The well-performed gelding Althoff is currently sitting fourth in the initial markets for the Group 1 Epsom Handicap, although his connections are still contemplating whether he is truly a miler.

The Yulong family-owned five-year-old has achieved wins up to 1400m and finished fifth in the 2024 Callander-Presnell at his sole attempt beyond that distance. He is scheduled to test the 1500m journey again at Rosehill on Saturday in the Wests Group Macarthur Handicap.

Trainer Chris Waller has earmarked next year’s Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast as Althoff’s main spring objective, but he is keeping an open mind about the rest of the horse’s campaign.

Waller has indicated that the gelding’s showing this weekend will be crucial in determining if they pull stumps and focus on summer racing, or if he gets another chance to prove his worth in a race such as the Epsom.

“We had (Yulong’s) Mr Zhang up in Sydney and looking at all the horses (this week), and one of the discussion points was that horse,” Waller commented.

“We think he might be a perfect horse for the Magic Millions Cup if we back off him after Saturday.

“A mile could stretch him. But this Saturday is 1500, and if he comes out and wins on Saturday we could think differently.”

A Group 3 placed performer as a juvenile, Althoff did not quite make the grade at three but has arguably returned in career-best form this season. He was a fast-finishing second to Carbonados first-up at Rosehill on August 1 and then delivered an arrogant victory in the Spring Preview (1400m), beating Group 1 performers Attica and Fully Lit.

Attica is a significant player in Epsom Handicap (1600m) markets at $11, with Althoff backed into $15 for the October 3 showpiece.

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AEW will host All In: London this Sunday at the iconic Wembley Stadium. The upcoming pay-per-view can potentially be one of the greatest wrestling events of all time. Unfortunately, a popular star has likely suffered an injury ahead of the show.

Kyle O’Reilly locked horns with Nigel McGuinness in the semifinals of the Continental Challenge Cup on this week’s AEW Dynamite. This was an excellent match, which Nigel convincingly won. The Conglomeration member eventually shared a picture of himself on Instagram Story where he had a swollen black eye.

According to Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer, O’Reilly might have suffered a broken orbital bone.

“There was definitely fear of a broken orbital bone. He had a big black eye though. I actually saw it during the match, and then afterwards I was told about that he’s got a big black eye and it was scary,” said Meltzer.

The severity of the former WWE star’s injury is unknown. Hopefully, we will learn more about this soon. Had he defeated McGuinness on Dynamite, he would have challenged Jon Moxley for the Continental Title at All In. He does not have a match at the upcoming pay-per-view for now.

AEW star Kyle O’Reilly wants to accomplish many things in the Tony Khan-led company

Kyle O’Reilly joined AEW in 2021. In a 2024 interview with Fightful, the former World Trios Champion said that he wants to accomplish many things in the promotion, but he is not in a rush. He also said that he is happy that he is working for such a massive promotion.

“I really just don’t want to take for granted the opportunity to wrestle in a mainstream company and even have matches again. That’s something I was never really sure if it was going to happen. The fact that I get to be back on the road and earning my living and get to wrestle, the only thing I’ve ever really been good at or can at least make a living doing, that’s the most important thing. Big matches and championships, I’m sure they’ll come as long as I stay the course. I’m not going to get too ahead of myself. One match at a time,” he said. [H/T: Fightful]

It will be interesting to see what the future holds for O’Reilly. Perhaps he will win a singles title in the company soon.