Formidable proprietor desirous to convey Japan Cup hopeful south subsequent 12 months.
Goliath faces one of many hardest duties in racing this weekend, beating the Japanese at residence of their largest race, however John Stewart is already planning his subsequent strikes along with his star recruit and Australia is on the itinerary.
The bold American has shortly turn out to be a strong investor in Australian racing and has nominated its largest race of all – the Melbourne Cup – as a key goal subsequent 12 months for this 12 months’s good King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner.
“After I noticed him win the King George I used to be instantly on the telephone with our connections in Europe and I used to be like, ‘he’s a gelding, there is likely to be an opportunity to purchase him’,” Stewart stated.
“We negotiated for a few months till I used to be capable of safe the bulk share in him and, behind my thoughts, I used to be considering Australia.”
Goliath is a German-bred four-year-old skilled in France by Francis-Henri Graffard, who was entrusted with Verry Elleegant when she launched into the European marketing campaign that will show her final.
Goliath has not raced past 2414 metres, however Stewart is satisfied the 3200m of the Melbourne Cup will probably be no challenge for the son of Adlerflug, who most-recently gained the Group 2 Prix Du Conseil Pris at Longchamp on October 20.
“I feel he’s higher he longer he goes, he’s a stayer,” Stewart stated.
“They speak about him being fast, however I’m going again and I’ve studied all of his tapes and when he’s within the lead he’s very arduous to beat.
“He’s simply bought an enormous lumbering stride, it’s an enormous highly effective stride, and it’s arduous for the opposite horses to catch up and get the bottom off him.
“I feel 3200 shouldn’t be outdoors of his functionality.”
Stewart is acutely aware of the Melbourne Cup being a handicap and Goliath can be assured of a hefty impost given his peak Timeform score of 129, however his cause for purchasing into horses of that high quality is as a result of he needs to be part of occasions as prestigious as Melbourne’s Spring Carnival.
“Individuals all around the world, it’s thrilling for them to see these nice horses come and race,” he stated.
“I feel it’s a chance that you just simply don’t see loads. You don’t see plenty of horses going round and racing on completely different continents and racing in these large races and giving followers a chance to understand a horse like that.
“Simply to be part of that and to facilitate that course of is actually vital to me, as a result of I’m a passionate horse racing fan first and I simply understand how different followers respect seeing that.”
After Japan, Stewart is eager for Goliath head to Hong Kong for the 2400m Vase on December 8 however is conscious the tight turnaround is likely to be towards them, whereas Dubai in March is one other carnival he’s eager to be part of.
Goliath will renew hostilities Coolmore star Auguste Rodin in he 2400m Japan Cup and meets high locals Do Deuce and Cirvinia, the three-year-old filly who’s favorite, however Stewart has final religion in his cost.
“I feel he has all the pieces set as much as have a dominant efficiency over right here,” Stewart stated.
“I’m assured and, on the finish of the day, we didn’t come over right here simply to run within the race and be aggressive.
“The explanation I introduced Goliath is I feel he can win.”
Goliath will probably be ridden by Christophe Soumillon, who gained the 2014 Japan Cup aboard Epiphaneia.
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