On Track - Spring 2020 Edition

23 However, she was a beaten favourite at her next start in The Everest and suffered injuries when copping severe interference in the Golden Eagle. It’s been a long road back to racing since then, but there are positive signs as she builds towards The Valley’s iconic race on October 24, after her Caufield Stakes win. “It took a long time to get her back,” Peters says. “The Golden Eagle was on November 2, and she wasn’t sound again until the following May. “We were working on her just about every day during that time, then she had three or four weeks in the paddock and was ready to go again.” While Arcadia Queen was recovering from her injuries, Regal Power stepped up to prove himself on the big stage. The brilliant WATC Derby and Railway Stakes winner, gave Peters one of his biggest thrills in racing when he won the $5 million All-Star Mile at Caulfield in March. Peters landed a famous quinella when Superstorm flashed home for second. “That was his biggest win,” Peters says. “He beat nine other Group 1 winners at weight-for-age over the mile. “His Derby win was good, too, because of the sectionals he ran to win from last.” Despite all his success in racing, Peters hasn’t had a Cox Plate starter, and he has only attended the iconic race once. His famous cerise and white silks have been carried in big wins, including a record nine Perth Cups, 11 Derbies, 14 Oaks, five Kingston Town Classics, three Railway Stakes, two Goodwood Handicaps, an Australian Cup, and an Emirates Stakes. “I’ve had horses run in the Caulfield Cup, but haven’t had horses aimed at the Cox Plate,” Peters said. “They’ve got to be genuine weight-for-age horses to do it. “Arcadia Queen is a weight-for-age Group 1 winner and Group 1 weight-for-age winners don’t come around that often. PETERS PREPARES FOR WA ASSAULT The Cerise and White dominated the All-Star Mile