Vinnie Colgan gets Derby opportunity on Redeem the DreamDavid Rowland Vinnie Colgan celebrates winning last year's New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie. Vinnie Colgan can thank a fully booked Singapore-bound flight for his opportunity to extend his wonderful New Zealand Derby record on Saturday. Within a few hours he had picked up the ride on the Shaune Ritchie-trained Redeem The Dream in the $1 million Derby, but it was a close call. "In fact both my horses, Redeem The Dream and Excalibur, are smokies in the Derby." As with Redeem The Dream, Excalibur will be ridden by a jockey who has tasted Derby success.

Source: Stuff March 02, 2017 00:11 UTC