TEARS I CRY - Past & Present

MIKITA Beriman scored one of the most unlikely Group I wins ever when she fought back from diabetes and chronic weight problems to win the Emirates Stakes at Flemington on outsider Tears I Cry.

Bookmakers bet as much as $151 about Tears I Cry who started at $101 and was the first Group I runner for 21-year-old Beriman and 26-year-old Warrnambool trainer Ciaron Maher.

Only last spring stewards told Beriman to seek professional help after her 10th weight-related offence but she got down to 51kg to ride the race of her life on Tears I Cry.

Back as far as 12th in the 16-horse field at the 800 metres, Beriman was tracking Steven Arnold on Cox Plate runner-up Wonderful World rounding the home turn and peeled off to make her winning run in the straight.

Beriman rode hands and heels as Tears I Cry hit the lead at the 200 metres and then had to straighten him and go for the whip in the last 100 metres to win by three-quarters of a length.

Bird Dancer ($91), ran home strongly to finish second and Shinzig, another outsider at $81, was a length away third.

Boom three-year-old Weekend Hussler, who had won the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Group I Ascot Vale Stakes at his last two starts, started $2.35 favourite but not long after straightening was a beaten horse and finished 10th.

Four years ago, Ann McGrath provided a fitting conclusion to horse racing's biggest week.

The horse she owned (and now trains) had just crossed the line a 100-1 winner of the Group 1 Emirates Stakes (1600m), and her shock was captured for the world to see.

Those images were used as publicity by Channel 7 when they launched digital channel 7Mate, among other things.

Her horse won $605 000 that day.

This Sunday, that same horse %u2013 Tears I Cry %u2013 will be racing for $6700 in a lowly handicap at Mount Gambier.

That's a touch over 1% of his Emirates Stakes cheque.

A horse plagued with injuries, Tears I Cry returned to form towards the end of his last preparation, recording three wins in December 2010 and January 2011.

But another injury saw him return to the paddock and look unlikely to return.

Yet return he has.

It will be interesting to see how the one-time Group 1 winner goes this weekend at Mount Gambier, where he has to carry 63kg.

McGrath recently stated that she was aiming at a race at Warrnambool in December.

Injuries weren't the only thing that hurt the horse. After the Stakes win, McGrath took the horse from Maher's property, claiming she wanted to take it to the beach, once she had taken the horse she then informed Maher that he would no longer be training it and that she would be taking over. Since then, he has been a dud.

he was pretty brave today- i nearly cried ....didnt help my pockets but who cares - maybe they can find something easier to do - a blind horse helper or something...

i was at the track that day, most gutwrenching race ive ever witnessed i think. i don't think there was one winning punter at the track, it was dead silence and disappointment after the race. good racing moment though i think, just a shame how the horse never did anything else

I had followed it that whole year upto the Emirates stakes and thought it just wins with 51kg and should never of been $101 so backed it, not a huge go but I just had this gut feeling. Still to this day I regret not attacking it as Ive never really had that feeling about a horse again at those odds. It is the highlight of my short punting career!!!

The first 4 paid 300k from memory and the quaddie paid a million or there abouts

I tipped it on this site and lucky for those who bought my tips.

Yeah Quad paid a million that day mate, I'll never forget as the old man got the first 3 legs but missed the last. Don't think he's had a quaddie since.

Oh that is a horrible story, i wouldn't be able to eat or sleep after that.

Pwwooaa...don't blame him. I remember Hidden Strings won one of the quaddie legs at something like 60-1, as i backed the runner up Sovereign Miss at about the same odds. Dividends that day were insane most of the day. Just looking back at that days results..i remember i backed Muzdaher in the last as well...was beaten a lip. I hope your old man didn't have him that day in last leg Molanski....

Ha ha, it was a long night for him GC. I remember he backed one of them straight out (can't remember which one but think it paid about $35 the win) so that helped a little I guess. I was only just starting to become interested in racing and punting then so probably didn't fully understand his pain, Ha ha. Think he had it going for 33% too. I can't remember what he had in the last leg ood, I have a horrible feeling they ran 2nd, 3rd and 4th though from memory.