Popular English stayer Red Cadeaux won’t contest this weekend’s The BMW (2400m) with connections instead choosing to go straight to the Sydney Cup.
Veteran trainer Ed Dunlop confirmed on Tuesday night that the fan favourite will not take place in this Saturday’s race.
Newmarket-based Dunlop said Red Cadeaux had come through his Australian Cup fifth placing behind Spillway in fine shape, but was conscious of his workload.
“We have decided not to run Red Cadeaux in the BMW Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, instead preferring to go straight to the Sydney Cup two weeks later,” Dunlop said.
“It would have been tough to ask a nine-year-old to run in three Group 1 races in the space of a month.
“While he has come out of the Australian Cup in good form, we hope to maximise his chance of success at The Championships by giving him a little extra time before the two-mile showpiece at Randwick.”
The $1.6 million Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) held on Aprill 11, will be Red Cadeaux’s first start in Australia outside of Melbourne.
The horse has built a following a run of results in the Melbourne Cup, including three second placings in four starts.
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