HORSE RACING
Is Anton Marcus about to desert Horse of the Year?
A comment from top jockey Anton Marcus has racing fans wondering whether he will desert "Horse of the Year" Legal Eagle in favour of Edict Of Nantes in January’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. After Marcus had steered Legal Eagle to his 11th career win in Saturday’s Green Point Stakes, he said: "Edict Of Nantes will be the improver out of the race in my opinion." Marcus is contracted to leading owner Markus Jooste, who owns both Legal Eagle and Edict Of Nantes. So the decision may rest with Jooste’s racing manager, Derek Brugman, who will clearly want Marcus to partner the horse most likely to take top honours in the grade1 race. Champion trainer Sean Tarry will be less than charmed if a change is made as Marcus has built up a great relationship with Legal Eagle, whose career earnings are approaching R10m. Saturday’s success took his stakes tally to R9.71m. However, Legal Eagle is now six years of age and two years older than Edict Of Nantes. This could be one of the factors why Marcus f...
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