Sue Jaensch's quietly extraordinary racing life is missing only a Group 1 on the mantelpiece, something which could be remedied with her Goodwood wildcard Sir Sway on Saturday. She tells Matt Stewart that the stable champ is just the latest of a string of cheaply bought dream horses over the journey.
The beauty of the Sport Of Kings is that it’s not that at all. Not here, in this part of the world. The privileged don’t always win.
At Morphettville on Saturday, mother and son co-trainers Sue and Jason Jaensch will have a runner in the $1 million The Goodwood.
Sir Sway is a $41 shot in a field of elites, but he is also a magnificent wildcard, a dreamers’ horse. Over the years, the Jaenschs have had a few.
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