Australia: Highly-regarded Plagiarism could shake loose in Inglis Millennium

The speedy colt Plagiarism is held in such regard in Australia that he may be favored as a maiden in Saturday’s $1.39 million Inglis Millennium Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.

The race could produce starters for the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at six furlongs on March 21. The $3.24 million Golden Slipper is the world’s richest race for 2-year-olds.

Plagiarism, trained by Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse, was third in his lone start, the Group 3 Golden Gift Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney on Nov. 8. Plagiarism set the pace in the $649,100 Golden Gift as a 17-1 outsider and was beaten 2 1/4 lengths in a field of 12.

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In the Inglis Millennium at 5 1/2 furlongs, Plagiarism starts from post 10 in a field of 16 and is one of seven maidens in the body of the field. Plagiarism may not face much pressure aside from Where’s The Circus, a filly who led throughout the Inglis Nursery at five furlongs at Randwick on Dec. 13.

The Inglis Millennium and Nursery Stakes are sales-progeny races.

Of the nine winners in the main field for the Inglis Millennium, Fireball will have the most support.

Trained by Chris Waller, Fireball won his lone start in a minor handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs at Rosehill Gardens on Nov. 29, closing from fourth of nine to win by a length. He starts from post 3 in Saturday’s race, which has a post time of midnight Eastern or 9 p.m. Pacific on Friday.

The filly Calamari Ring is likely to race from slightly off the pace. She won her lone start in the Inglis Banner Stakes, a sales progeny race, at five furlongs at Flemington Racecourse on Nov. 8.

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