Chief Stipe Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Cup dream over for Knight's Choice www.racing.com Sheila Laxon and John Symons with Knight's Choice and the spoils of their Melbourne Cup win. The dream of back-to-back Melbourne Cup victories is over for Knight’s Choice with the 2024 champion certain to be missing from Tuesday afternoon’s first declarations.https://bitofayarn.com Knight’s Choice has not been able to run since his first-up mid-field effort in the So You Think Stakes (1500m) at The Valley more than three weeks ago due to a strangles outbreak at his temporary training home at Mt Macedon. But while the Melbourne Cup is off the agenda for this spring, co-trainer Sheila Laxon reported on Tuesday that January’s Magic Millions carnival and next March’s G1 Auckland Cup (3200m) are now being considered for the horse. "He’s been invited to the Auckland Cup and he’s a Magic Millions horse so there are a lot of good options ahead for him, although we would have dearly loved to have given the Melbourne Cup another go,’’ Laxon said. https://bitofayarn.com "But he’s not an old horse – he’s still just six – so maybe he can be back in 12 months for the Melbourne Cup.’’ Knight’s Choice recorded a high temperature about 10 days ago and while his condition improved for a few days, Knight’s Choice has again been taken ill. It is not yet confirmed as to whether he has strangles. https://bitofayarn.com The untimely illness has ended an unlikely attempt at back-to-back Melbourne Cups for the Queenslander after his $91 boilover last year. A first declaration fee of $2000 for the first ever $10 million Melbourne Cup is due by noon on Tuesday. What is strangles? Strangles is an infectious bacterial condition that is transmitted via direct contact between individual horses and/or through indirect contact in several ways. Contaminated feed, water, bedding, stables, stable utensils, halters, brushes, boots, clothing and transport vehicles are important in the spread of infection. Strangles usually causes upper respiratory tract disease, but can also affect the lungs. It is highly contagious although rarely fatal. Quote
The dream of back-to-back Melbourne Cup victories is over for Knight’s Choice with the 2024 champion certain to be missing from Tuesday afternoon’s first declarations.https://bitofayarn.com Knight’s Choice has not been able to run since his first-up mid-field effort in the So You Think Stakes (1500m) at The Valley more than three weeks ago due to a strangles outbreak at his temporary training home at Mt Macedon. But while the Melbourne Cup is off the agenda for this spring, co-trainer Sheila Laxon reported on Tuesday that January’s Magic Millions carnival and next March’s G1 Auckland Cup (3200m) are now being considered for the horse. "He’s been invited to the Auckland Cup and he’s a Magic Millions horse so there are a lot of good options ahead for him, although we would have dearly loved to have given the Melbourne Cup another go,’’ Laxon said. https://bitofayarn.com "But he’s not an old horse – he’s still just six – so maybe he can be back in 12 months for the Melbourne Cup.’’ Knight’s Choice recorded a high temperature about 10 days ago and while his condition improved for a few days, Knight’s Choice has again been taken ill. It is not yet confirmed as to whether he has strangles. https://bitofayarn.com The untimely illness has ended an unlikely attempt at back-to-back Melbourne Cups for the Queenslander after his $91 boilover last year. A first declaration fee of $2000 for the first ever $10 million Melbourne Cup is due by noon on Tuesday. What is strangles? Strangles is an infectious bacterial condition that is transmitted via direct contact between individual horses and/or through indirect contact in several ways. Contaminated feed, water, bedding, stables, stable utensils, halters, brushes, boots, clothing and transport vehicles are important in the spread of infection. Strangles usually causes upper respiratory tract disease, but can also affect the lungs. It is highly contagious although rarely fatal.
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