Australia: Maid of Ore looks to bust another losing streak in Gundagai Cup
For the second consecutive year, the Gundagai Cup at Gundagai Racecourse in Australia arrives at a good time for the 7-year-old Maid of Ore.
Last April, Maid of Ore ended a 13-race losing streak with a one-length win in the Gundagai Cup at 1 1/8 miles. Sunday, Maid of Ore is part of a field of 10 in the Gundagai Cup where she has a chance to end a 14-race losing streak dating to last year’s race.
Trained by Nick Olive, Maid of Ore was 11th of 14 in the Canberra Cup at 1 1/4 miles at Canberra Racecourse on March 14 as a longshot. She was a more competitive third in a handicap for fillies and mares at 1 1/4 miles at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Feb. 25.
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In Sunday’s race, Maid of Ore will carry top weight of 133 pounds. She had the same role of highweight last year, carrying 134.4 pounds.
Maid of Ore was 9-2 in early betting on Friday, the joint second choice with Girls Are Ready. Prince of Helena was the 2-1 favorite, and approaches the Gundagai Cup after finishing 12th by 4 1/4 lengths in the Country Mile Series final at Flemington on March 19.
Prince of Helena, who will carry 130 pounds in the Gundagai Cup, was second by a head in a seven-furlong qualifying race for the Country Mile final at Ballarat on Feb. 27 in her first start of 2022.
Girls Are Ready will have a rapid turnaround in the Gundagai Cup, having finished third by about 3 3/4 lengths in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs at Canterbury Park on Wednesday in her third start of March. Girls Are Ready has a friendly weight assignment of 121 pounds.
Gundagai has an eight-race program beginning at 11:10 p.m. Eastern or 8:10 p.m. Pacific on Saturday. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.