BEFORE she became the best stayer in South Australia and went on to make two National Distance Championship finals, the brindle bitch Julep made her mark early in 1988 with a slashing victory in the South Australian Breeder’s Plate (now called the Howard Ashton, a Group 3 event).
Trained by Brian Arthur, Julep, a May 1986 whelping by Red Flag out of Leader’s Pledge, weighed in at a tiny 24kgs.
Given her breeding, it would be no surprise that Julep would go on to a stellar career over the longer journey. Her sire, Red Flag, and her maternal Read full article
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