TWO GOOD! Zahra wins back-to-back Melbourne Cups on Without a Fight as three horses pull up lame
Without a Fight completed the rare Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double on Tuesday as star jockey Mark Zahra went back-to-back in the big one after…
It was supposed to be a mating made in horse heaven, but the resulting foal Taqneen has made a lacklustre debut at Pakenham.
The three-year-old by Lonhro from three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, finished eighth in a 1380m Maiden race at Pakenham on Tuesday as a well-tried $3.70 favourite.
A $360,000 yearling purchase, Taqneen is trained by David Hayes and raced by Shadwell Stud Australasia which raced former Melbourne Cup winners At Talaq and Jeune.
Ridden by Michael Walker, Taqneen settled midfield early before creeping forward on the fence to be just behind the leaders turning for home.
After being held up in the early part of the straight, Taqneen was outsprinted, finishing 6.4 lengths from the winner Parkinson.
Lonhro was named Australian Horse of the Year for 2003-2004 and Makybe Diva was awarded the title in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Taqneen, intriguingly, despite the bluest of blue blood is a gelding.
(with AAP)
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