Photo / Getty ImagesLuck deserted the Kiwi contingent at Randwick yesterday, leaving punters and connections alike with the feeling of what could have been. Former Kiwi mare Verry Elleegant, who is still part-owned in New Zealand, had nothing go right when second to Addeybb in the showpiece race of the carnival, the A$4 million Queen Elizabeth. Probabeel's jockey Kerrin McEvoy admitted to connections afterwards he may have gone too soon but the outstanding Kiwi mare was also slightly off on a Randwick track that presented softer than it should have. It never looked or felt like that with senior jockeys suggested it was more of a soft5 and few horses looking to really bounce off the track. So the day ended without Kiwi success at the end of a carnival that promised so much but ultimately only delivered two New Zealand feature-race winners.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 17, 2021 12:33 UTC