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Originally Posted by magic_idol
My Cat My Cat Where are you my Cat ?
Here I sit Getting Fat waiting For the Cat,
Turning This Way & That searching Like a Bat.
But Alas instead of the cat all I can find is the Mat
A Poem by Magic Idol & Dr Seuess |
Very nice, Magic Man.
This was the last thing I could find on him...
Cat On Target For Mighty Clash
Story By Jason Hickson
Wednesday, 2 April 2008: Trainer Greg Eurell is confident Apache Cat is on target for a successful return to racing in Sydney later this month.
The popular galloper had just two starts in the early autumn, winning both the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) down the straight at Flemington and the Group 1 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
Eurell is adamant the gelding excels early in his campaign so didn't go beyond the two starts in February and will produce him fresh from a break in the Group 1 Sydney City Lexus T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 26.
Boasting four Group 1 races, the day is expected to be one of the highlights of the season and may see a clash between Apache Cat and champion sprinter Takeover Target in the sprint.
That clash is likely to continue to Queensland where the pair may meet in the BTC Cup and Doomben 10,000.
“We're really focusing on just the one run in Sydney then heading up to Brisbane,” Eurell said.
“It will make it interesting (against Takeover Target) and could end up quite strong competition.”
Eurell said he will give Apache Cat an 800m trial next week before preparing to go to Sydney, where Corey Brown is expected to ride.
The Cranbourne trainer said the Stradbroke Handicap would be out of the question as Apache Cat would be weighted too highly, but set out a more ambitious program later in the year.
Eurell said he may participate in early spring races before two Group 1 sprints in Japan in September and October as part of the Global Sprint Challenge – the Centaur Stakes and Sprinters Stakes.
“They are a couple of sprint races with extremely good prizemoney,” Eurell said. “And they probably slot into his program well.”