Congratulations to Geoff Perkins for being the winning breeder of Stevie Gee, the 5YO Crusade – Moonlightbecomesu gelding who took the last race at Hollywoodbets Greyville under Calvin Habib for Wendy Whitehead who part owns him with Geoff Perkins and R J Miller & P J Knott.
You can watch the race replay via – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1gubU4vQZ4
Thank you to Anneke Akal Kitching for the photos.
“How a couple of guys from down the block invested in a filly that hates to lose and is on the brink of winning them a cool couple of million. They are becoming one of the sport stories of the year.”
— Andrew Bon
Green Moon Wins Melbourne Cup – The A.P. Answer Connection A.P. Answer’s dam-line continues International success with Green Moon who swept home to take the epic 3200m Emirates Melbourne Cup Gr 1. Green Moon is by Montjeu out of Green Tune mare Green Nune. Green Tune is out of Soundings, the second dam of A.P….
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