Just a tragic accident...New Zealand's Racing Integrity Unit has cleared all other parties of any wrongdoing following an inquiry into the death of jockey Ashlee Mundy in a fall at Kurow NZ in December last year. Mundy died after Elleaye clipped the heels of Crawford and fell. Lemon Honey, which was behind Elleaye when the incident happened, was severely checked and lost her rider Toni Doreen. The RIU found Mundy made heavy contact with the ground before she was struck by another runner. "T

Just a tragic accident...New Zealand's Racing Integrity Unit has cleared all other parties of any wrongdoing following an inquiry into the death of jockey Ashlee Mundy in a fall at Kurow NZ in December last year. Mundy died after Elleaye clipped the heels of Crawford and fell. Lemon Honey, which was behind Elleaye when the incident happened, was severely checked and lost her rider Toni Doreen. The RIU found Mundy made heavy contact with the ground before she was struck by another runner. "The outcome of the investigation is that at the time Elleaye fell it was racing in clear running and free of interference from any other runner," the RIU report stated.

Try that for size! In its short history, the Hong Kong Classic Cup has been a race of upsets but never more so than yesterday's renewal that threw the Derby form into disarray as It Has To Be You gave John Size and Tim Clark the Grp 1 at odds of 125/1. Second-placed President Lincoln was also over 100/1 as he bounced back to top form and beat Ashkiyr, Gold-Fun and Wah May Star for the minor placing in a massive shock for punters. Size had won the Classic Cup with 11-1 chance Unique Jewellery four years ago, but that upset was nothing compared to his result with It Has To Be You, who gave Clark his first local Group One and only his second win for Size.

Kayla's good news...Aussie jockey Kayla Stra was a beaming mother holding her new son in the winner's circle at Santa Anita racetrack in California after capturing her first race since becoming a mom. She piloted Wild in the Saddle to a head victory for trainer Francis Meza in the fourth race at a $19.60 payoff.

Blue Diamond Stakes prospect Godiva Rock, ridden by Craig Williams, worked nicely at Cranbourne on Monday but trainer Mick Kent will wait until tomorrow morning before deciding on a start for the promising filly in the Grp 1 event. The filly, third in a Blue Diamond Prelude on debut, was scheduled to work with fellow Blue Diamond aspirant Crack A Roadie, before Kent elected to work her over 800 metres rather than 1000 metres. ''She worked really well over half a mile (800m) , home three (600m) and ran some nice time,'' Kent says.