Just as we catch our breath from the tremendous Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival we look forward to the 2012 Golden Slipper and what may lay ahead.
All the focus at the moment is rightly on the Gai Waterhouse pair of Dreifontein and No Looking Back.
They went one two in the Magic Millions, even if their order on the podium was different to how they crossed the line.
No Looking Back beat Dreiftontein to the post but a controversial protest was upheld from Tommy Berry.
Whatever way you see the result there’s no arguing that both horses are strong prospects and by the time we reach the 2012 Golden Slipper both should be somewhere among the top few.
Each of them have been confirmed by the Waterhouse stable to be tackling the Golden Slipper route but some of the other Magic Millions hopes will not be doing the same.
Trainer Gerald Ryan earlier in the week said Amorino wouldn’t be going down that path.
He’ll instead be given a longer spell and will be brought back for the Sires produce Stakes and the Champagne Stakes.
Sizzling meanwhile will have an even longer layoff and will miss the entire autumn period.
His focus is now on the Brisbane winter carnival and the TJ Smith.
Both Amorino and Sizzling were reportedly found out a bit by the early pace of the 1200m and will be looking for more ground.
The connections of Alezan Thunder are yet to make up their minds about the autumn and that’s probably the only other horse worth a mention coming out of the race.
On a day when the track suited the leaders it appears as if these horses are probably the only ones in any kind of Golden Slipper calculations.
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