The Boy Who Lived.....
 

Who says there's no good news in racing?

From Fox Sports AU..... welcome back, Carte Diamond. :)

Carte working towards Cup
By Mark Ryan
July 27, 2006

CARTE Diamond, the British-trained stayer who missed the 2005 Melbourne Cup due to a freak trackwork accident, is progressing well as he prepares for another crack at Australia's most famous race.

Trainer Brian Ellison left the horse in Australia after one of his hind legs was impaled on a metal stake when he crashed riderless through an aluminium running rail in a workout at Flemington a week before the Cup.

Carte Diamond has been in work for some time at Denistoun Park at Tuerong on the Mornington Peninsula.

Trainer Alex Macpherson, who both prepares "six or eight" horses and pre-trains for Lee Freedman, said Carte Diamond had been on the property since the "two to three" months he spent in the Cranbourne veterinary clinic.

"He had a setback with a serious colic attack 24 hours after he arrived at my place, which was off-putting, but he recovered and has made good progress since and is going along nicely," Macpherson said.

"He's very good mentally.

"He's shown that he hasn't lost anything, which is pretty important because that could be another hurdle for him to overcome if mentally he was a little confused.

"Brian Ellison has had one of his lads, Andrew Robertson, out for the past six weeks to get the horse going at a bit more pace.


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"He's reportedly a very lazy track worker and it did look like that, but he's great in his action and he's pretty clean in his wind, too.

"Brian is sending another horse out, Bay Story, with another lad in the middle of August so they can work together.

"Brian will be coming out in late August and will be based here all through the spring.

"(Carte Diamond) is obviously a very good horse.

"He ran second in The Ebor (to Sergeant Cecil at York last year) in a race that probably didn't suit off a pretty limited preparation. He had some injury concerns over there."

Carte Diamond ran ninth to Railings in the 2005 Caulfield Cup last october, beaten 4½lengths, after being checked early in his only Australian outing to date.

"He looks to me he's definitely the right horse for the Melbourne Cup so no doubt he'll be competitive," Macpherson said.

"Is he going well enough?

"It's probably a bit early to say. We'll know more by the end of August. He's on track but the next four to six weeks will be pretty significant."

Nominations for the $5 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 7, costing $550, close at noon on Tuesday.

Update from Racing Post.....

Ellison bullish about Carte's Melbourne Cup prospects
by Lee Mottershead

BRIAN ELLISON on Tuesday declared that Carte Diamond, the British stayer who survived near-death experiences both before and after his aborted 2005 Melbourne Cup bid, will erase the memory of those troubled times by winning this year’s renewal of Australia’s greatest race.

Carte Diamond on Tuesday featured among a host of international entries for the feature races of the Spring Carnival, for which British trainers are represented to a greater degree than those of any other overseas country.

Carte Diamond, the 2005 Totesport Ebor runner-up, had been due to contest the Melbourne Cup last year, only to be ruled out days before the race after galloping through a running rail in a morning workout, in the process lacerating his hindquarters on a metal stake.

Kept in Australia to recover, the five-year-old suffered another major setback in February when a suspected heat-related problem caused him to experience severe breathlessness and to be put on a drip.

Carte Diamond, who is still at Melbourne’s Denistoun Park complex, was on Tuesday reported to be in excellent shape by a bullish Ellison.

“He’ll run in the Caulfield Cup, then he’ll run in the Melbourne Cup, and he’ll win the Melbourne Cup,” he said. “I think he’s a hell of a horse, and there’s no way he would have been out of the first three last year if he had been able to run. This year he’s bigger and stronger, although he did nearly die last year, so he’s still got to do it mentally.

“He’s had three or four gallops now and they’re very pleased with him over there. We’re going to run him in a mile-and-a- quarter race in September, and then we’ll decide if he needs another run before the Caulfield Cup. I’m going out there with my wife from September, and we won’t be back until after the Melbourne Cup, as there’s too much money at stake.”

Britain is responsible for 16 entries in the Emirates-sponsored Melbourne Cup, for which Aidan O’Brien has nominated Gold Cup winner Yeats, who has been declared for Wednesday’s Goodwood Cup.

