Melbourne Cup: Gai Waterhouse nears payday with Japanese stayer
Gai Waterhouse went to Japan to buy Golden Slipper horses for the Melbourne Cup. She bought five yearlings from Japan and three of them made their way to Australia. Hush Writer is trying to win the Hotham Handicap on Saturday. He has already won a Newcastle Cup and a St Leger. He is also trying for a Melbourne cup. The first lady of Australian racing has won 134 group 1s. Her horse Fiorente won the 2013 Cup, but she has also won other races. Japanese horses have taken the first two legs of Melbourne's Spring Carnival treble. Mer De Grace won Caulfield Cup while Lys Gracieux won Cox Plate.
