After clinching the Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m) in his latest outing, Globe will aim for back-to-back country cup victories when he lines up for the $500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday.
The six-year-old gelding will be stepping up to 2000 metres for the first time, a distance his co-trainer Mick Price believes he will excel over in the future.
“I think 2000 metres for him won’t be a drama – that’s a good way for him to finish his spring campaign,” Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, told Racing.com.
“He will have done a good job this campaign and we can reset for the autumn, and that could be Sydney and Melbourne.
“I’m pretty confident he’ll get 2000 metres, but he’s going from 1600 metres in two weeks. If he gets grabbed late, so be it.”
A five-time winner from just nine career starts, Globe has already proven himself over a slightly longer trip, winning both of his two starts over 1800 metres. Despite his potential, Price is in no rush to push the gelding into the Group 1 ranks too soon.
“I’m not in a big hurry to throw him into a Group 1,” Price said.
“I enjoy winning with him. He will run in black type races and down the track could end up in a Group 1. He missed a lot of racing due to problems, but he’s been given the chance to mature.”
Connections had considered backing up Globe in last Saturday’s Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield but ultimately decided the larger Ballarat circuit would suit him better.
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