Blast them away ends st cecelia’s winning streak
After winning 14 consecutive races, horse – of-the-year St Cecelia finally lost. Many have tried and all have fallen, and it was left to the imported four-year-old colt Blast Them Away to beat this wonderfully talented local-bred mare. Blast Them Away was in receipt of a 16-pound weight advantage from St Cecelia and used everything to his advantage to tag her by an expanding three and a half lengths. Nothing must be taken away from Blast Them Away. He tracked the leader Rio Cobre and even when Shane Ellis asked St Cecelia to go, Dick Cardenas waited before allowing Blast Them Away to run fast in the last furlong and a half of the 1300-metre event. Two top-class horses at their best, igniting the public with their quality. Just wondering why this race was placed so early on the 12-race card?
