Melbourne racing planned for XtravagantTrish Dunell Outstanding galloper Xtravagant will open his four-year-old campaign in Melbourne. "The plan is to take him to Melbourne in early August and he will then race there through the spring," Te Akau principal David Ellis said. Top colt Xtravagant will be heading directly to Australia next season. READ MORE:* Xtravagant all class in dominant Breeders Stakes win* Xtravagant outrageous in winning Group I 2000 Guineas at RiccartonThe two-time Group I winner of the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and against the older horses in the NRM Sprint, both times by extended margins, Xtravagant hasn't raced since his clear-cut victory in the Cambridge Breeders' Stakes in April. "He will have a spell after that and we will be looking to take him to Sydney in the autumn."

Source: Stuff June 21, 2016 04:07 UTC