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criticised for his ride, but he defended himself, insisting that the extra ground he covered on the horse was more than made up for by the firmer ground he raced on as a result. Nevertheless, the criticism persisted, and recreations of the horse's journey in the race showed that he covered nearly 2,500 metres, in what was supposed to be a 2,400 metre race.
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Expectations were high when
Veandercross returned to racing as a five-year-old. He started his season with a sixth on his home track before he raced home in the Russells Akai TV Stakes (G3) at Hawkes Bay, just failing to catch, Calm Harbour, by a neck, with a neck back to Solvit. He then went over to
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In these races, he displayed what would become his characteristic come-from-behind style of racing. It made it more likely he would encounter trouble in the run, and he was often described as "unlucky in defeat." An increasing number of pundits were starting to blame jockey Jim Walker for his unlucky
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went extremely wide on the home turn to avoid the slow, muddy ground on the inside. Despite covering this extra ground, Veandercross managed to pass every runner in the straight except one, the talented mare
Mannerism, who won in a photo finish after staying inside Veandercross. Shane Dye was widely
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and in a very rough race where the eventual winner
Cavallieri (a horse who never won another race) bumped a number of horses sideways, cannoning a horse into Veandercross, who recovered his stride, but he couldn't quite overtake the winner, going down by a half head. The siren went, but in an
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Veandercross returned an even better horse as a four-year-old. He started with an easy win in the Trust Bank Stakes (G3) on his home track, then chased home the front running Conan in the Mason
Appliances (G2) at New Plymouth. He reversed that result in his next race, easily winning the
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Veandercross showed immediate promise in the 1991-1992 New
Zealand racing season when as a three-year-old he won his first three races including two listed events. He then ran second in the Wanganui Guineas to the front running Lodore Lady before winning the Okawa Guineas at
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Veandercross commenced his campaign with a sixth in the Trust Bank Stakes (G3) at
Wanganui, but was right back to his best with a good run in the Enerco Stakes (G2) at Hastings, flashing home for second to new star Snap, with half head back to Solvit. He then crossed the
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over 2,000 metres. Veandercross started as the favourite horse, and again dropped out to last and ran on strongly, but he encountered interference in the straight, and
Naturalism was able to hang on to score a narrow victory. Naturalism and Veandercross again met in the
513:(G1), then stormed home again for a close ninth in the Otaki Maori WFA 1400 (G1). He once more headed across the Tasman for one last Australian campaign, but couldn't recapture his form and was defeated by Octagonal in the
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Zealand, it was decided to send Veandercross to Australia for the autumn racing carnival in Sydney. In Australia, he would be co-trained by John Wheeler, of
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Australian debut, he put in one of his "unlucky" closing efforts in defeat in the Gosford Guineas over 1,600 metres. He would show his true ability at his next start in the
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in the spring. In the Ranvet Stakes, Veandercross was clearly superior, winning by over a length and confirming his position as the best racehorse in
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three days later, a race in which he would start favourite. It was again a wet track, and although Veandercross ploughed home determinedly, he could not catch the wet track stayer
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over 2,400 metres, which would be the decider as to who was the best three-year-old in Australasia, Veandercross ran on from well back, but failed to catch Naturalism.
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at Flemington and failed to run on in the Easter Cup at Caulfield. Chris Turner then made the decision to finally retire this champion racehorse.
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extraordinary enquiry, the stewards dismissed the appeal.
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263:who won 14 stakes races, (including eight
252:(14 October 1988 – 18 October 2014) was a
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589:The Age - Caulfield Cup
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330:On to the
276:Lower Hutt
170:Major wins
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528:Summary
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261:gelding
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