Whisky Baron, winner of the Sun Met in January, will start his overseas campaign in the £100,000 Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket in England on September 29. Owned by Craig and Ross Kieswetter, the Aussie-bred gelding has one of the rich races in Hong Kong in December as his chief objective. Craig Kieswetter played cricket for England before being forced to retire after suffering an eye injury in a county match. The Newmarket race will be a tough call for Brett Crawford’s horse as the race has attracted a big entry, including two runners from Aidan O’Brien’s stable and one of France’s top performers. O’Brien has entered Cougar Mountain and Rhododendron, while Dicton, placed in the 2016 French Derby, is likely to make the trip from France. Whisky Baron spent three months in quarantine in Mauritius en route to the UK and Crawford is happy with the gelding’s wellbeing. He told the Sporting Post: "Everything is on track and he has already given us the journey of a lifetime, but fitness...
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