Horse racing: Star pacer Krug set for stretch without regular driver

Krug will be driven by local reinsman Todd Mitchell for the first time in his career in the Cliff Thomas Free-For-All at Cambridge on Friday night. Regular driver Blair Orange has chosen 20-odd drives at the two days of the Nelson meeting which starts on Thursday over the one guaranteed top drive at Cambridges. Orange remains the preferred driver for Krug but he may miss his next four or five starts as the four-year-old is being aimed at Chariots Of Fire at Menangle next month. The Honey Queen, Hot And Treacherous, Belle Of Montana and Old Town Road are also in a field of eight over 1700m.