Godolphin haveseven candidates, while 2004 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Better Talk Now could become America’s first runner in the Flemington spectacular.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained Maraahel :) is among the European-trained entries for the Cox Plate.

Update from Sporting Life.....

A shame.

CARTE CUP BID IN DOUBT
By PA Sport Staff

Carte Diamond's bid for the Melbourne Cup is once again in doubt after Brian Ellison's five-year-old suffered another injury.

Racing Victoria Ltd in Australia are reporting that the son of Theatrical has a 'serious injury' and he will be denied a run in the 'race that stops a nation' for the second consecutive year.

Ellison flies to Melbourne on Monday to assess the situation but said: "It's a big blow, but we'll just have to wait to see the extent of the damage to the leg.

"His preparation was going brilliantly and his times were good so it's doubly frustrating," he told the Racing Post.

"I'm in touch with the vet and we're keeping our fingers crossed that the horse will be alright."

Carte Diamond was denied a run last year when a stirrup leather came away from the saddle and jockey Weichong Marwing was unseated during his final preparations.

The horse ran loose and suffered two severe lacerations to his off-hind leg when galloping through a running rail.

Decision expected tomorrow.....

If anyone (Moodwalker) hears news, will you please post it?

Thank you.

Racing Post update..... he's 50 / 50 to run.

http://www.racingpost.co.uk/news/mas...tory_id=851137

Honestly,

I don't think it matters if he does run.

You mean from a handicapping point of view? I agree.....

I only want him to run because it would mean everything to his connections.....

He deserves to run. He earned his way in. He almost died trying. My reasons for hoping he does go are purely sentimental..... :)

Dum spiro, spero.

(While I breathe, I hope).

- Cicero

Update..... :)

http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/sp...cing/?id=25731

Update.....

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-32343,00.html

I'm currently living with the lad that cares for Carte Diamond day in and day out and he came down from England back in June. The horse looks good, and they are hoping that things go well for it in the Cup. He worked this Tuesday at Cranbourne and went pretty well.

I'll update more later, but I don't have internet where I am staying.

Good luck to him, deserves it after all he's been through.

I'm hoping he'll have to settle for second behind Pentane though. :)

I make no apologies for my extreme NZ bias. :D But I genuinely believe that Pentane is our best chance of winning the cup since Ethereal.

Oh lucky!

Please, if you ever see him, give him a big hug and kiss and tell him he's loved!:)

(We miss you, Moodwalker). :cool:

Tell me about him..... I don't know much and any insight is appreciated.

Thanks!

Pentane is trained by former jockey Lance O'Sullivan, who came second in a Melbourne Cup but never won it. A son of Pentire, he has won seven of his 14 starts and is the only horse to have beaten Xcellent on NZ soil (admittedly in a trial, but did it easily).

Pentane won the Auckland Cup this year, and started his Melbourne Cup campaign by beating a pretty strong field in a listed race over what was thought to be the too short distance of a mile.

Went a shocker last start but apparently had a skin rash, as long as he gets back to his old self I really believe he's as good as any stayers in Australia at the moment and will have a fairly light weight. Worth a look when you're making your selections. :)

Thanks for the info! Best of luck..... will keep an eye on him. :)

He's been ruled out.

Give him a kiss for me, Moodwalker.

He's an amazing horse..... a shame he didn't pass the vet exam but at least this way we know he's safe.

Still though..... it's a sad day.

Watch for some more news on it this week. He might run after all

Thanks for the news! Please keep me up to date.

Miss you, by the way.....

All the Hong Kong horses have been asking about you. :p

Oh well..... it was not to be.

Tell him he's loved.

Yep, he is out. Went for stem cell surgery today and is being gelded later this month. The other horse they brought named Bay Story is going to run on Melbourne Cup day and Kieren Fallon galloped him this morning.

He is doing pretty well from what the English lads say.

Thanks for the update and here's hoping this gallant boy came out of surgery okay.

He did, they went to pick him up today

Hey Moodwalker.....

Next time you're around please give an update.....

