Sword of State races clear in Saturday's Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie. Photo / Trish DunellThe Golden Slipper may not be the perfect fit for juvenile flying machine Sword Of State but he could still find himself in Sydney this autumn. "It would be with a lot of horses but he is such a good doing colt I think he could handle it," says Ellis. But even if we don't go he could very well go to Sydney for the Sires' over there and even Brisbane in an option." While New Zealand will have significant Derby representation as usual in Sydney, Saturday's Auckland Cup winner Ocean Billy is not heading to the Sydney Cup.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 14, 2021 10:07 UTC