Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 7, 2019 Journalists Share Posted September 7, 2019 Trainer John Gosden reports Bjorn Nielsen’s champion stayer Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) to be “in tremendous form” two weeks removed from the 5-year-old’s victory in the G2 Lonsdale Cup at York which earned him a second consecutive £1-million Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers’ Million Bonus. “He is bucking and playing away and having a shout which he likes to do,” Gosden said. “He always lets you know when he is around. For a little guy he makes a lot of noise.” Stradivarius holds an entry in Friday’s G2 Doncaster Cup, and looking ahead to a title defense of the G2 British Champions Long Distance Cup on Oct. 19, Gosden said the chestnut’s participation would be ground dependent. “I would think that Champions Day is quite likely,” the trainer said. “If we got a lot of rain and it did go heavy, that would be the one thing that would probably stop us running. He has got a great action and he is probably happiest on top of the ground. He handled the good to soft and softish ground, but I would be worried about heavy ground.” In terms of a potential 6-year-old campaign for the entire, Gosden said that decision would be up to Nielsen. “It is very much up to Mr. Nielsen whether he wants to keep him in training next year and I will leave that entirely to him. The horse is vociferous to let us know what he thinks.” The post Stradivarius “Tremendous” After Second Million appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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