NO ‘JOY' ON FIRST ‘TUESDAY’ IN NOVEMBER FOR SINGLETON

THERE will be no ‘joy’ on the first ‘Tuesday’ in November for the mare that owner John Singleton and trainer Gai Waterhouse were hoping could win the Melbourne Cup.

Glamour mare, Tuesday Joy, the four-time Group 1 winning mare, was today retired to stud after continuing to show a lack of enthusiasm in her work.

 

“We tested her at trackwork and my rider, Mark Newnham, said the mare felt listless and was just not herself,'' trainer Gai Waterhouse said. “I just don't think she has got over the trip to Dubai. Those overseas trips can take a lot out of a horse.''

 

Tuesday Joy will now be retired to stud and is expected to visit leading sire, More Than Ready. She won seven races and earnt more than $3.2 million in stakes. Her Group 1 successes included a BMW, Ranvet, Chipping Norton and Coolmore Classic.