SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIGA STILL HAS A KICK LEFT By Ben Sporle They say you’re never too old to try new things and while Giga Kick might be about to kick-off his seven-year-old season – new territory awaits Clayton Douglas’s star sprinter this spring. Resuming in the $750,000 Group 1 Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes will mark the chestnut’s rst time in 24 race starts he has competed at Sandown – it is also his rst time contesting the race made famous by the likes of the mighty Manikato and Black Caviar. And next he’s off to another of The Valley’s famous sprints for the first time, the $2 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes, on September 27, held this year at Caulfield, where he is unbeaten. “They are a nice two runs for him… very good races that are well spaced for him,” Douglas explained of the program. “He has never been to Sandown and I think it’s going to be good for him especially over 1000 metres, he is a horse who likes to get back off the speed and the big, long straight should suit him and hopefully he is getting over the top of them late.” While Giga Kick has seen off the likes of champions Nature Strip, I Wish I Win, Imperatriz and Bella Nipotina throughout his career – it’s a fresh batch of challengers he takes on rst-up including the likes of three-year-old lly Natural Fling.
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