‘Don’t come near the races’: Cup-winning trainer’s sage advice to his dad

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Anthony and Sam Freedman have added to the family’s history with the Melbourne Cup in grasping the Freedmans’ ninth Melbourne Cup.

The Melbourne Cup-winning trainers – Anthony Freedman and his youngest son, Sam – have better bloodlines for the race than their horse Without A Fight.

Sam took the call on track, having saddled the seven-year-old up while Anthony, as is his preference, stayed at home on the Mornington Peninsula watching the race alongside his best mate Simon Gillies from the winery Yal Yal Estate, waiting to see which bottle they should open. The pair worked in unison to prepare the horse for the race with Anthony’s experience critical in key decisions such as working Without A Fight on the morning of the race to take the edge off him.The pair began working together in 2017 after Sam returned from working with European trainer Roger Varian and they officially became a partnership in 2020.

The Melbourne Cup was not originally the target this year for Without A Fight after he struggled home in 13th spot in the 2022 Melbourne Cup. They thought he may not run the two miles but began to realise it was the way he had been ridden that day and the state of the track that led to his defeat.

 

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