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The fillies may be dominating the 2013 Blue Diamond Stakes betting for this Saturday’s Caulfield feature but historically the boys have the upper hand in this juvenile’s classic and the shortest priced colt in the mix this year is Crack A Roadie.
So can Stephen Theodore’s Cranbourne galloper beat the ladies as a double figure outsider?
The son of Charge Forward certainly has claims if their record from last prep is anything to go by.
They debuted at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day with a tight win in the Inglis Banner Stakes and were far from disgraced a fortnight later when coming within a short half-head of another victory finishing second to Direct Charge in the Group 3 HKJC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) on Emirates Stakes Day.
They haven’t raced since however, not even in an official trial, and must face a field full of in-form runners that have come via the traditional path into the $1 million Group 1 Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m).
There is no denying Crack A Roadie has class and promise but going first-up over 1200m, a distance they haven’t seen before, in a Group 1 is a tough ask.
So will they answer the challenge despite having had their earlier resuming run cancelled due to a minor injury? Or will Crack A Roadie fall by the wayside?
Theodore is certainly hoping his favourite fella can come good for him, the $40,000 yearling purchase having already amassed over $170,000 in prize money.
“If he wins on Saturday he’s worth $5 million, just at stud, let alone the rest of his racing career,” Theodore said.
“I would recommend strongly when those type of offers come in that they are animals and anything can happen and that’s a lot of money for a horse that we paid $40,000 for.”
Current 2013 Blue Diamond Stakes Odds: $17
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