At one point, William Haggas was seriously considering a permanent base in Australia and with a strike-rate in Sydney to match any local trainer, it is little wonder. On the eve of the Englishman’s latest assault on the autumn riches, Haggas tells Matt Stewart he is ready to upset the Australian apple cart once again.
John Messara planted the seed that would lead to one of the most effective and somewhat sobering annual foreign raids on our racing riches.
To some Australian and New Zealanders players desperate to claim a slice of the Sydney autumn’s dazzling riches, polite, urbane former mid-level English cricketer William Haggas has been Haggas The Horrible.
To most, however, Haggas has set the bar, and a challenge.
In just a handful of raids over a handful of years, Haggas horses have plundered the Sydney autumn.
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