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Spring Champion Stakes 2022: She’s Extreme’s owner Rob Crabtree tells of flood-ravaged Victorian breeding industry after ‘standing up to his armpits’ trying to save horses

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Spring Champion Stakes 2022: She’s Extreme’s owner Rob Crabtree tells of flood-ravaged Victorian breeding industry after ‘standing up to his armpits’ trying to save horses

Rob Crabtree helped evacuate horses from flood-ravaged Noorilim Farm in Victoria. He saved Scandiva, a mare related to Black Caviar, who was due to have a foal. Crabtree bought an Extreme Choice filly for $275,000 at the Inglis Easter yearling sale last year. She's Extreme denied Fireburn the two-year-old triple crown with an upset win in the Champagne Stakes and Anthony Cummings has her primed to upset the boys in $2 million major on Saturday. The feature is currently unavailable. Please try again later. It might be a silver lining for Victoria's breeding industry.

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