Thanks!:)

Last time I talked to his connections, he had been gelded and had stem-cell therapy on his tendon.

Apparently they are going to try to point him to the Melbourne Cup again. He was really working well this last prep before being declared a non-starter.

They are really high on his chances, but all the British guys that come for the Melbourne Cup consider their stayers to be way better than Australia's.

I'll update when I talk to them again. But as far as I know, they just left him in Victoria at Jim Conlan's training center.

Thanks for the update. Give him a hug if you ever see him... :)

I'll never see him again.....

I don't plan on going back to Australia. It was a bad experience.

But I'll tell my buddies to hug him for you.

Just in the event anyone ever hears anything, please.....

I love this guy. :)

Thanks.

Sorry about that but thanks for the kind thought.

Is there any word on how he's doing these days?

Thanks. Hope he's alright.

Carte Diamond returns home 13 Dec 2007

Racing Victoria

A traumatic couple of years in Australia for popular English trainer Brian Ellison ended on Wednesday night when his courageous galloper Carte Diamond finally headed home to Yorkshire.

Carte Diamond had been in Victoria since October 2005 and hasn’t raced since finishing ninth in that year’s BMW Caulfield Cup behind Railings.

The now six-year-old was almost fatally injured when he crashed through the running rail and impaled himself on a steel upright at Flemington’s Breakfast with the Stars, just a week before the 2005 Emirates Melbourne Cup.

His life threatening injuries proved the start of a nightmare Aussie experience for Ellison and his family.

Carte Diamond remained in Australia and survived another near death experience after a severe bout of colic during his recuperation on the Mornington peninsula.

Carte Diamond was then set for another tilt at last years Melbourne Cup, but a tendon injury again forced his withdrawal, despite Ellison’s protestations that the galloper was fit to run.

Wind the clock forward another year and tragedy again struck the Ellison clan when their other stayer Bay Story, who ran second in this years Perth Cup, was put down after breaking his hind leg in The Lavazza Long Black (2800m) on Melbourne Cup Day.

Carte Diamond will return to England for a tilt at a number of the UK’s premier summer staying races, while Ellison will be praying for a change of luck and perhaps prepare for another visit to Melbourne.


http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/sp...cing/?id=32724

That's great news.

Will be good to have him back. I wonder what he will think to our weather :D

I was floored to see his name here!

Had NO idea he had a run last month.....

YEA!!! WELCOME BACK!!! :)


Chester - Friday 9 May
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places

14:45
11 Run Blue Square Ormonde Stakes (group 3)
Class 1, £75000.00 added, 4yo plus, £42578.00 penalty 1m 5f 89y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(1) 130717- Steppe Dancer (IRE) D J Coakley 5 9 3 T P Queally
2(4) 1/8216-9 Bauer (IRE) L M Cumani 5 9 0 S Sanders
3(2) 23129/3 :cool: Carte Diamond :cool: (USA) B Ellison 7 9 0 P Hanagan
4(7) 2216/95- Jadalee (IRE) G A Butler 5 9 0 R Hughes
5(3) 1/3336-7 Macarthur A P O'Brien 4 9 0 J Murtagh
6(8) 586/140- Numide (FR) G L Moore 5 9 0 G Baker
7(10) 12030-1 Raincoat J H M Gosden 4 9 0 L Dettori
8(9) 1/1155-5 Red Gala Sir Michael Stoute 5 9 0 J P Spencer
9(5) 1/240- Supersonic Dave (USA) B J Meehan 4 9 0 R Hills
10(11) 74110-3 Tempelstern (GER) H R A Cecil 4 9 0 T E Durcan
11(6) 23P00-P The Last Drop (IRE) B W Hills 5 9 0 P Robinson


Betting Forecast: 2/1 Macarthur, 5/1 Raincoat, 11/2 Tempelstern (GER), 6/1 Red Gala, 8/1 Numide (FR), 14/1 Bauer (IRE), Steppe Dancer (IRE), 20/1 Carte Diamond (USA), Supersonic Dave (USA), 25/1 Jadalee (IRE), 33/1 The Last Drop (IRE)

