Article: Julius Caesar for debut; Auckland start likely for Christian Cullen's brother

A workout at Ashburton today may decide whether Christian Cullen's brother, Julius Caesar, will head to Auckland for the Cardigan Bay Stakes on December 31 for his race debut.

Julius Caesar won his second trial in succession at Ashburton last Tuesday, being clocked by driver John Hay to run his last 800m in 56.8sec. By coincidence the second placegetter, In The Pocket youngster Corky Romano, is a three- quarter brother to Courage Under Fire with the Wayne Ross team.

"There is a race programmed for him at Addington on the 21st, but the club is not confident it will get enough nominations to make a race viable," trainer Brian O'Meara said of Julius Caesar.

"I would have liked a local race ...

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