Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 9 Journalists Share Posted April 9 Atishu will have her final start in Saturday’s Group 1 Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Multiple Group One winner Atishu will bid to have a fairytale ending to her racing career when she heads to Randwick on Saturday to contest the Group 1 Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m). The daughter of Savabeel, who is raced by New Zealand syndicator Go Racing, will bid to add a fourth Group One crown to her record, and second in the race, before she is offered through Magic Millions’ Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale next month. “It will be a day of mixed emotions with this being her swansong,” Go Racing General Manager Matt Allnutt said. “It brings the curtain down on what has been a fantastic career. There have been a lot of friendships formed (within her syndicate) and we have all really enjoyed the ride.” The Queen of the Turf holds fond memories for her connections, having won the race two years ago before finishing runner-up in last year’s running, and she will reunite with 2023 winning hoop Nash Rawiller this weekend in the hope of a fairytale ending. “Nash rode her in this race two years ago when she won it. She drew barrier one on that day and she has drawn barrier two on Saturday,” Allnutt said. “She loves the race and she races well at Randwick. Chris (Waller, trainer) is more than happy with her, dropping back to the 1600m suits, and I think the race maps well for her. “Fairytales do happen in racing and let’s hope we see another one on Saturday.” Go Racing’s silks will also feature at Randwick in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m), with Group 2 Auckland Cup (3200m) runner-up Tajanis set to jump from barrier 19 on Saturday for trainer Chris Waller, who is still in search of a jockey for the gelding who will carry a featherweight of 50kg. “He came through the Auckland Cup well and he was probably unlucky not to have won on that day,” Allnutt said. “He got back to Australia and never turned a hair, he maintained a good appetite and his work has been good. “He had an exhibition gallop last week and worked really nicely. Chris is more than happy with him going into the race, but he is obviously going to need luck from that draw. “He is going to get back, but he warms into his races the further he goes and once he is relaxed and settled he will travel along nicely and then it’s a matter of building into the race at the right time and hopefully have him in a challenging position at the top of the straight.” Atishu is currently sitting at $6 with horse racing bookmakers for her raceday swansong, behind Fangirl ($2.25) and Stefi Magnetica ($5.50), while Tajanis is rated a $26 winning prospect. Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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