The great Doriemus, a champion stayer who won the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double in 1995 with Damien Oliver up, was rushed into surgery last week and narrowly survived a life-threatening bout of colic. The emergency surgery was performed at the Werribee veterinarian clinic.
Now a resident of Living Legends at Woodlands Historic Park immediately adjacent to the Melbourne Airport, Doriemus has been spending retirement lounging around with the likes of Saintly, Rogan Josh, Brew, Fields of Omagh, and his old rival Might And Power, who denied Doriemus a second Melbourne Cup in 1997 by the slimmest of margins.
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November 29, 2009 – 6:04 pm
The capital of Australian racing has banned steeplechase and jumps racing. The controversial decision was announced late last week by Racing Victoria Chairman Michael Duffy. Animal welfare groups naturally greeted the news with unabashed enthusiasm, but many horsemen are bewildered by the decision, which effectively ends a 150-year old tradition in Victoria.
According to published reports, 10 horses have died this year in Victoria during compulsory trials and races.
The ban, which takes effect after the 2010 season, means that South Australia will be the only state left in the country to allow jumps racing.
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October 15, 2009 – 12:00 am
It’s gratifying to see the accolades continue to pour in about this great horse. I was particularly impressed with the coverage by Racing Post columnist Nancy Sexton, whose article included an excellent rundown on the Gr. 1 winners by Theatrical, including Media Puzzle (pictured above):
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