Redzel, the partly Orange-owned champion of 2017’s The Everest, Doomben 10,000 and Darley Classic, returned to the track in Saturday’s $750,000 Black Caviar Lightning (1000 metres) at Flemington surrounded by buzz, trainer Paul Snowden saying the star sprinter was “going to go to another level” in the lead-up.
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Then he lost.
After jumping awkwardly at almost Winx-like odds of $1.70 the Snitzel from Millrich gelding settled just off the speed in the long straight, accelerated clear with 200 to go and looked to kick on to the seventh straight win everyone expected him to secured.
Then he got mowed down in the final metres by a fast-finishing, $10 chance in Redkirk Warrior, which came from the clouds to continue its love affair with the Melbourne track.
It was David Hayes’ sprinter’s third win down the famous straight having picked up a Group 1 and Group 1 win there in the past.
Matt Findlay
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
