gave Godolphin his first win in the Cox Plate.
“It’s a pretty special record the horse holds and hopefully by keeping it trained we can continue to build that record,” trainer James Cummings said, with Godolphin this week, hinting the horse could compete in Dubai and Royal Ascot next year.
“Sheikh Mohammed loves to challenge his horses. He has no qualms about pressing horses at an older age and it is an opportunity for us and every other breeder in the country to have a chance to see how good Anamoe is. any.”
Another Redemption Seeker is Annabel Neasham Trained Zaaki who was the favorite for the feature last year, was withdrawn from the race in the morning due to soaring temperatures.
The imported British breed, bred by owner Kirsten Rausing of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), is a 7-2s favorite.
Neasham told Racing.com: “Zaaki was the favorite last year and had all this pressure, and at the moment you think, ‘I wonder if I’ll ever be in this position again’, and that’s it. disappeared from you. But here we are 12 months later.”
Chris Waller, who won four Cox with Winx will aim to add to that track with the former James Ferguson-trained group 1 winner El Bodegon .
The 15-2 chance tries to become the third European-breed horse in a row to win the race as it falls back a mile and a half, after being beaten twice over a mile and a half.
“We’re glad we’ve done our job and given him a bit of a kill,” Ferguson said. “I’m looking forward to it and Chris (Waller) is very happy with him.
“A mile and a quarter would be his ideal ride at the moment, but I definitely feel he is a horse that will get further along in time.”
European rider Jamie Spencer arrived in Melbourne to ride Ciaron Maher and trained David Eustace Golden trip who gave up an early decision to Durston at the Carlton Draft Caulfield Cup (G1) last weekend.
