Well that dam El Segundo did it! He seems so inconsistent I can never be sure which El Segundo is going to show up on a given day. We know who showed up Saturday! I got bashed from pillar to post in the Cox plate and am confident if there were a prize for the last four I would have taken the title. In other races Max and I combined nicely to secure a few winners in Adelaide, Rockhampton and Perth. The best performance for us on the day was an un-raced two year colt old called Amelia’s Reason in Race 3 Ascot. Out of Tycoon Miss by Rory’s Jester he travelled at the back of the pack over the 1000M then showed some great speed to flash past the entire field for a comfortable win. Not an overly fast time for the 1000M (59.68) but the last 600 was reasonable (34.77). I will be waiting for its next start with money in hand.

A big cheers goes out to the Doctor who allowed us to watch the races at his new bar. Racing on the big screen, TAB screen projected onto the wall and the beer was the right price. Excellent work!!