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La Crique wins the Magic Millions National Classic: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Magic Millions National Classic at Eagle Farm on Saturday taken out by La Crique.

Race Result:

1st: La Crique (Simon & Katrina Alexander/Jockey) - $2.70F
2nd: Foxy Frida (Andrew Noblet/Blake Shinn) - $4.60
3rd: Maracana (Danny O'Brien/Michael Dee) - $41

Winning Time: 1:35.51 Last 600m: 36.13

Margins: 1L x ½ nk

LA CRIQUE.
LA CRIQUE. Picture: Race Images South

Winning Trainer: Katrina Alexander

Must be thrilled: "I feel like we let the punters down in Melbourne [in the Group 1 Empire Rose], so to come back and do that was a big thrill and it's nice to get a result."

Lightweight: "We knew she'd be well placed, weight-for-age races seem to suit her and she's performed well in them in the past. Stepping up to the mile second-up after her first-up run back home also ticked the right boxes for her, so it was good placement. If this race wasn't on offer we might have been scratching our heads wondering which race to come for, but we can build on this now and we're in no rush to take her home. I'd love to put together a couple of races over here, and we're mindful we've missed the hot end of the carnival. I'm thrilled for the owners, and I'm thankful to James for sticking with her."

Recovery: "We don't have to do a lot with this mare, she's incredibly clean-winded. As you can see, there's not a lot of her so we'll have a nice quiet week to ten days with her now before slowly building her up again. Having said that, in Melbourne last year she kept improving after her first run and she gained in confidence, so I think she's still developing as a racehorse."

Winning Jockey: James McDonald

"I thought she was out of play at the top of the straight, she hit a big flat spot and I didn't think we were going to get out of it. But when I gave her a reminder with the left, she found a bit so it was a good effort to win."

Feel any difference from Melbourne?: "She ran tremendously that day to finish fourth in a Group 1, so it was obviously a drop in quality today which is why she started the short-price favourite."


Racing and Sports

Eagle Farm

Saturday, 08th June 2024

7
15:13
(local)

MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL CLASSIC

Age: 3yo and up Sex: FM Type: OPEN
AUD $500,000
1600m TURF GOOD
7
15:13
(local)
AUD $500,000
1600m GOOD

MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL CLASSIC

Age: 3yo and up Sex: FM Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. LA CRIQUE (NZ) 5yo M
VADAMOS (FR) - DESTINY COVE (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
SIMON & KATRINA ALEXANDER
$2.62
57kg
MRS J K & J T CASSIN
2nd 2. FOXY FRIDA (AUS) 6yo M
FOXWEDGE (AUS) - FAMILY PORTRAIT (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
ANDREW NOBLET
$4.6
57kg
Bangaloe Stud (Mgr: J Ritchie)

Sales Information

3rd 6. MARACANA (NZ) 5yo M
SHAMEXPRESS (NZ) - RITA MORENO (NZ)
MICHAEL DEE
DANNY O'BRIEN
$41
57kg
D T O'Brien, Mrs J O'Brien, D B Johnson, D Erez, J F Curtin, A Taghavi, Dr S Adele & M S Harrington

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4th 7. FALL FOR CINDY (NZ) 4yo M
SACRED FALLS (NZ) - CINDY CEE (NZ)
JAMIE KAH
JOHN O'SHEA
$10
57kg
5th 3. OSMOSE (FR) 5yo M
ZOFFANY (IRE) - MESEIKA (USA)
ADAM HYERONIMUS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$9
57kg

Sales Information

6th 4. THALASSOPHILE (AUS) 5yo M
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - SPANISH LAKE (AUS)
NASH RAWILLER
CHRIS WALLER
$17
57kg

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7th 5. ZOE'S PROMISE (AUS) 4yo M
SWEAR (AUS) - KINZ FUNKY MONKEY (USA)
ANDREW MALLYON
KRIS LEES
$16
57kg

Sales Information

8th 12. KONASANA (AUS) 3yo F
DUNDEEL (NZ) - POSING (USA)
TOMMY BERRY
CHRIS WALLER
$6.5
55.5kg
9th 13. MIRAVAL ROSE (AUS) 3yo F
GRUNT (NZ) - GYPSY TUCKER (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
GRAHAME BEGG
$11
55.5kg

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10th 9. ARTS OBJECT (AUS) 4yo M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - RINGHALS (AUS)
ZAC LLOYD
KURT GOLDMAN
$151
57kg

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11th 11. QUEENMAKER (AUS) 5yo M
TAVISTOCK (NZ) - IJAAZA (AUS)
JAMES ORMAN
EDWARD CUMMINGS
$151
57kg

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