Verry Elleegant wins the Group 1 Caulfield Cup. Photo / Pat ScalaA Kiwi mare by a one-time hack stallion downed racing royalty in the A$5 million Caulfield Cup in Melbourne today. In doing so, Verry Elleegant led home a New Zealand one-three finish in one of Australia's greatest races, with Cambridge-trained The Chosen One a brave third. Verry Elleegant was bred and started her racing career in New Zealand before being sold to Australian interests. That isn't her only Kiwi connection, though, as Verry Elleegant is trained by master trainer Chris Waller, who these days is based in Sydney but is a parochial Kiwi.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 17, 2020 09:11 UTC