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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Pin Oak Stud's Director of Farm Operations and Property, Michael Hardy, says that he is hoping to make his return to Australia a winning one with Parchment Party (Constitution) representing the farm in the Melbourne Cup. Hardy last set foot in Melbourne during a six-month stint as part of the Godolphin Flying Start and his return Down Under is a significant one given Parchment Party will bid to become the first American-trained winner of the race. “It's my first time in Australia since the Flying Start,” Hardy told TTR. The University of Limerick graduate followed the Flying Start with six years at the helm of Margaux Farm in Kentucky and three years at Goffs, where he ascended to the role of Head Of Sales. He joined the Pin Oak team in June 2024. “It's great to be back, even if it feels like we've brought weather from Ireland. We're not going to let the rain dampen our spirits.” Hardy, accompanied by Pin Oak's trainer Joss Saville and assistant trainer Jo Robinson, have made the long trek from Kentucky to represent Pin Oak proprietors Jim and Dana Bernhard as the owners of the first American-trained horse to run in the Cup. Since Vintage Crop in 1993, nine internationally-trained raiders have claimed the race that stops the nation, but none have ventured from the United States to attempt to do so. The 2025 edition features one fellow American-bred in G2 Moonee Valley Cup winner Onesmoothoperator, but he arrives via the stable of Yorkshireman Brian Ellison. American and Media Puzzle are the only two American-bred horses to win the Cup this century, but their respective trainers Alain de Royer Dupre and Dermot Weld were based in Europe. It is trainer Bill Mott, and owners Pin Oak Stud, who dare take that first plunge from the States with Parchment Party, who arrives off the back of earning a Cup golden ticket in the G3 Belmont Gold Cup in July. The 5-year-old added a win in the Listed Birdstone Stakes in August before entering the first step of quarantine needed for a horse to get Down Under. For connections of Parchment Paper, the excitement of being the first to attempt the feat is palpable. “It's a huge credit to Racing Victoria for putting on a race in the States to get an American-trained horse here,” said Hardy. “Last year's connections didn't take the opportunity for whatever reason, but that's alright, it left us with the opportunity to make history. “I don't think we'd be fooling anybody if we said this was goal number one at the start of the year. But, you know, horse racing is an ever-changing landscape. When you get an opportunity to take a horse to a race like the Melbourne Cup, you don't say no.” A US$450,000 Keeneland yearling graduate when purchased by Dana Bernhard, Parchment Party was unbeaten in two starts as a juvenile. “He had some good form in his 2-year-old year, but he just needed time to really mature after that,” Hardy said of the colt, who is four in his home country. “He didn't run much as a 3-year-old, he just ran a few times at the end of the year. With maturity, he's become a really good-looking, big, good-moving horse. Just a little bit of maturity under his belt has really helped him flourish this year, and so has stretching him out in distance. “That's one thing that we are really excited about is to see him run the two miles here at Melbourne, because he hasn't had the opportunity to do that yet. There's very few races run over two miles in the United States, and giving him the opportunity to run the distance is something we think he will relish. The turf, we are less confident about, but we really think the distance is more meaningful than the track.” The Belmont Gold Cup is traditionally run over 3200 metres, but heavy rainfall ahead of Parchment Party's edition saw the Grade 3 event moved to the dirt track and reduced to 2800 metres. Hitting the front with 800 metres left to run on the sloppy track, the entire punched home by eight and a half lengths, with a further 14 and a half lengths back to third. “There was terrible weather, a storm came through so it was switched to the dirt, which is an option we have in the States,” Hardy said. “You can't really hold that against him, especially when he won that race very impressively.” John Velazquez, the colt's partner from the Gold Cup, flies down to take the reins at Flemington on Tuesday, an association which Hardy expects to continue to be fruitful. The rider's intimate race knowledge of Parchment Party will be an immense aid with a horse that Hardy calls “particular” in how he's ridden. “He doesn't like to be hurried and rushed into a race, he takes the time to get into stride,” said Hardy. “Another jockey might try to get him into the race too quickly and he might just throw his head up at that. So having a jockey that's ridden the horse before is important for us. “He (Velazquez) also critically understands how to ride in these big fields. He's won the Kentucky Derby three times. He's one of the best jockeys in the world. I think there's nobody that would argue with that and to have him on Parchment Party in Melbourne, we think it's a huge, huge advantage.” The post Team Parchment Party Dreaming Of Historic First For America In Melbourne Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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Could we see one big-name Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) winner replace another for December 10’s showpiece event at Happy Valley? With Ryan Moore a very real chance to miss next month’s event for the first time since 2008 as he recovers from a leg injury, the Jockey Club may well need to look elsewhere to maintain the level of star power the event attracts annually. One man who fits that bill is four-time Hong Kong champion jockey Joao Moreira. Moreira hasn’t featured in the...View the full article -
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Out of interest how do they restrict you more than anyone else on a self service machine? I walk into my local pub with a machine and the tab wouldn’t have a clue who’s placing the bet? Granted if you win over a certain amount you need Id. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Jamie Melham will bid to become the first female jockey to claim a coveted double in Australian horse racing when she rides Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours in the A$9 million (US$5.85 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday. Last month, Melham became the first woman to win the Caulfield Cup in its 149-year history, guiding the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours to an emphatic victory in the A$5 million handicap over 2,400 metres. Ten years after Michelle Payne’s breakthrough on...View the full article
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