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Quantico wins the Southern Cross Stakes: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 Davali Thoroughbreds Southern Cross Stakes won by Quantico at Randwick on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Quantico (J O'Shea/K McEvoy) - $8
2nd: Titanium Power (J Pride/T Clark) - $4.60
3rd: Gravina (J Cummings/J McDonald) - $4.60

Winning Time: 1:09.57 Last 600m: 34.58

Margins: Short Head x ½Neck

QUANTICO winning the Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick in Australia.
QUANTICO winning the Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

 

Winning Trainer: John O'Shea

On the efforts of his staff: "It's really rewarding for everyone associated with the horse. My staff here, it's just been a really big achievement from the team and they should all pat themselves on the back."

On coming back from injury: "He's come away with a little injury as a result of the wet tracks so we pulled up on him and took the liberty of giving him an extended break. He really enjoyed his time at the beach, he came to us in great order. Done a good foundation at Yarraman Park and then my staff here have worked tirelessly to make sure he maintained that fitness base and soundness."

On what's next: "I think he's got enormous improvement, he'd be very rusty today. A great Kerrin ride and to be fair down the side he was probably a little free just on the chewy a little bit more than he usually is. He'll derive a lot of benefit from that. He's got a really good race in him, that was a really good race today, but hopefully he's got a really good race in him as he gets some miles under his belt."

Winning Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy

On not having a tough enough trial in the lead up: "I found myself burrowed away there behind a wall of ten furlong horses (in the trial). I looked at the calendar when I got back in the car and thought John's (trainer O'Shea) is not going to be too angry because we still have two weeks, we haven't got ten days, so it was a little bit extra to get a bit more work into him."

"But good to have him back because he showed a lot of promise early on, he had a little bit of an injury there. They've been patient and it's nice to see him come to the track and do this today."

On whether the race was run to suit: "Yeah, pretty much. I had a nice possie and I sort of ended up behind J Mac (rider of Gravina - third placegetter) and then getting into the clear and John said 'give him some room to roll and get going when you want to'."

"He timed his run well my fella and there's good improvement to come. Obviously after that long off so you can expect him to keep going in the right direction.

Beaten Jockeys:

Rachel King (Hard Empire): "Massive run. Just probably a bad gate beat us today. He's in super form." 

Jason Collett (Mr Mozart): "Start was very costly and then just buffeted in the straight. Again very costly."

James McDonald (Gravina): "Good solid run. He's in for a good prep."

Brock Ryan (Stampe): "He went good. Just a bit sharp for him at the 1200m."

Tim Clark (Titanium Power): "He was really brave. Thought he toughed it out really well."

Regan Bayliss (Ranch Hand): No comment

William Pike (Espiona): "She has run well. Wasn't beaten very far."

Tyler Schiller (Testator Silens): "He was a super run. Thought he was strong through the line. He will be very hard to beat in the Championship qualifier."


Racing and Sports

Randwick

Saturday, 11th February 2023

5
14:40
(local)

DAVALI THOROUGHBREDS SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES (G3)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty
AUD $201,000
1200m TURF GOOD
5
14:40
(local)
AUD $201,000
1200m GOOD

DAVALI THOROUGHBREDS SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES (G3)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 53.0kg Type: Qlty


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 5. QUANTICO (AUS) 6yo G
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - HOSS AMOR (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
JOHN O'SHEA
$8
55kg
China Horse Club Racing P/L (Mgr: A Teo), JE Abrahams P/L (Mgr: J Abrahams), Werrett Bloodstock P/L (Mgr: N Werrett), Yarraman Park Stud (Mgr: A Mitchell), A Paradice, Bill Duncan Bloodstock P/L (Mgr: W Duncan), R Gold, HM & YP (Mgr: H Mitchell) & Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia (Mgr: K Maloney)

Sales Information

2nd 7. TITANIUM POWER (AUS) 5yo G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - DALKEITH (AUS)
TIM CLARK
JOSEPH PRIDE
$4.6
54.5kg
M Marando, Mrs G Marando, C Barbaro, Mrs C Barbaro, W Boxshall, B Boxshall, A Coluccio, H Kelly, R Marando, Ms J Bishop, F Mittiga, T Panetta, M Pelle, D Pelle, E Raco, S Russell, Mrs G Savell, J Scollino, Ms M Sinclair & A Scullino

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3rd 3. GRAVINA (AUS) 5yo G
SEBRING (AUS) - METASTASIO (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
JAMES CUMMINGS
$4.6
56.5kg
Mrs A E Dale, Forbrydelsen Pty Ltd (J Baxter), C A Fitzgerald, P W Lindbeck, R P Dale, R J Thompson, R K Thompson, Hoare (R Ellison), Howdini Racing (S Mckellar), J N Dawson, M G Bateman, D P Dale, K Winchester, I De Landelles, G McKevett, W Docherty, Ms M Porter, R Hogan, T McGuinness & L Pepper

Sales Information

4th 2. MR MOZART (AUS) 4yo H
SNITZEL (AUS) - EURO ANGEL (NZ)
JASON COLLETT
M, W & J HAWKES
$7
59kg
5th 1. HARD EMPIRE (AUS) 9yo G
HARD SPUN (USA) - LAST QUILL (AUS)
RACHEL KING
TOBY & TRENT EDMONDS
$21
59kg

Sales Information

6th 10. ESPIONA (AUS) 4yo M
EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - DAHOOIL (NZ)
WILLIAM PIKE
CHRIS WALLER
$4.2
53kg

Sales Information

7th 11. TESTATOR SILENS (AUS) 5yo G
STAR WITNESS (AUS) - SO DETACHED (AUS)
TYLER SCHILLER
LUKE CLARKE
$20
53kg
8th 6. STAMPE (AUS) 6yo G
WHITTINGTON (AUS) - ENVELOPE (AUS)
BROCK RYAN
CHRIS MUNCE
$31
54.5kg

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9th 8. RANCH HAND (AUS) 4yo G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MEZULLA (NZ)
REGAN BAYLISS
CHRIS WALLER
$10
53kg

Sales Information

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