James McDonald partners Melbourne Cup hope in gallop

by | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Champion jockey James Mcdonald got to have his first sit aboard his 2022 Melbourne Cup ride Loft in trackwork at Flemington and immediately liked what he felt. McDonald teams with the German-bred galloper in the Group 1 event over 3200m at Flemington on November 1 and gave the stayer a ‘test drive’ ahead of the gelding’s… Read More »

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