Owen scores a long shot
ing the Melbourne Cup due to a change of plans for her Asian promotional tour.
"Regrettably, Taylor is no longer able to make it to this year's Melbourne Cup," said Michael Gudinski from Mushroom Events.
"Changes to her Asian promo schedule have made it logistically impossible for her to be here. To all of Taylor's fans, we hope to see Taylor in Australia in 2020."
VRC chief executive Neil Wilson added: “We understand how important the pre-Cup entertainment is and we look forward to providing an update shortly." - Racingpost.com It must have been the best halftime that Michael Owen has ever had. While the nation's footballers were taking a break, England's former hero was shouting himself hoarse after a stunning victory in Scotland.
That was less than ideal, given that he was about to go on air to give BT Sport viewers the benefit of his Premier League opinions.
But his employers will surely have forgiven the legendary goal poacher for celebrating this particular strike wildly and well, especially if they were on his Angel Alexander at 28-1 for the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup. Or the 66-1 that fellow part-owner Steve Mound got.
Not that either went into Scotland's richest Flat race thinking they had any sort of good thing, with the unseasonably warm, dry weather and an apparently unfavourable stands' side draw looking to have spoilt his chance.
"Two weeks ago when we thought it was going to be soft or heavy here we thought he had a real chance," said Mound, a property developer and financial consultant from Cheshire and one of four owners in the sprinter. "When it dried out and they've all been going over the far side we thought our chance had gone."
Excitement for those on at fancy prices – and those watching in a TV studio far away – grew as the Tom Dascombe-trained Angel Alexander, one of only two threeyear-olds in the field, hit the front among the half-dozen who raced on the stands' side over 200m out.
He headed overall leader Growl near the finish and held on by 0.50 lengths. Hot favourite Buffer Zone was never really travelling and came home 17th of the 24 runners. - Racingpost.com