Melbourne Cup Day (at Morphettville)
What a lovely day yesterday at Morphettville yesterday for the Melbourne Cup Day meeting.
Race 1 had a omen bet for me with “Vaugirard” a son of a mare called “Basenji” who was herself by a horse called “Lion Hunter”. He did not win but finished a nice second.
Then in the second race, I was thrilled to see that one of the starters was out of Smilingly – the same mother as my Hussonet filly! His name was Fine Spirit had he was a lovely bay gelding by Bel Esprit.
He too ran well finishing second, coming across a more seasoned campaigner that was just better than him on the day.
Here is a photo I took of Fine Spirit in the mounting yard:
Fine Spirit in the mounting yard @ Morphettville
It was really nice to meet their breeder over by the stables, and I am sure that we will keep in touch – especially once the Hussonet filly comes into training!
It was an enoyable day, backing a couple of nice winners and it was great to see expatriate South Australian Bart Cummings win his 12th Melbourne Cup with Viewed.
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