Friday May 9 2008
Chester 14:45 - Result
Blue Square Ormonde Stakes (group 3)
£75000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 5f 89y, Class 1, £42578 penalty,
11 ran

Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Winning Time: 2m 53.2s 13:45 14:15 14:45 15:15 16:00 16:35 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP

1 3 Macarthur 9-0 J Murtagh A P O'Brien 4 9/4 f
mid-division, headway when not clear run 2f out, led entering final furlong, quickened away touched 5/2 £5000-£2000 £2500-£1000 (x5) £2000-£800 £1000-£400 (x2)
2 5 4 Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-0 R Hills B J Meehan 4 22/1
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner opened 25/1 touched 20/1
3 2 nk Carte Diamond :) :cool: (USA) 9-0 P Hanagan B Ellison 7 14/1
led, hung right most of final circuit, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace touched 12/1
4 9 1¼ Red Gala 9-0 J P Spencer Sir Michael Stoute 5 9/2
mid-division, not clear run 2f out, pushed his way through over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong opened 5/1 touched 11/2 £5000-£900
5 8 ½ Numide (FR) 9-0 G Baker G L Moore 5 25/1
dwelt, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on without troubling leaders
6 1 1 Steppe Dancer (IRE) 9-3 T P Queally D J Coakley 5 12/1
tracked leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, soon hung left, weakened well inside final furlong opened 10/1
7 11 3½ Tempelstern (GER) 9-0 T E Durcan H R A Cecil 4 8/1
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out opened 9/1
8 4 ¾ Bauer (IRE) 9-0 S Sanders L M Cumani 5 7/1
mid-division, effort to chase leaders 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon beaten opened 13/2
9 10 3½ Raincoat 9-0 L Dettori J H M Gosden 4 4/1
held up an behind, not clear run from 2f out until headway over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, gap closed and badly hampered, immediately eased opened 11/2 touched 13/2 £6500-£1000 £5000-£1000
10 7 30 Jadalee (IRE) 9-0 R Hughes G A Butler 5 33/1
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, on wide outside 2f out, soon weakened
11 6 2 The Last Drop (IRE) 9-0 P Robinson B W Hills 5 33/1
pressed leader, ridden 3f out, dropped out over 2f out, eased over 1f out

Update...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-32343,00.html

I hold my breath every time he's entered.

Isn't it time to let him call it a day now?

:eek:
Thursday July 31 2008
Goodwood 15:30

Royal Bank Of Scotland Goodwood Cup (Group 2)£100000.00 added, 3yo plus, 2m, Class 1 16 runnersGoing: Straight - Good; Round - Good to Firm


14:15 14:50 15:30 16:05 16:40 17:15 17:50
Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1231-04 Allegretto (IRE) 21 5 - Sir Michael Stoute SP SP SP
0505-14 Bulwark (IRE) 14 6 - Ian Williams SP SP SP
20/330R Carte Diamond (USA) 24 7 - B Ellison SP SP SP
414-321 Distinction (IRE) 14 9 - Sir Michael Stoute SP SP SP
1/32-23 Eastern Anthem (IRE) 13 4 - Saeed bin Suroor SP SP SP
01-5150 Gee Dee Nen 14 5 - M H Tompkins SP SP SP
2330-41 Honolulu (IRE) 36 4 - A P O'Brien SP SP SP
122-221 Mad Rush (USA) 14 4 - L M Cumani SP SP SP
136-342 Mores Wells 21 4 - K Prendergast SP SP SP
5-24133 Peppertree Lane (IRE) 18 5 - M Johnston SP SP SP
114-236 Regal Flush 19 4 - Saeed bin Suroor SP SP SP
523-055 Sagara (USA) 21 4 - Saeed bin Suroor SP SP SP
065-055 Sergeant Cecil 23 9 - B R Millman SP SP SP
610-403 Tungsten Strike (USA) 24 7 - Mrs A J Perrett SP SP SP
1113-11 Yeats (IRE) 53 7 - A P O'Brien SP SP SP
60-0051 Yellowstone (IRE) 21 4 - Mme J Chapple-Hyam SP SP SP