Kiwis in running for Cup glory
A New Zealand trainer in charge of three runners in today s Melbourne Cup is hoping his Kiwi galloper owned by Manawatu dairy farmers will go all the way.Sydney based Chris Waller, who trains 6 year old gelding Who Shot Thebarman, is one of several New Zealand links to today s cup competitors at Flemington.Kiwi mare Lucia Valentina will also line upatagonia better sweater vest zapposp. The bookies rated the horse as second favourite yesterday, payinpatagonia better sweater lagoong $6.50 to win.Precedence, a New Zealand bred 9 year old, will make his fourth Melbourne Cup race start this afternoon, and 22 year old Kiwi jockey James McDonald who now calls Sydney home will mount US bred horse Willing Foe.Of Waller s horses competing, Who Shot Thebarman owned by brothers Michael, Dan, Humphrey and Shaupatagonia buy usedn O Leary is the most fancied to win, with odds at $21 behind Junoob ($26) and Opinion ($51).The brothers, who shot to fame in local racing circles after their horse won this year s Auckland Cup, said the name Who Shot Thebarmanpatagonia clothing canada online was inspired by their aunt s favourite quip at finding her gin glass empty.Waller, quietly spoken and courteous to a fault, will likely bpatagonia arizona ranch for sale2urst into tears if the horse tapatagonia r1 pullover reviewkes out the A$6.2 million ($6.96 million) Emirates Melbourne Cup.The trainer who began in Foxton often cries unashamedly after major victories. Part of it appears to be a great admiration for the horses that have allowed him to put racing royalty lipatagonia specter pullover reviewke Gai Waterhouse and Lee Freedman in the shade since arpatagonia arizona ranch for sale0riving in Australia a decade ago with a maxed out credit card and large dreams. Perhaps it s because he realises he possesses a great skill.His record in the last three years is beyond head patagonia arizona ranch for saleshaking.At Flemington on Saturday patagonia capilene reviewshe won the A$1.5 million Victoria Derby, the A$500,000 Coolmore Stakes and missed by a whisker to add the A$1 million Mackinnon Stakes.You get the feeling Waller is hopeful more than confident Who Shot Thebarman can win the big race.Glen Boss, who will be ripatagonia arizona ranch for sale1ding the horse, won three Melbourne Cups on the great Makybe Diva. I can see him [Who Shot Thebarman] running插patagonia arizona ranch for sale3入9 top 10, the rest will probably be down to luck, Boss said yesterday. I wouldn t be staggered if he won it, but I wouldn t be staggered if he finished fifth either. In the lead up to today s big race, Who Shot Thebarman has been building a profile in Australia.On October 5, Boss took the horse away from the field in the group three 2520m race at Flemington, adding to his last start win at Australia s racing headquarters over 2000m, winning by two and a half lengths.That victory was the eighth from 14 starts, earning a spot in the A$3 million Caulfield Cup (2400m).Unfortunately, Boss and the horse finished 13th in the October 18 race, while Japan s Admire Rakti produced a powerful sprint to win the race from Kiwi mare Rising Romance, and race favourite Lucia Valentina finpatagonia morning glory dress reviewsished third.
