REDZEL
has drawn Barrier 1 after the eight nominations for the Premiere Stakes all
held their ground at the acceptance stage, paving the way for an epic showdown
between six of The Everest runners at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
The reigning Everest Champion Redzel will have In Her Time and Trapeze Artist
jump immediately outside him in gates two and three, while Invincible Star will
have to contend with the widest barrier in eight. The Anthony Freedman-trained
Everest-bound pair of Santa Ana Lane and Shoals will jump from gates four and
seven respectively, with Music Magnate and Invincible Gem the other two set to
line up for the Group 2 event over 1200m.
Victory in the $500,000 Premiere Stakes will see Redzel become the highest earning
sprinter in Australian Racing history, surpassing the $8,821,935 earned by
Chautauqua and propelling the leading son of Snitzel up to fifth on the all
time list of top earners.
Trainer Peter Snowden is happy with Redzel's progress heading into his final
lead up run before The Everest on October 13.
"Redzel worked strongly again on Tuesday morning," said co-trainer Peter
Snowden. "He worked well on Thursday and again yesterday, so he's in great
order now.
"He's there to run well in what's a very, very good race on Saturday but we
know we've got a very good horse.
"This run will bring him right on and get him up to where we want him for The
Everest in two weeks, but he's there to run well on Saturday."
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