Racing: Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip raced home to take out the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.
Gold Trip storms home in Turnbull stakes | 00:47Melbourne Cup champion Gold Trip has stamped his authority on upcoming spring majors with an unbelievable performance in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes .
“He put the writing on the wall with his run at The Valley and you just look at him in the yard, he looks amazing. The team have done an unbelievable job. The horse is pristine. Gold Trip ridden by Mark Zahra wins the TAB Turnbull Stakes. Soulcombe put in a strong Cups trial also, ridden for luck on the rail to run third ahead of Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior, the $2.40 fixed price favourite.With the Caulfield Cup in a fortnight and Cox Plate seven days later, Maher has decisions to make.Weight would be a major consideration also, with 58.5kg Cups topweight Gold Trip exposed to a penalty with victory in the Caulfield Cup.Gold Trip wins the TAB Turnbull Stakes.
Gold Trip ridden by Mark Zahra returns to the mounting yard. Zahra, who won the Turnbull in 2020 aboard Verry Elleegant before the champion mare trained on to win the Caulfield Cup, made his thoughts on Gold Trip’s next start known.“They were a few of his major rivals there and the way he won why wouldn’t you go there?
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