Verry Elleegant | Bronwen Healy
Melbourne Cup champion Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}) will join Francis Graffard in France with the aim of this season’s major European races, human relationships Australia announced.
11-time Group 1 winner Verry Elleegant has earned her relationships more than £8million and is described as an ‘honour’ by Chris Waller, the man who managed her glittering career in Australia. attend” is attached to.
A statement from the ownership group was published on Thursday, which read: “Being part of a championship racehorse is not only a huge privilege but also a huge responsibility.
“We take this seriously and over the past few weeks have been thinking more deeply about what constitutes the right plan for our beautiful mare. We know she is a world class person but we expect her to be knocked out of the Cups and there are limited options for her domestically.
“After much deliberation, we realized that if we wanted to mobilize her in Europe, we needed to do it the right way and send her to train and prepare in the northern hemisphere.”
The tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is understood to be the main reason for bringing Verry Elleegant to Graffard this season.
The statement added, “We are incredibly excited about the journey ahead and introducing her on the world stage. We know win, lose or draw, she will do it for us, Australia and of course New Zealand is proud. ”
Graffard shared his excitement at being offered the job of coaching Verry Elleegant on Twitter.
He said, “It is a tremendous honor to be entrusted with the 2021 Melbourne Cup winner and mare Verry Elleegant. I am conscious that I will stand on the shoulders of a giant in her replacement from Chris Waller, who has done such an impeccable job with her. ”
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