Poo. It looks like Xcellent is out now!!!

He was the very last horse I put in my stable too. I strongly considered not including him, but put him in at the last minute, and now that's $500,000 down the drain.

We could make a pretty damn good field out of all the top horses which will be missing from the big races this autumn. Very disappointing!!!

Well I am glad I didn't choose him. I did look but thought its form last year wasn't quite good enough considering the price it cost to buy...

500K isn't much Sportz you still have a good stable.

Yea big blow here to mate might have really hurt my chances there that injury but ohwell life goes on who knows might be able to pull a miracle.

This week's races for the Fantasy Comp:

CAUL R3
JUMLAH: Real Deal***, Wesmip1, Sportz, Silver and sand
SATIN ROBES: Silver and sand

CAUL R4
NADEEM: Goldmember, kiwi, Sportz
KAPHERO: Silver and sand***, Wesmip1, Goldmember, Panther
GAIT: Raw Instinct***
WONDERFUL WORLD: Wesmip1***, Testarossa
SNORT: Chuck
DUBAI'S CHOICE: Testarossa***
DANEVER: Rabbitz
TIPUNGWUTI: Goldmember***
SWINGING BACHELOR: Panther

CAUL R5
RAID THE ROYALS: kiwi

CAUL R6
FIELDS OF OMAGH: Syllabus23
REGAL ROLLER: Goldmember***
LAD OF THE MANOR: Rabbitz***, Chuck***, Raw Instinct***, Wesmip1***, ra sun***, kiwi***, Sportz***, Silver and sand***, Syllabus23, Real Deal, Horse Whisperer, Goldmember, Panther
OUR SMOKING JOE: Horse Whisperer
CASUAL PASS: ra sun, Panther, Sportz, Silver and sand
CALIFORNIA DANE: Real Deal***, Chuck***, Tubby***
VROOM VROOM: krausey

CAUL R7
BEL DANORO: Goldmember***, Chuck
CINDERELLA MAN: Lady Frisco
THIN AND CRISPY: Horse Whisperer

CAUL R8
PERPUGILLIAM: Chuck

ROSE R7
EREMEIN: Tubby***, Rabbitz
COURT'S IN SESSION: Panther***, Chuck, Testarossa, Silver and sand
SHANIA DANE: Tubby
AQUA D'AMORE: Real Deal, Panther, Testarossa, Sportz, Silver and sand
PRIMUS: Raw Instinct, Goldmember, Testarossa, Sportz

Other races for the Betting Comp:

CAUL R2
TOULOUSE LAUTREC: Rabbitz

DOOM R2
GOLD EDITION: Lady Frisco

ROSE R8
OH OKLAHOMA: ra sun
SEPIA: Wesmip1
SPEEDY DUKE: Rabbitz, Raw Instinct

FYI - California Dane and Vroom Vroom are both scratched from the C.F. Orr Stakes.

It would have been interesting to see how California Dane would have raced today against such a strong Group 1 field. Apparently Lee Freedman will now either Spell California Dane or let it run the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley next week. The Australia Stakes 1200m distance seems to be more California Dane's distance anyway, though it had been the favourite at 1400m today before being scratched.