Kalpana wins Louth Cup

Louth Cup winner Kalpana with l-r: Maddie Hack, jockey Mikayla Weir, trainer Connie Greig, strapper Amber Collins, and Louth Truf Club members Tegan Barton, Annabel Strachan and Jim Strachan. Photo by Janian McMillan – Racing Photography

After being seriously injured earlier this winter when kicked by a horse, Dubbo trainer Connie Greig bounced back on Saturday to win the $22,000 Nutrien Walsh Hughes Louth Cup with the six-year-old black mare, Kalpana.

Kalpana entered the barriers as an $8 chance with most of the 18 bookmakers, while the Rodney Robb, Nyngan trained Notabadidea started as the $3 favourite ahead of Ocean Honour ($3.40). Ocean Honour had won the previous two starts at Gatton and Ipswich in Queensland before being transferred to the Brett Robb stable at Dubbo.

Before a huge crowd at the famous NSW outback meeting, Cobar Cup winner Dancing In The Sky led down the straight for the first time in the 2000 metres Louth Cup, with Kalpana settling off the pace in a fast run race.

Rated amongst the leading jockeys in the country areas, Mikayla Weir was riding at Louth for the first time, and she saved Kalpana for a late run. […]

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