You know the tour is gaining incredible momentum when you turn up at Royal Randwick on Anzac Day to find that Race 4 is called “The Tour de Cure” Sprint – a 1400 metre race where the horses run the wrong way round the track (sorry but this bloggist is a Victorian).
It was a day better suited to ducks and ark-builders (and those hardy souls who braved the early deluge for a cheeky 100km morning ride around the shire, certainly earned their all-you-can-eat smorgasbord today!)... A lucky crew of TDC riders, support crew and partners were on hand at Randwick to see Rig’s Duke storm home down the inside – to the delight of owners and connections who had travelled down from Newcastle for the horse’s first outing in the big smoke! In fact the first prize pool of $26k was exactly equal to all the prize money the horse had ever earned! Thankfully, the owners were given some ideas about how to invest their new found wealth… Denver was handing out his personalised TDC pledge cards with instructions on how to donate via the “Pledge to Denver” function on the site…
A big thanks to Craig and Alex Cairnduff for organising the event, and hosting the day. It was a cracking day out! And good luck to (Craig’s) Dad & Dave as they head off tomorrow to drive the route from Brisbane to Sydney – just to make sure all the logistics are planned to final detail! Good on you guys – thanks for the passion! 4 and a bit weeks to go!!
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