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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:16 pmWADH !!!!!!!
ALL ABOARD MDM !!!!
Gold Edition a chance for Qld Guineas
By Christian Nicolussi
June 01, 2007 RON Maund loves doing things his own way.
He is unorthodox. He often comes under fire from animal lovers and purists for continually sending his horses to the track.
So it came as no surprise when Maund yesterday sensationally revealed his Australian Racehorse of the Year nomination Gold Edition was a serious chance of running in Monday week's Group One Queensland Guineas - just 48 hours after contesting the Group One Stradbroke Handicap.
"I'm not saying she's a definite starter in the Guineas, but I'm not saying she won't run either," Maund said. "It's been in the back of our minds to back her up.
"Jockeys Jimmy Cassidy and Darren Beadman have always been of the opinion that this horse could step up to the mile.
"And if we're going to dip our toes in the water, it might as well be in a race against the three-year-olds at set weights.
"I've always said the horse looks better on the Sunday after she races, and there's no way I'm going to wrap her up in cotton wool.
"When people say I should put this horse in the paddock, she comes out and blows them away. And when they've said she can't run 1400m, she comes around the corner seven in front and wins by five lengths."
Maund said his horse had thrived following her defeat to Takeover Target last week in the Group One Doomben 10,000.
The trainer said his filly was poorly weighted in the Stradbroke with 53.5kg and Mitanni (54.5kg) looked the horse to beat.
As for the Horse of the Year gong, Maund said: "She's the kind of horse Australians love, she's tough and classy, not a powder-puff, but I'll leave the decision to the experts.
"I know she's the Horse of the Year in our eyes.
ALL ABOARD MDM !!!!
Gold Edition a chance for Qld Guineas
By Christian Nicolussi
June 01, 2007 RON Maund loves doing things his own way.
He is unorthodox. He often comes under fire from animal lovers and purists for continually sending his horses to the track.
So it came as no surprise when Maund yesterday sensationally revealed his Australian Racehorse of the Year nomination Gold Edition was a serious chance of running in Monday week's Group One Queensland Guineas - just 48 hours after contesting the Group One Stradbroke Handicap.
"I'm not saying she's a definite starter in the Guineas, but I'm not saying she won't run either," Maund said. "It's been in the back of our minds to back her up.
"Jockeys Jimmy Cassidy and Darren Beadman have always been of the opinion that this horse could step up to the mile.
"And if we're going to dip our toes in the water, it might as well be in a race against the three-year-olds at set weights.
"I've always said the horse looks better on the Sunday after she races, and there's no way I'm going to wrap her up in cotton wool.
"When people say I should put this horse in the paddock, she comes out and blows them away. And when they've said she can't run 1400m, she comes around the corner seven in front and wins by five lengths."
Maund said his horse had thrived following her defeat to Takeover Target last week in the Group One Doomben 10,000.
The trainer said his filly was poorly weighted in the Stradbroke with 53.5kg and Mitanni (54.5kg) looked the horse to beat.
As for the Horse of the Year gong, Maund said: "She's the kind of horse Australians love, she's tough and classy, not a powder-puff, but I'll leave the decision to the experts.
"I know she's the Horse of the Year in our eyes.
