Picture: Darren Winningham
Star 3YO to bypass Derby in favour of Stakes Day possibility.
Broadsiding won’t be a starter in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Victoria Derby with James Cummings and Godolphin electing to focus on a Stakes Day possibility with their three-time Group 1 winner.
The son of Too Darn Sizzling emerged as a doable Derby starter within the 24 hours after his third putting in final Saturday’s Cox Plate and whereas Cummings is adamant he was a profitable probability, he questioned whether or not the 2500-metre occasion was the precise possibility for the colt who will in the future stand at stud in Australia for Sheikh Mohammed.
“The stallion enterprise is an fascinating one and breeders actually dictate the place horses of his nature are inclined to race,” Cummings stated of the Champagne Stakes, JJ Atkins and Golden Rose winner.
“I’d have beloved for us to have run the horse within the Derby, however issues do should be made for the horse’s prospects at stud in his subsequent life.
“For that motive, the horse goes to chorus from operating over a mile-and-a-half, which is a disgrace for him as a result of I actually suppose may have gained the race.
“That’s one thing we’ll by no means know – for this 12 months, for this VRC Derby – however he’s bursting to run once more and he’d be however well-placed within the one of many weight-for-age races on the ultimate day.
“We may be leaning in the direction of the Champions Stakes in the mean time, however he may simply run I the Champions Mile as nicely and we’ll have a look at each of these choices.”
The Champions Mile and Champions Stakes, each Group 1 occasions price $3 million, shall be run over 1600m and 2000m respectively at Flemington on Saturday, November 9.
Broadsiding’s absence from the nominations, which closed at noon Monday, was little question a reduction to the opposite horses targetting the Derby with 24 remaining within the operating for the standard function of the primary day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Final Saturday’s Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes quinella of El Castello and Henlein have been among the many entries, together with one-time favorite Keeneland, Geelong Basic winner Saint Emilion and Moonee Valley Vase trifecta Pink Aces, Opening Deal with and King Of Thunder.
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