Corey Brown Sticking With All American

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 04:30

Corey Brown has the chance to add to his Melbourne Cup carnival tally of three Group One wins in Perth later this month and Hong Kong next month aboard Emirates Stakes winner All American.

Brown has been confirmed as the rider of the David Hayes-trained All American in the $1 million Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday week.

After winning the Victoria Derby on Monaco Consul and the Melbourne Cup on Shocking, Brown capped off his highly-successful Flemington carnival by winning the Emirates Stakes on All American last Saturday.

It was only the second time Brown had ridden the entire after finishing fourth on him in the 2008 Golden Rose at Rosehill.

All American hadn't won since his two-year-old season when he won three races including the Group Three Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in March last year.

He went 18 starts without a win but had performed well over the spring without luck until storming home to beat Cox Plate winner So You Think by 2-1/2 lengths in the Emirates, running the 1600m trip in 1:33.98 which was only 0.49s outside the course record set by Scenic Peak in winning the 2002 Emirates.

The Red Ransom four-year-old this week received an invitation to run in the Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin on December 13.

All American, stablemate Largo Lad, Emirates third placegetter Gold Salute, Sniper's Bullet and Ortensia were all flown to Perth on Tuesday.

Damien Oliver has been engaged to ride Gold Salute in the Railway which trainer Mark Riley said would be the Testa Rossa six-year-old's only run in Perth.

Riley said Oliver would also ride Gold Salute in the Hong Kong Mile if the gelding gained an invitation.

Gold Salute has been ridden by Mark Pegus at six of his last seven starts for three wins and three placings but Riley opted for local knowledge in booking West Australian-born Oliver.

Oliver is unbeaten in two rides on Gold Salute including this year's Winter Championship Final (1600m) at Flemington.

Trainer Tony Noonan, who was hoping Ortensia would receive an invitation this week to run in the Hong Kong Mile, will start the Testa Rossa four-year-old mare in either the Railway or the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) on November 28.

Picture - Quentin Lang