Karasi, had been bought in England as a three-year-old in 1998 as a potential Melbourne Cup proposition. He was later placed on the market as a jumper, and was purchased by Eric and his wife Inez, together with their partner Pearse Morgan and his family.
His flat record - he placed in two Brisbane Cups, an Adelaide Cup and finished fourth in a Melbourne Cup as well as winning a Geelong Cup. You don't often find horses with a record like that on the market as a jumper, and a few days after discovering this, Eric had him in his stable.
In 2007 he has been named Australian Jumps Racing Association International Jumper of the Year and received the Victorian Racing Industry Special Achievement Award.
Winning the Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan back-to-back in 2005, 2006 and 2007, took his total earnings to almost $3 million...... Read more > > >
