MELBOURNE, April 8 – Malaysian billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan’s star colt ‘All Too Hard’ has bolstered preparations for the Sydney autumn carnival, winning a jump-out at Flemington race course, here, on Saturday. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said ‘All Too Hard’ did all he was asked to do in winning the 800m jump-out as he prepares for the Group 1 All Aged Stakes on
April 27.
“He had a nice blow as you would expect,” Hawkes told Sydney’s Sky Sports Radio. “We’re still three weeks from the race. We’ve got a bit more to go yet but we’re on track.”
The three-year-old was scratched on the morning of the Group 1 Australian Guineas at the start of last month due to an elevated temperature and hasn’t raced since, claiming the Futurity Stakes on Feb 23, the second of his Group 1 autumn weight-for-age victories.
The half-brother to all-conquering Black Caviar was given time to get over his “cold” before connections decided to target the All Aged (1400m) at Randwick on the final day of the Sydney autumn carnival. Hawkes said ‘All Too Hard’ was a happy horse heading towards his Sydney appearance.
“We took advantage of the bit of a setback from the Guineas and gave him a bit of a freshen up,” Hawkes said. He added: “He’s now going to go to the All Aged and if he can do the job there, well then obviously England is on the cards.”
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