You're right, they shouldn't have run Stylish Century in the Melbourne Cup, but then they weren't to know that Tony Allen on Empire Rose wold take him on for the lead either. A bad ride which ruined both their chances.
i think tawriffic paid over $30 for the win and super impose was $8.40 for place (queensland tab). quinella by freedman. i was very sure of super's payout cos i had a $100.00 bet for $840.00 return. was my first bet ever in racing. and down the years gave back more than that. i dont bet horses anymore. it was first time lucky.
Pretty handy field he beat, the second place getter was no hack! He went close in this race a few times old Super, was fitting that he capped his great career off with that memorable win in the Cox plate a few years later. It was a shame that Stylish Century was sent around, this race did him far more harm than good, his 3rd start at 2000mtr plus in 10 days as a 3yr was crucifying him. He wa proof that horses aren machines, he was burnt out by the end of his 4yr season.
you're damn right to the point...they made similar mistake with nothing leica dane...running in the melbourne cup after derby ( despite being lucky to get that derby from big o) was a biggest mistake...after melbourne cup he won only one second string race...and a few placings but never lived upto his potential...poor desicion...they've got too greedy
I must say in the defence of the owners of NLD, he was actually set for the race and they always planned to run him in the cup. I think the mistake they made with him was to back up that hard spring with another tough Autumn against the best crop of 3yrs we've seen. I feel the Autumn 3yr season killed him and from then on it was hard work. But the owner of Stylish Century was a looney, he ran one of the best WFA horses to a neck in the CP then bolted the Derby in and still he wanted more.
@tigerrish I agree with you on this one. Not only did they run Stylish Century in everything as a three-year-old, they had run him in everything as a two-year-old, as well. They also changed stables with him an extraordinary number of times, from memory, and the fact that he was still so good as a four-year-old makes you wonder what he could have been in better hands.
Forget Tawriffic...Super Impose was the run of the race. The horse is a friggin miler and took all the stayers to school bar his stable mate.
spielberg01 4 months ago
You're right, they shouldn't have run Stylish Century in the Melbourne Cup, but then they weren't to know that Tony Allen on Empire Rose wold take him on for the lead either. A bad ride which ruined both their chances.
Danehill 1 year ago
I need this to settle a bet, do you know what the dividends were on this race???
barbhow40 1 year ago
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i think tawriffic paid over $30 for the win and super impose was $8.40 for place (queensland tab). quinella by freedman. i was very sure of super's payout cos i had a $100.00 bet for $840.00 return. was my first bet ever in racing. and down the years gave back more than that. i dont bet horses anymore. it was first time lucky.
hydromett 1 year ago
Pretty handy field he beat, the second place getter was no hack! He went close in this race a few times old Super, was fitting that he capped his great career off with that memorable win in the Cox plate a few years later. It was a shame that Stylish Century was sent around, this race did him far more harm than good, his 3rd start at 2000mtr plus in 10 days as a 3yr was crucifying him. He wa proof that horses aren machines, he was burnt out by the end of his 4yr season.
tigerrish 4 years ago
you're damn right to the point...they made similar mistake with nothing leica dane...running in the melbourne cup after derby ( despite being lucky to get that derby from big o) was a biggest mistake...after melbourne cup he won only one second string race...and a few placings but never lived upto his potential...poor desicion...they've got too greedy
kodumusitdown 3 years ago
I must say in the defence of the owners of NLD, he was actually set for the race and they always planned to run him in the cup. I think the mistake they made with him was to back up that hard spring with another tough Autumn against the best crop of 3yrs we've seen. I feel the Autumn 3yr season killed him and from then on it was hard work. But the owner of Stylish Century was a looney, he ran one of the best WFA horses to a neck in the CP then bolted the Derby in and still he wanted more.
tigerrish 3 years ago
@tigerrish I agree with you on this one. Not only did they run Stylish Century in everything as a three-year-old, they had run him in everything as a two-year-old, as well. They also changed stables with him an extraordinary number of times, from memory, and the fact that he was still so good as a four-year-old makes you wonder what he could have been in better hands.
cl0ngrf3 1 year ago