He's back: Melbourne Cup hero Rekindling out of retirement says Joseph O'Brien

Rekindling: led home an Irish-trained 1-2-3 in the Emirates Melbourne Cup in 2017Credit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

The racing career of Joseph O'Brien's 2017 Melbourne Cup hero Rekindling has been reignited in an unlikely U-turn, with the six-year-old now back in training with O'Brien having been retired last August.

The horse who provided the Owning Hill handler with one of the most extraordinary moments of his brief but glittering career had made only one racecourse appearance since his Flemington heroics, trailing the TAB Australian Cup field last March for trainer Liam Howley.

The youngest Melbourne Cup winner since 1941, who began his career with David Wachman, was initially understood to be set for a new career at stud in Europe.

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Mark BoylanReporter

Published on 19 April 2020inNews

Last updated 10:44, 20 April 2020

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