Second To None

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

Jim

Lot of European horses in this years Melbourne Cup + one from USA.

European:

Americain 5/1 (last year's winner)
Jukebox Jury 10/1
Dunaden 10/1
Drunken Sailor 25/1
Manghar 20/1
Fox Hunt 40/1
Lucas Cranach 14/1
Mourayan 20/1
Precedence 20/1
Red Cadeaux 40/1 (down 8kgs) Do you know anything about this one? Meets Jukebox Jury 4kgs better for a one length loss.
Modun 40/1
At First Sight 15/1
Moyenne Corniche 60/1
Saptapadi 150/1
Niwot 10/1

USA:

Unusual Suspect 33/1 (last runs have been at Hollywood Park and Santa Anita)

http://tatts.com/racing/2011/11/1/MR/7


Norm

[Second To None]

Red Cadeaux

In my opinion if the going is good or better he wont win. But if the going goes soft or worse than he wont be stopped, he loves the wet and the more rain the better he runs..

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

Looks like it will be a dead track i.e. just worse than good. I really like the weight drop. M. Rodd has won the cup before. Drawing 16 of the 23 won't matter over 2 miles. I think he is good value at 45/1. Got the winner last year at 12/1 but was a long dry spell before that.

Thanks for the info

Norm

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

Red Cadeaux went within a mosquito's dick of beating the French horse Dunaden with the German horse Lucas Cranach third. Americain 4th.

I had 50 e.w. so I get back $700, another inch and I collect over 3K.

The track was upgraded to Good after I put my bet on and I thought "I've done my dough here" but the weight drop made up for the track condition.

I owe you a beer or two.

Norm

P.S. Now off to the local track to see if I can get the quinella (Statue's Angel and Knoxville) up in the last race.

[The 16th Pole Racing Inc]

How did the american horse fare?

[Second To None]

What a race, the american horse finished like a rocket and finished 4th..

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

I didn't realize Americain was USA bred. It was French owned and I assumed it was bred in France. The other USA bred horse Unusual Suspect finished 9th.

There are 3 big races during the Spring Carnival.

Caulfield Cup 1 1/2 miles good lead-up to the Melb. Cup
Cox Plate 1 1/4 miles Weight For Age
Melbourne Cup 2 miles handicap.

No jockey has won all 3 in the same year. This year Craig Williams rode the winner of the Caulfield Cup and won on another horse in the Cox Plate. He was booked to ride Dunaden in the Melbourne Cup but got suspended for careless riding in a minor race on Saturday. They flew his regular French rider Mikel Delzangels out for the one ride. He was on the plane 15 hours. Went straight to the stables and the rest is history.

Norm

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCSUNiNywtQ

[Polaris Bloodstock]

"they flew the french rider Christoph Lemaire out for one ride".....and by the way...congratulations guru on your quinella at here yesterday,i told you Knoxville would be better at 1400m..Shane

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

Having Michael Evans aboard was a big plus. He needed an aggressive rider.

[The 16th Pole Racing Inc]

Congrats!!!