Racing Odds: Europeans Arrive For Melbourne Spring
October 9th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe knew they were coming, and there has been plenty of press interest in them and the impact they might have on the 2014 Melbourne Spring – along with more than a few punters keeping a close eye on where they’re standing in the Racing odds for the signature races of the Spring Festival. And now the Europeans are here: 19 imports from Europe landed safely on Australian shores last week, and will be by now starting to get into serious work ahead of their big race targets in the Melbourne Spring.
Racing Victoria’s Leigh Jordan was the man involved in encouraging those Europeans to make the trip to Australia (he’s the International Recruitment Officer), and he’s been checking up on his guests this past week: ‘the IRT team were very happy with the way all 19 horses travelled and to my eye they’ve stepped off the plane in really nice order. The horses will be given some time to settle in to their new surroundings at Werribee and I’m looking forward to seeing them hit the track during the week. There’s a great mix of talent that has arrived today and I definitely think we’ve seen horses that can fight out the finish of the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup. We’ve been reacquainted with some old favourites and we’re most pleased to have Red Cadeaux lining up for his fourth straight Spring Racing Carnival, a record for an internationally-trained horse. Likewise, we’re excited to welcome back Dandino and Side Glance, who both performed so well last year, and highly-rated new talent like Ambivalent, Mutual Regard and Protectionist.’
And if you’re thinking that already plenty of European talent to keep track of in the Racing odds for the 2014 Melbourne Spring, then remember that there’s one more shipment headed our way – that’s set to land on October 11th, and we’ll be ready with all the news and reaction as we get it…
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