Blake Shinn will reunite with Antino in next Saturday’s Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, rekindling a partnership that delivered a stunning Group 1 triumph last spring.
Shinn famously produced a daring mid-race move aboard the Tony Gollan-trained gelding to dominate the Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield in October, scoring by six lengths in one of the performances of the carnival.
The six-year-old son of Redwood hasn’t raced since his unplaced run in December’s Hong Kong Mile (1600m), where he endured a luckless trip under Mark Zahra and finished 11th.
Having piloted Evaporate and She’s Got Pizzazz to Group 3 wins on the opening day of The Championships last Saturday, Shinn will be looking to round out the Sydney Autumn Carnival on a winning note.
Antino is currently a $10 chance with horse racing bookmakers for the All-Aged Stakes.
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