Blake Spriggs takes out Metropolitan on Sir John Hawkwood

By Chris Roots
Updated October 7 2016 - 10:08am, first published October 1 2016 - 7:29pm
Beyond expectations: Jockey Blake Spriggs rides Sir John Hawkwood to win the Metropolitan and deliver Waratah Thoroughbreds their first Australian group 1.  Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au
Beyond expectations: Jockey Blake Spriggs rides Sir John Hawkwood to win the Metropolitan and deliver Waratah Thoroughbreds their first Australian group 1. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au

Blake Spriggs has been trying not to think about the Melbourne Cup for the past couple of weeks because he did want to get "too far ahead" of himself. But his belief in Sir John Hawkwood was finally matched by performance in Saturday's Metropolitan at Randwick.

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