Stephen Wolfe hopes for a last hurrah with Red Can Man
Stephen Wolfe believes a last hurrah for Red Can Man in the next 12-months would be a fitting way to end a stellar racing career.
The son of Gingerbread Man has been a stable pin up for Wolfe for a number of years, winning eight races and pocketing $2.3 million in prizemoney.
Signature wins in Perth came in the Fairetha Stakes (1400m) and the Bolton Sprint (1200m), while in Melbourne he took out the Monash Stakes (1100m).
Wolfe laments an excellent racing resume could have been further advanced with Red Can Man finishing in the placings of group races on 11 occasions.
Wolfe said Red Can Man, who has not raced since the Belmont Sprint (1400m) last May when 11th to Bustler as favourite, has enjoyed a long spell.
“He’s ticking along very well and has had a good spell,” Wolfe told Tabradio.
“He’s up and about and it’s just a matter of pressing the button and he could come back to the races anywhere in the next month.
“He hasn’t won for two years, but has still competed at the highest level and I’m sure he still will.
“He’s run into alot of top liners.
“This will be his last roll of the dice, but will still be amongst the big races for sure.
“If we get the right luck we can win one for sure.
“He’s run into Amelia’s Jewel, This’Ll Testya and Elite Street, who outside of Amelia’s Jewel, has been the best horse here (Perth) for the last couple of years.
“Hopefully he has one good year in him.”
Meanwhile, Wolfe said River Rubicon will next go around in the Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) on September 30 after winning the Nicopolis Stakes (1200m) last Saturday.
More Racing News
Snitzanova blitzes rivals in Sandown Guineas
Snitzanova has continued the run of success for fillies in the Sandown Guineas since the race was transferred to Caulfield with a stylish win on Saturday. Having done her early racing in Sydney, Snitzanova made her Melbourne debut with victory in the Group 2 race over 1600m. Snitzanova emulated See You In Heaven and...
Eagle Nest outshines rivals to win Starlight Stakes
Gerald Ryan was beginning to question his assessment of Eagle Nest when she was marked at double-figure odds for the Starlight Stakes, but the Rosehill horseman had the last laugh as the mare ran her rivals ragged. Posted the second roughest of the nine contenders at $20, Eagle Nest led under Tom Sherry and...
Flight delay no worry for Rachel King
Sydney jockey Rachel King wondered if she would make it to Caulfield in time for her ride on Arapaho in the Zipping Classic. King was forced to miss two of her earlier rides on the Caulfield card after being stranded in Sydney on Saturday due to a delay with flights because of poor...
Private Eye back to best in Festival Stakes win
Joe Pride has been at a loss to explain the efforts of Private Eye this spring and he is no closer to figuring it out following the gelding’s inexplicable return to form in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. While the Group 1 winner hasn’t been racing poorly – he was beaten 1-1/2 lengths...
Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara aims for filly with Spicy future
Spicy Martini looks to be a filly with a bright future after winning the Mode Stakes at Doomben and maintaining a perfect record in her two starts to-date. The listed feature over 1200-metres rounded out her Queensland Summer Carnival campaign and co-trainer Toby Edmonds is now looking to the wintertime and the Group...
Tulloch Lodge assembling team for Magic Millions 2025
With the Magic Millions carnival less than six weeks away, Tulloch Lodge duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are beginning to tighten the strings on their Gold Coast squad. While they lost early fancy and Breeders’ Plate victor King Kirk in a tragic drowning accident at Randwick this week, the pair are still...
Attrition in line for G1 Northerly Stakes honours
Ballarat trainer Mitchell Freedman has headed to Perth to put the finishing touches on Attrition ahead of a Group 1 assault at Ascot. Attrition is set to run in the Northerly Stakes (1800m) on Saturday, his first run since finishing fourth in the Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill on November 9. Freedman made the...
Michael Lane’s mare too bossy in Jungle Dawn, further riches await
The Boss Lady won’t progress to the Starstruck Classic (1600m) in a fortnight, but her Ascot Pinnacles campaign is not done with just yet. Trainer Michael Lane has some thinking to do, but gave a hint of what may be on offer after the quality mare gave another reminder of her talent...
Golden Mile to return to racing
Golden Mile will return to work as a gelding after one injury-interrupted season at stud. Just days before last year’s Caulfield Guineas winner Griff is put up for sale on Inglis Digital, the horse who precedes him on one of the most famed honour rolls in Australian racing has been announced as...
Mick Price circles the Ballarat Cup with Globe
Mick Price is keen to try and get Globe one more feature win before setting his sights on 2025 with the untapped gelding. The six-year-old son of Charm Spirit is part of a bumper set of 39 entries for this Saturday’s Ballarat Cup. Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, sees...