Ameena (Tassort) has been withdrawn from this weekend’s Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, with trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman opting to target the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Caulfield Cup Day instead.
The filly secured a victory in the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) in August but couldn’t replicate that performance in the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on September 21, where she finished seventh.
“It was a funny race,” Sam Freedman commented.
“They just didn’t go any faster tempo, and we felt that she just keeps drawing badly.
“She is probably capable of holding a spot. We’ve seen her lead up in her early races.”
Horse racing bookmakers have Ameena quoted as a 14 winning chance to win the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) on November 16.
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