Living the Dream

LIVING THE DREAM 
The G1 Myer Classic is the primary target for fillies and mares during the Melbourne Spring carnival, and this event has produced the likes of Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy (Aus) (Red Ransom) and four-time Group 1 winner Divine Madonna (Aus) (Hurricane Sky {Aus}). May’s Dream (Aus) (New Approach {Ire}) provided her sire with a first Australian Group 1 winner when taking last season’s G1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville, and another high-level victory on this world-class stage would certainly bolster her reputation. The 4-year-old was just seventh on seasonal debut in the G3 Sportingbet Sprint Sept. 20, and after finishing third in the G2 Blazer S. here Oct. 4, was fourth in the G2 Tristarc S. over that same 1400 meter distance Oct. 18. May’s Dream will appreciate today’s added distance, and will have to see off her Tristarc conqueror Sweet Idea (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) once again. That consistent 4-year-old still searches for her first win at the highest level, but has come close twice this season, with a second in the G1 Memsie S. Aug. 30 and a fourth, beaten just over two lengths, in the G1 Sir Rupert Clarke S. Sept. 28 preceding her Tristarc score. The form of the Tristarc is also represented by second Girl Guide (Aus) (Churchill Downs {Aus}) and third Catkins (Aus) (Dubawi {Ire}). The latter has been threatening to break through in Group 1 company since finishing second here last year, and she has proven remarkably consistent since, finishing off the board just twice in nine starts and collecting four further group wins. Diamond Drille (Aus) (Al Maher {Aus}) provided the owners of Pierro (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) with another Group 1 win in the Queen of the Turf S. at The Championships last season, and she was seventh second-up in the Tristarc, beaten 2 3/4 lengths.