Those Sneaky Frenchies
They nearly got Black Caviar, which appeared to be caught out by the stiff six furlongs and perhaps a bit of not-quite-up-to-standard jockeyship. Every good trainer, I’ve ever met, has always said, that you always use the best local jockey available outside of the UK. Unless of course the normal jockey is one of the top class or has experience of the track. In this race, Thierry Jarnet brought Moonlight Cloud right through or behind the field to get to the rail. That isn’t a tactic on a round course, but is quite common on a straight one. How many races are run on straight courses in Australia? I’ve looked it up and think it’s only one straight course at Flemington. Here, most tracks have a six furlong straight course.
The Anonymous Widower 
Flemington is the only Straight 6 Furlongs . . . and more sprint races are run on other courses
Comment by Steam Lover | June 23, 2012 |
We have straight miles at Ascot, Newbury, York, Yarmouth, Folestone, Leicester, Nottingham and quite a few other places. Then there is Newmarket with two 2.5 mile straight courses with a slight bend at halfway. I took an American fan to Newmarket once and he was gobsmacked.
Comment by AnonW | June 24, 2012 |
It was mentioned that with the First Fleet at Sydney Cove . . . apart from Convicts, Redcoats & others . . . were consignments of English Thoroughbreed Horses.
Comment by Steam Lover | June 24, 2012 |
Remember that the Australian stock horse, has a lot of English thoroughbred in it. As did many of te British Cavalry horses.
Although they were bred to race, they were as tough as old boots.
https://anonw.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/some-horse-2/
Comment by AnonW | June 24, 2012 |