A quiet Sunday brief, with two stallion and champion stories out of the United States and a Flemington result that has shaped a Melbourne Cup plan. Skippylongstocking has a 2027 stud home lined up in New York, while the racing world has lost dual champion sprinter Roy H.
Skippylongstocking to stand at Amsterdam Two in New York
Amsterdam Two Farm near Middleburgh, New York, announced on 2 October that Grade 1 winner Skippylongstocking will stand there for 2027 at the end of his racing career, at an initial fee of $3,500. The seven-year-old son of Exaggerator out of the War Chant mare Twinkling won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational and recorded 12 stakes wins, all on dirt in graded company. His fee could be adjusted after 1 November depending on his run in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on 31 October, with a Pegasus repeat bid planned for January. Owner Daniel Alonso will retain a significant stake and plans to breed at least 10 mares to him in 2027.
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Dual champion sprinter Roy H dies at 14
Roy H died on 2 October from complications of colic at the age of 14. The son of More Than Ready out of Elusive Diva, by Elusive Quality, won back-to-back Breeders' Cup Sprints in 2017 and 2018 and was named Eclipse Award champion male sprinter in both years. He retired in 2019 with a record of 10 wins from 23 starts and earnings of $3,139,765, and had lived at the Kentucky Horse Park's Hall of Champions since November 2023. He will be buried at the park's Memorial Walk of Champions.
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Paulick Report also covers Roy H's death
The Paulick Report carried its own report on the death of Roy H, the two-time champion male sprinter trained by Peter Miller. The article notes he had been a member of the Kentucky Horse Park's Hall of Champions since 2023. Full article text was not accessible.
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Mr Monaco wins Bart Cummings, Johnstone in line for Cup ride
Mr Monaco won the Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday to secure a Melbourne Cup golden ticket, giving apprentice Jabez Johnstone his first mainland stakes win. Trainer Ciaron Maher said the 20-year-old Tasmanian, who joined his stable late last season, will definitely ride in the Melbourne Cup, either on Mr Monaco or one of his lightweights. Maher had taken Mr Monaco out of the Group 2 Metropolitan at Randwick to use Flemington's wet track, and also won the Metropolitan with Juja Kibo.
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Tempted shapes as Everest threat after Premiere Stakes win
Tempted dominated the Premiere Stakes at Randwick and is being set for a clash with Ka Ying Rising in The Everest in two weeks. Connections said she would be spot-on for the race. The full Racenet article was not accessible.
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Jockeys give their verdicts on the Epsom Handicap
Racenet published rider comments following the $1.5 million Group 1 Epsom Handicap at Randwick. The full article text was not accessible.
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