Lee Freedman
Lee Freedman
David Lee Freedmanis an Australian racehorse trainer. In partnership with brothers Anthony, Michael, and Richard, he has been a prolific winner of Australia's major races in past 20 years, with four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, and five Melbourne Cups, including two of the three won by Makybe Diva. On 19 June 2007 he won the prestigious King's Stand Stakes at the United Kingdom's Royal Ascot racecourse with his champion mare, Miss Andretti...
against certainly ground last ran score unsuitable week
I ran Brockman's Lass against some of the better colts last week on unsuitable ground and she was competitive, and this filly has certainly got the score on the board.
good potential staying suspected
I've always suspected he had good staying potential.
boys horses
Most of these boys have raced horses for so long and never had a filly this good.
days decide goes hard melbourne run three
She's had a hard run and I want at least two or three days before I decide if she goes to the Melbourne Cup.
good hands heels pick pulled ran steven trap
She ran into a trap but when Steven pulled her out she was good enough to pick them up under hands and heels riding.
best certainly people
The best people in any sport are used to the big occasion. They don't get overawed and she certainly doesn't.
difficult suit
It will probably suit her because handicaps are going to be difficult for her now.
age-and-aging genuine horse year
He is a genuine weight-for-age horse and you would not have said that a year ago.
cox cup horse melbourne taking
He does look a Melbourne Cup horse - a Flemington horse. But I don't know about him taking her on in the Cox Plate.
drink glad last night
I'm glad I didn't have that drink with them last night because I would have said bulls. . t.
great hard
I often find mares who have a great preparation then have a setback find it hard to come back, but we'll see.
brings delighted gate gives great people
You've got to be delighted the way she's going. She brings people through the gate and gives them a lot of enjoyment. She's just a great horse.
race week work worrying
All week I was worrying about tacking that race on to the end of a six-race preparation. He had been in work for a long time.
nice lying long
He's a nice young lad. I'll keep putting him on ... as long as he doesn't tell me any lies. He's back focused and it's great to see. Let's hope he keeps going on from that.