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RIP Crystal Lily

East Coast Racing
ChrisChris    5,734 posts
edited November -1 East Coast Racing
Very sad, great sprinting filly

Champion jockey Glen Boss was rushed to hospital after being injured when the Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily collapsed and died after contesting a jump-out at Flemington on Friday.

The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained mare was preparing for Friday week?s Group I Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley and is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

Boss?s manager Reece Murphy said Boss was conscious but complaining of a sore shoulder when taken to hospital and it appeared unlikely he will fulfil his engagements on Saturday at Caulfield.

Boss?s key ride is the Anthony Cummings-trained glamour three-year-old Smart Missile in the Group I Sir Rupert Clark Stakes (1400m). Smart Missile is the $3.50 favourite with Sportingbet.

Cummings said he would wait for more information before making a decision on a replacement if required.

Boss was set to replace Craig Williams aboard Crystal Lily in the Moonee Valley Group I sprint that also features Sepoy and More Joyous.

Crystal Lily?s demise comes hot on the heels of a similar fate suffered by fellow Group I winner Cedarberg and promising three-year-old Delago?s Lad in recent weeks in Victoria.

Crystal Lily not only won the Golden Slipper last year. She also finished second behind the world?s highest-rated sprinter, Black Caviar on three occasions.

A daughter of another Golden Slipper winner, Stratum, Crystal Lily won more than $2.65 million in prizemoney.
This story will be updated as more information comes to hand.

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