50-1 Triomphe advances his Cup claims: Australia.Byline: Syd Brennan TRAINER Terry O'Sullivan saddled his second Group 1 winner when 50-1 shot Tales Of Triomphe won the South Australian Derby The South Australian Derby is an Australian Group 1 thoroughbred horse race for three year olds, at set weights, held at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide. It is run each year in May. The race is contested over 2500 metres. at Morphettville on Saturday, writes Syd Brennan. O'Sullivan, who has been training for 33 years, hopes Tales Of Triomphe can fulfil his lifelong dream of having a runner in the Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is for three-year-olds and over, and covers a distance of 3,200 metres. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world. . ``I'll aim him at the Moonee Valley Cup and we'll take it from there, but I'd love to have a runner in the Melbourne Cup,'' he said. ``He's a genuine stayer stayer a horse that can gallop at racing speed for at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km). and there's not a lot of them about.'' Lion's Gate, who carries the Sangster family's colours, started 9-2 favourite but failed to see out the extended mile-and-a-half trip and finished fourth. Up-and-coming young Melbourne trainer Danny O'Brien missed seeing Glamour Puss win the Group 1 Goodwood Handicap as he was best man at a wedding. It was the second Group 1 success for O'Brien, 34, who has enjoyed a good season and looks set to finish second to Lee Freedman in the Melbourne trainers' list. |
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