Trainer Ciaron Maher has revealed that Jameka (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) is suffering from a bout of travel sickness following her journey from Sydney to Maher's stable in Melbourne on Sunday. The triple Group 1 winner required veterinary treatment and her rate of recovery will have a bearing on her future racing targets. Plans were afoot to bring Jameka to Hong Kong for the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup or take on Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) in the G1 Queen Elizabeth S., both of these options are now improbable.
In jockey news Craig Williams got a boost when it was revealed he may be passed fit to ride this Saturday. Having been knocked unconscious last Saturday it was expected Williams would have to sit out for a mandatory seven days, however Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel said if Williams passed a test this week, he would be able to take up his mounts in Sydney, which include Tosen Stardom (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Doncaster Mile. “He won't have to wait the seven days. As long as he passes the appropriate concussion test by specialists he will be able to ride,” Van Gestel told Racing And Sports.
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