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Melbourne Cup trip beckons after $500K win A delighted Devonport couple have already booked their tickets to November’s Melbourne Cup, after the meteoric rise of a racehorse they own shares in. Colin and Lynley Edwards’ New Zealand-bred gelding, Goldman, has become a cup favourite after a career of just seven races – the latest, in Melbourne, winning
$500,000 and a guaranteed start in the ‘race that stops a nation’. Colin told the Flagstaff he “couldn’t even speak” after Goldman’s 25 March victory against top opposition at Flemington, just a month after his Australian debut. The thrilling win was his third in three starts across the Tasman. Goldman previous-
ly won two of his four starts in New Zealand, catching the eye of Australian interests who bought him in November, putting him in the hands of legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse. That Waterhouse connection helped convince the Edwards to take a stake in the horse, having stumbled on a social-media advertisement offering shares. To page 2
Worth the trip... Colin and Lynley Edwards celebrating Goldman’s victory in the $500,000 Roy Higgins Quality race over 2600 metres at Flemington on 25 March. Their sights now turn to the Melbourne Cup.