Peter Walsh wants to enjoy every minute with his freak galloper, but has his wife, Annie, to thank for the trip that brought Amelia’s Jewel into his life.
If star Perth mare Amelia’s Jewel wins the Golden Eagle on Saturday, owner Peter Walsh will be buying wife Annie a precious stone of her own.
A few years back, Annie was looking for a surprise gift for her husband – the man who seemingly had everything – and hit upon the idea of taking him to Royal Ascot. The 68-year-old Walsh owned his first horse at 18, so it has been a long wait to find Amelia’s Jewel. Trainer Simon Miller quickly realised her freakish qualities as a two-year-old but didn’t want to tell Walsh just how good she was.
“She just licks the bin out every time we put it in front of her,” Miller said. “That’s why we knew something wasn’t right after the Toorak, because she left feed.“It was a concern for a couple of days, but it was just a bug, and then she started smashing her food again. She runs times that nothing else can, but I have never had one eat like her. She came up on Wednesday night. It was the first time she had a 10-hour float trip.
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