Jockey Blake Shinn will reunite with Golden Slipper (G1) winner Lady Of Camelot at Randwick April 6 when they bid to add the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (G1), the second leg of the 2-year-old triple crown, to their autumn carnival haul.
The first five horses across the line in the Slipper are set to clash again in a strong renewal of the race on a likely wet track.
While the distance will be new territory for Lady Of Camelot, Shinn said the filly has given him no reason to doubt her credentials.
“At the end of the day, the Golden Slipper is the hardest 2-year-old race in the world to win, but she did everything right. You have to do everything right to win the race,” Shinn said. “This is another test, the 1,400 (meters), but it’s a test for all the contenders. She was strong at the end of the Slipper, so I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
None of the Sires’ Produce Stakes runners has raced on ground worse than soft,…
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