Security plan for Alligator

ALLIGATOR Blood’s managing owner is organising a “Men In Black-type” private security detail to shadow the Group I winner’s every move during the Sydney spring, including a motorcade to escort the galloper to the races.

Allan Endresz (pictured), who was declared a bankrupt last week for the fourth time in his ongoing multi million dollar 21-year legal battle with the Commonwealth Government, says he will pull out all stops to ensure Alligator Blood isn’t “got at”.

He claims Alligator Blood was “got at’’ when the horse was stripped of his $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas win in January because of a prohibited substance irregularity.

Endresz says he is in talks with a private security firm to protect Alligator Blood in a Sydney campaign which will be focused on the $7.5 million Golden Eagle and he is also taking advice about COVID-19 protocols and potential social distancing issues.

Endresz has revealed his extraordinary security plans, saying his star horse’s arrival at the track will resemble US president Donald Trump’s movements in a high-security motorcade.

Security staff will be booked to keep watch on Alligator Blood at his offcourse Sydney stable and Endresz will contact Racing NSW and chief steward Marc Van Gestel about his blueprint for around-the-clock security, including on track on race day.

“I want a presidential, Donald Trump-style security environment that says. ‘look Alligator Blood has arrived this time’. He’s not going to get caught on a highway and have someone get to him,” Endresz said. “I have visions of a Men In Black-type scenario.

“The idea is he will have security entourage in terms of arriving at the track. I’m looking at a security motorcade.

“We can’t get any answers from anybody as to what happened (at the Magic Millions) so I am taking no chances this time. “I’m dead serious.”

Endresz said his security plans will only be deployed in Sydney and not in Brisbane where Alligator Blood is likely to run first-up on September 12.

“We have got more control over things in Brisbane – and there will be far more highprofile attention on him when he races in Sydney,” he said.

Although Endresz has now been bankrupted by the Commonwealth for a fourth time, the matter is on appeal to the High Court where he is confident of overturning the ruling.