What a great way to start the festive season with a win by the consistent, gutsy and talented grey Translation. It what is best described as his best run for us, Translation produced a last 600 metres of 33.75 seconds to win easily in the end by 2.5 lengths yesterday at Sandown. It was a tribute to the training expertise of Russell Cameron to get this horse to perform so well after battling with a career threatening split hoof over the last 5 weeks. In the first 3 weeks of that period, since his last run at Ballarat, all he could do with him was swimming so it was a great training feat. Russell commented after the race that he might have to increase the amount of swimming if he keeps running like that!!!
Translation 2nd at Flemington on Oaks Day
