Is there going to be a clash over the immediate future of boom filly Atlantic Jewel? Maybe. How else to explain the reluctance of the Coolmore owners to accept trainer Mark Kavanagh's belief that she should immediately go for a spell? Now they want to take 48 hours to think about things - obviously the lure of the Cox Plate is enticing. It'll be interesting to see how this little drama plays out. Coolmore Australia's racing manager Tom Magnier is describing the situation as a 'great problem'. He
Is there going to be a clash over the immediate future of boom filly Atlantic Jewel? Maybe. How else to explain the reluctance of the Coolmore owners to accept trainer Mark Kavanagh's belief that she should immediately go for a spell? Now they want to take 48 hours to think about things - obviously the lure of the Cox Plate is enticing. It'll be interesting to see how this little drama plays out.
Coolmore Australia's racing manager Tom Magnier is describing the situation as a 'great problem'. He says: 'I spoke to Kav this morning and he is happy how she has pulled up...Everyone agrees that this is a very, very special filly...There's no need to rush a decision and we all just said, 'we'll take 48 hours and consider all our options then take it from there' but at the end of the day you have to listen to the trainer...We have to consider all options because it's not often that you get a filly like this...We want to do the right thing by the filly, the trainer and everyone involved with her.'