Turn Me Loose
Darryl Sherer
Multiple Group One winner Turn Me Loose is likely to join the carnival party in Melbourne this weekend.
The powerhouse Cambridge galloper has been nominated for the Gr.2 Schillaci Stakes over 1100 metres at Caulfield on Saturday.
"There's a decent chance he will run," said Murray Baker, who prepares the high-class son of Iffraaj with Andrew Forsman.
Turn Me Loose earned more than $A1 million in Melbourne last season with four wins, a second and a fourth from six attempts. He recorded Group One wins in the Emirates Stakes and Futurity Stakes and also won the Gr.2 Crystal Mile.
He was also voted New Zealand's leading sprinter and middle distance horse for the season and was just a vote away from being Horse of the Year.
Turn Me Loose failed in two starts in Sydney last autumn, but had a bone chip removed from a knee following his Sydney runs, which delayed his return this spring.
He won a 1000m trial at Avondale on September 20 and galloped between races at Te Rapa last Friday to ready him for his resuming run.
"He seems to be back to his old self and is a very happy horse at the moment," Baker said. "He's a pretty good horse. He's like a big machine when he gets going and right up to the very best.
"He's a five-year-old entire, but has a lovely temperament. You could put a little kid in the box with him."
Baker has not finalised Turn Me Loose's spring programme, but the horse has been nominated for the A$1 million Gr.1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley on October 31 and the A$1 million Gr.1 Darley Classic at Flemington on November 5.
"He's probably best suited now by 1400m to 1600m weight-for-age races but there's not much around at this carnival, at least not at Group One level," Baker said. – NZ Racing Desk.
The powerhouse Cambridge galloper has been nominated for the Gr.2 Schillaci Stakes over 1100 metres at Caulfield on Saturday.
"There's a decent chance he will run," said Murray Baker, who prepares the high-class son of Iffraaj with Andrew Forsman.
Turn Me Loose earned more than $A1 million in Melbourne last season with four wins, a second and a fourth from six attempts. He recorded Group One wins in the Emirates Stakes and Futurity Stakes and also won the Gr.2 Crystal Mile.
He was also voted New Zealand's leading sprinter and middle distance horse for the season and was just a vote away from being Horse of the Year.
Turn Me Loose failed in two starts in Sydney last autumn, but had a bone chip removed from a knee following his Sydney runs, which delayed his return this spring.
He won a 1000m trial at Avondale on September 20 and galloped between races at Te Rapa last Friday to ready him for his resuming run.
"He seems to be back to his old self and is a very happy horse at the moment," Baker said. "He's a pretty good horse. He's like a big machine when he gets going and right up to the very best.
"He's a five-year-old entire, but has a lovely temperament. You could put a little kid in the box with him."
Baker has not finalised Turn Me Loose's spring programme, but the horse has been nominated for the A$1 million Gr.1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley on October 31 and the A$1 million Gr.1 Darley Classic at Flemington on November 5.
"He's probably best suited now by 1400m to 1600m weight-for-age races but there's not much around at this carnival, at least not at Group One level," Baker said. – NZ Racing Desk.
