Chief Stipe Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 All hail the King! The champ retired after third Miracle Mile LEAD NEWS Tim O'Connor 12 MAR 2022 Last Updated 12 Mar 2022 King Of Swing has been retired following his historic third Miracle Mile success. The Belinda McCarthy-trained seven-year-old produced a brilliant performance to win the $1million Grand Circuit classic ahead of stablemate Spirit Of St Louis (Jack Callaghan) and third-placed Victorian Better Eclipse (Jess Tubbs/Greg Sugars) at Menangle on Saturday night. He is now the only three-time winner of the race. An early speed burn threw a spanner in the works for King Of Swing, who was crossed in barrier one when Nathan Jack sent Mach Dan (Emma Stewart) straight to the lead at the start. But Luke McCarthy was quickly off the pegs with his charge and despite pressure from Bondi Lockdown (Aaron Dunn), managed to take up the lead in a frantic beginning to the 1609m sprint. King Of Swing’s rivals tried their best to catch him in the dash to the line, but the son of Rocknroll Hanover was too strong, holding on to win by just over a metre in a mile rate of 1:49.2sec. “That was just a massive thrill,” Luke McCarthy told Sky Racing. “After the week we've had and still being able to have him at that level to be able to win a Miracle Mile is unbelievable. “It's kind of surreal. “You dream of winning the Miracle Mile as a driver and to win three in-a-row on this horse has just been so special and it's just a dream come true.” With retirement confirmed to Adam Hamilton by part-owner Glen Moore, King Of Swing finishes his glorious career with 44 wins from 82 starts and with well over $3million in prizemoney. The 2022 Miracle Mile was rescheduled from last weekend due to a torrential downpour which hit the Menangle track in the minutes before start time. HOW THEY FINISHED 1 KING OF SWING NZ Fr1 1 Belinda McCarthy Luke McCarthy 2 SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS NZ Fr2 2 Belinda McCarthy Jack Callaghan 1.2m 3 BETTER ECLIPSE Fr8 10 Jess Tubbs Greg Sugars 3.9m 4 MAJESTIC CRUISER Fr3 3 Jason Grimson Cameron Hart 6.2m 5 BUNDORAN NZ Fr4 4 Amanda Turnbull Amanda Turnbull 6.3m 6 MACH DAN Fr5 5 Emma Stewart Nathan Jack 7.7m 7 EXPENSIVE EGO Fr6 6 Belinda McCarthy Chris Geary 9.0m 8 BONDI LOCKDOWN Fr7 9 Aaron Dunn Aaron Dunn 33.2m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheHorseman Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 What a race. What a horse. Good run by Spirit of SL too for second. I notice McCarthy's bike didn't have a dust sheet, I don't watch a lot of Aussie racing, is there a theory around no dust sheet, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 What a horse King of Swim was in Oz! One of the very best ever over the sprint distances and you wojld think he wouldve been great in NZ as well! They may run very fast over the miles but doesnt really make for exciting racing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Brodie said: One of the very best ever over the sprint distances and you wojld think he wouldve been great in NZ as well! 4 starts for 4 wins this year Brodster over all distances , and Not just a Sprinter. Don't forget just last month he WON with ease one of Australia's greatest races over 2800m . The Hunter Cup. defeating Spirit of St Louis and crack NZ stayer Amazing Dream in fast time. One of the very best over any distance his record reflects. A true All-rounder like Gamma lol.... KING OF SWING finishes with 44 wins from 82 career starts and $3.3 Million earnings. By Jingo's !!!! he may of even been a chance of beating GAMMALITE with that sort of record ? lol.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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