Australian jockey Damien Oliver will ride newly crowned New Zealand champion three-year-old Xtravagant in a barrier trial at Caulfield on Friday. Damien Oliver picks up Xtravagant mount in MelbourneTrish Dunell. "She'll have a couple of Saturday races to start with and hopefully she will be going well enough come carnival time for the fillies and mares' races," Autridge said. Last season the handsome colt scored two of the most dazzling victories in New Zealand Group I races in recent memory ridden by Matthew Cameron. The Cox Plate nominated Pentire colt has settled into his Melbourne accommodation since arriving last week pleasing co-trainer Stephen Autridge.

Source: Stuff August 08, 2016 03:43 UTC