"He's still got to recover from this run, so whether he runs in the Premiere now that this has punched a hole in him or he has a couple of trials and goes straight into the Everest, that's the drama we've got with the horse now. "It's punched a bit of a hole in the horse after the run, he was first-up, he didn't need to be having a gut-buster on a track that was like a road as well. The best horse he's got and probably will ever get – and he's put a lot of work into horse with Williams and then Williams goes and does that and has no answer for why he did it," he said. They've all thrown their hat in the ring."ĭouglas revealed the run had taken a big toll on Giga Kick, potentially forcing them to change their spring plans with The Everest the main goal. "Zac Purton has rung from Hong Kong, Nash Rawiller, Mark Zahra, Blake Shinn. Obviously most jockeys would've looked at the ride and seen how poor it was, we've had a million phone calls," Douglas said. "There's been a million jockeys ring for the ride. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty ImagesĪ host of big-name hoops have put their hand up if Munz does decide to make a change. Giga Kick (white and red silks) was gassed out in his McEwen Stakes third last Saturday. "It's up to Jonathan, he'll make a decision in the next couple of days whether Craig retains the ride or he drags him off – it's up to him, he owns the horse and makes the rules." "He couldn't sustain the run he was given, it was a ridiculous ride, he had no answer for why he did it so he might suffer the consequences. "To take off from the 800m to the 200m and run 31.87 (seconds) – he's not Secretariat. "He knew where we were at and that's the bit that's hard to cope with. For more information, call Samuelson’s Creek Pub and Grill at (920) 743-3295. The White Birch Inn is surrounded by white birch trees, which you can dine among thanks to a spacious patio. Inexcusable and we'll see what plays out. The Gut Buster Burger isn’t the only thing that’s aptly named. "It just doesn't make any sense to what he did. ![]() He knows he's three weeks until the Premiere (Stakes) and five weeks to The Everest. "It wasn't all about winning that race, he knows where we're at with the horse. "I'd have strangled him with my bare hands, I'd have strangled him in the mounting yard. "I'd have strangled him at Moonee Valley," Douglas said on Radio TAB. Racing Victoria stewards concluded an inquiry into Rod Douglas's inappropriate commentary about Craig Williams's ride on Giga Kick.ĭouglas, racing manager for billionaire owner Jonathan Munz, was fined $1500 for conduct detrimental to the interests of racing after sayng he would have "strangled" Williams for giving sprint superstar Giga Kick "a gut-buster" in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes last Saturday at The Valley.ĭouglas apologised to Williams on Friday for his comments in a radio interview on Wednesday morning where he was still furious with how the jockey handled the reigning Everest champion handled the reigning Everest champion in the McEwen Stakes, when he took off early after missing the start, covering extra ground and giving eventual winner Imperatriz a suck into the race.ĭouglas also confirmed Munz was considering sacking the star hoop.
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