This weekend is a pivotal one in terms of the Australian General Sires List with the $20million Everest (1200m) and $5million Caulfield Cup (2400m)and King Charles Stakes (1600m) poised to deliver a big shake up and there is only one stallion that has a legitimate contender in all three races and that is a feat in itself given the distance range involved and the quality.
The stallion with a runner in each of the three big money races is Coolmore’s $22,000 quiet achiever Pride of Dubai, who is currently a stalking sixth on the Australian General Sires List with prizemoney of $2.5million.
A dual Group I winning juvenile by Street Cry (IRE), Pride of Dubai is Mr Versatile as a sire.
He has his reigning Australian Horse of the Year Pride of Jenni set to take on the King Charles at Randwick on her way to next Saturday’s Cox Plate and at the same venue his $11million earning sprinter Bella Nipotina has a slot in The Everest.
At Caulfield, his imported daughter Deny Knowledge (IRE) will be looking to back up from her last start WFA win over 2000m in the Group I MRC Might and Power Stakes when she accounted for Mr Brightside.
With just 50.5kg and Craig Newitt to ride, the Anthony and Sam Freedman trained mare will slide across from her outside gate and take a power of catching.
If all three mares salute, the collect will be just shy of $13million!!
