Even superstar hoop Joao Moreira thought he was in trouble on Militarize at the top of the straight.
Star colt Militarize will head down the traditional path to Melbourne for the Caulfield Guineas and perhaps a Cox Plate after a stunning late charge to win in the Golden Rose at Rosehill yesterday.
“I always thought the 1400m would be a bit short,” trainer Chris Waller said of Militarize, which won the Sires Produce and Champagne Stakes as a two-year-old. ” Nash Rawiller made it a treble after wins on Peace Officer in the Midway and Espiona in the Golden Pendant. The Darby crew, who sold a quarter of Ozzmosis to Newgate in June, gave jockey Rachel King three cheers when she came back.“Even today he hit the front and he was arrogant. He just has that fantastic attitude for a colt. He only has 53 kilos in The Everest.”
“We’ve got the Roman Consul [Stakes at Randwick on two weeks] pencilled in and hopefully getting down to the Coolmore.“But it might come earlier than that.”John O’Shea has his eyes clearly on the Melbourne Cup with Athabascan after he made it back-to-back wins by taking out the Colin Stephen Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.