Michael GuerinRacing Editor·NZ Herald·27 May, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Solid Gold (left) has beaten the boys before in the Trelawney Stud Championship at Ellerslie last month. Photo / Kenton WrightSolid Gold (left) has beaten the boys before in the Trelawney Stud Championship at Ellerslie last month. Photo / Kenton WrightKiwi trainer Roger James is trying not to sound cocky when he says a possible wet track worries him more than Solid Gold’s opposition in Saturday’s A$1 million Queensland Derby.But if breeding has any role to play in the Derby result then Solid Gold could be just fine.

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