King Kirk, a favourite for the $5 million race at Rosehill, drowned in a Randwick pool accident following a trial run.
King Kirk, a two-year-old on a path towards paydays totalling $4.5 million in the next four months, drowned in a training pool accident at Randwick on Tuesday.
With first place in that race carrying a cheque of $1.7 million and March’s Golden Slipper boasting a $2.8 million bounty for the winner, owners and trainers have many reasons to feel disconsolate. Clark, one of the Waterhouse-Bott stable’s go-to jockeys, said King Kirk showed in his first trial back that he was on track for more success as he prepared for January’s Magic Millions carnival on the Gold Coast.“It was very distressing news to come through, and I feel for all the staff and connections, and everyone involved,” Clark said.
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