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Following this weekend’s great Super Saturday day of racing, I couldn’t help but get excited for the titanic weight for age match-up between It’s A Dundeel and Fiorente in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
This race won’t just be for the $2.4 million that is on offer – it will probably also decide which horse will be crowned Australia’s horse of the year.
The two punters’ favourites, however, may have a third contender in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes following Boban being reunited with jockey Glyn Schofield.
Boban won an epic duel with It’s A Dundeel on Saturday, and Schofield is now undefeated in the six rides he has had on Boban.
Chris Waller, Boban’s trainer, was quick to praise his jockey after the win.
“I don’t think Boban’s first two runs were all that bad but I was aware of the criticism,” Waller said on Saturday.
“You hear all the criticism of the horse and you second guess yourself and in those early days it was hard, but now I can back myself and we didn’t change anything with him.
“The difference was Glyn. He has confidence in Boban and brings out the best in the horse.
“Some jockeys just click with certain horses.”
Waller was upset to hear the comments of Nash Rawiller, who said Boban was disappointing following his two runs prior to the Chipping Norton. All that was forgotten, however, when Rawiller was one of the first to congratulate Waller following the win.
“You’re a genius,” Rawiller said.
Waller has said that the main aim for Boban is the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, where he will meet Fiorente and It’s a Dundeel. This means that Boban won’t race in the Doncaster, as he won’t have enough time to back up for the QE Stakes.
It’s A Dundeel’s trainer Murray Baker offered no excuses for his horse’s defeat.
“We were beaten by a better horse today,” Baker said. “But there is improvement in our horse – there is no substitute for race fitness.”
One thing is for sure – when these three meet in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, it will be one of the most anticipated races of Sydney’s autumn racing carnival.
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