CUP WIN WOULD BE ONE OF NOSTALGIA
PETER Tighe’s renowned blue and white colours have won more than most could dream of thanks to the great Winx but he admits it would be a trip down memory lane if they could salute in the Ipswich Cup on Saturday.
The great mare famously won 25 Group 1s during a glittering career and Tighe now has “six to eight” horses that sport the same colours, including So You Win who is a $3.90 favourite in Saturday’s feature.
While it isn’t the heights of a Cox Plate or Queen Elizabeth Stakes,
Tighe said an Ipswich Cup win would be nostalgic.
“We have won a Weetwood in Toowoomba (Sexy Eyes, 2019) but not an Ipswich Cup – those colours have won plenty elsewhere,” he said.
“We would be very proud for those colours to win an Ipswich Cup because
I have a lot of fond memories around there.
“I used to go there with my old man when I was a boy when it was called Bundamba so I love the place, I had a lot of fun there. It has got a good country atmosphere to it there, they all like a good time.”