HORSE RACING
Legal Eagle to remain at home as Tarry cancels sojourn in US
Great news for fans of Legal Eagle, the horse of the year
Great news for fans of Legal Eagle, the horse-of-the-year — trainer Sean Tarry confirmed on Monday that his star performer would be staying in SA after a planned trip to the US was called off. "Legal will be staying in this country — he’s travelled back nicely from the Cape and his objective will be the Champions Challenge during the Gauteng season," he said. Asked whether he thought the son of Greys Inn would run in this year’s Vodacom Durban July, Tarry replied: "We’ll have discussions with Derek [Brugman, Markus Jooste’s racing manager] and decide some time later, but my thinking is a return trip to the Cape to contest the big races there once again." For the second year running, Legal Eagle had to settle for the runner-up berth in the Met which was sponsored for the first time by Sun International. Marinaresco was another name mentioned as likely to be on the plane to the US, but he is also unlikely to make the trip following his failure to run a place in the Met. Although Tarry...
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