Kiwi assault halved: Quick Thinker out
The Kiwi assault on tomorrow’s A$2 million Sydney Cup has been halved with Quick Thinker out of the race.
Last Saturday’s Chairman’s Handicap winner was two out of five lame in a foreleg yesterday and while it is not expected to be serious, cotrainer Andrew Forsman had no choice but to pull him out of the 3200m Group 1.
It is hoped Quick Thinker can recover in time to race at the Queensland carnival in May and June.
That leaves his Baker/Forsman stablemate The Chosen One as the only New Zealand-trained horse in the Cup and while he was outstanding in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in the spring he has to carry top weight and has the worst barrier.
“We couldn’t be happier with him but it has become a very tricky race,” says Forsman.