Flying Zulu and Team Thompson have taken out the 2025 Sportsbet Horsham Cup.
The tough Group 2 victory was a welcomed celebration after Team Thompson scratched Tim Zoo from the Cup after sustaining a minor webbing injury.
“He came out beautifully but Extradited kept him off the fence for a while and needed to hold the full 485 to get the job done but he put his head down when it mattered,” Luke Thompson said.
Brooke Ennis’ Amron Tiger and Zipping Hopkins rounded out the placings with less than two lengths separating first, second, third and fourth.
Flying Zulu (7) won the Horsham Cup in a time of 26.93 seconds over the 485 metre distance.
There are options a plenty for Flying Zulu, with a possible run in the Sandgroper later next month in Western Australia on the cards.
Awesome Lodge (Team Thompson) have purchased a slot in the Sandgroper, in hopes of back-to-back slot races after their Phoenix victory with the now retired super star Explicit as trainer and slot holder.
“He (Flying Zulu) is one of the best dogs in the country so the Sandgroper could be in the firing line but there are a few other races to consider as well,” Luke Thompson said.
The Group 2 Horsham Cup was win 27 from 49 career starts for Flying Zulu.
The son of Orson Allen, who won the race in 2019, and Cyclone Jebel has now earned more than $910,000.
