Purple team in the pink as big day looms

Connections of Purple Moon believe the Ebor winner is coming to his peak at just the right time ahead of the Emirates Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Oct, 2007 - 08:54

Connections of Purple Moon believe the Ebor winner is coming to his peak at just the right time ahead of the Emirates Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

The Luca Cumani-trained five-year-old, who finished an eyecatching sixth in the Caulfield Cup on October 20, trotted for a mile at Sandown this morning after having a rousing track gallop at Flemington on Tuesday.

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