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Iknowastar wins the Five Diamonds Prelude: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes

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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Listed Five Diamonds Prelude won by Iknowastar at Randwick on Saturday.

Race Result:

1st: Iknowastar (B Baker/R King) - $8.50
2nd: Territory Express (P Niceforo/Z Lloyd) - $4.20
3rd: Freedom Rally (T Gollan/T Berry) - $16

Winning Time: 1:27.30 Last 600m: 34.73

Margins: Short ½ Head x ¾L

IKNOWASTAR.
IKNOWASTAR. Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

Winning Trainer: Bjorn Baker

Been a good day for the stable: "Yes it has. He's been a revelation. He had three hooves and his tail out of the door. We were about to sack him. And since then he's just turned it around completely. And he's been a great horse, he's an exciting horse. He puts the punch into races."

"You always know what you're going to get. I didn't quite know whether we'd held on but he deserves one. He's always there fighting and Rachel knows him very well. Big bunch of guys (in the ownership). I said to them before this race, after the last race, they were in interest rates. I said they don't count after you win a big race or two."

Can sustain a gallop up front: "He's got a really big engine. Sometimes you learn as you get on with horses and Rachel gets on with him extremely well too. She does a lot of work on him, and she does a lot of work at home, so it's great to see her in the winner's circle.

"She's off to America next week to ride in the Breeders Cup so she leaves on a pretty good note."

How does he feel about Five Diamonds?: "I feel pretty good. And my wife actually lost her wedding ring, and I might have to get her another few diamonds."

Winning Jockey: Rachel King

Going fast in front: "I don't have much choice, he just does what he wants. That's him. Again, he didn't jump that well today. He's just being a bit of a pest in the gates, he's actually feeling so well, he's probably almost too well. I nearly went to Plan B but he had other ideas."

"One good head shake and a pull of the reins, I was like, 'Ok mate, you do you'. I let him be in control but that's when he's happiest. He's just tough. I thought I was beaten, to be honest. I thought the other horse got its head down on the line, but he deserves it because he's Mr Consistent. He doesn't know how to run a bad race and he's a pleasure to ride."

Exciting week ahead: "Yeah, I'm really excited. I fly out to America tomorrow for the week and then I get back in time for Cup day. It's a big week to look forward to."

Beaten Jockeys:

Chad Schofield (Galeron): "No good."

Joao Moreira (Osipenko): "It had to make it tough coming from one of the widest gates, facing the breeze. It took part of his finishing away."

Tyler Schiller (Amor Victorious): "I thought he was honest. He is probably looking for a bit softer surface and maybe a jump up in trip now up to maybe 1800m."

Tim Clark (Yellow Brick): "Just over-travelled in the early and mid-stages and it just took his finish away from him but he was pretty game only beaten a length."

Jason Collett (Holymanz): "Just had to go back from the gates. Gave them a bit of a start. Was good through the line considering we were niggling a long way out."

Tommy Berry (Freedom Rally): "Lovely run from him. He was strong through the last furlong. Probably looking fort he 1800m but it will be important that he draws well where you can switch him off straight away. If you drew out it would probably be a bit sticky but we'll worry about that if it happens."

Zac Lloyd (Territory Express): "He has run enormous. I feel upset for the connections but he'll fight hard in the Five Diamonds."

Tom Sherry (Punch Lane): "Disappointing."

Reece Jones (Strait Acer): "Needed the run under his belt. Probably travelled that little bit closer on a hot speed."

Josh Parr (Robusto): "I just had to be far too negative from the barrier and too much work for him to do."


Racing and Sports

Randwick

Saturday, 26th October 2024

9
17:30
(local)

FIVE DIAMONDS PRELUDE (LR)

Age: 5yo Type: OPEN
AUD $1,000,000
1500m TURF GOOD
9
17:30
(local)
AUD $1,000,000
1500m GOOD

FIVE DIAMONDS PRELUDE (LR)

Age: 5yo Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 11. IKNOWASTAR (AUS) 5yo G
STAR WITNESS (AUS) - HIDDEN MESSAGE (NZ)
RACHEL KING
BJORN BAKER
$8.5
56kg
P A Burke, D R Armstrong, J Crowe, B Thomas, B R Chiplin, J Bell, M P Cotton, C P Gilbert, A J Hickey, A Trebacz, Mrs M Clay, C Kelley, Mrs R Pisani, Miss J Pisani & Bjorn Baker Racing (Mgr: B Baker)

Sales Information

2nd 12. TERRITORY EXPRESS (AUS) 5yo G
TERRITORIES (IRE) - MISS CHATTERING (AUS)
ZAC LLOYD
PAUL NICEFORO
$4.2
56kg
Mrs M Cram, B J Roddy, S G Stevenson, Ms J G Sheldrake, Ms M E Anderson, J A Baker, Ms V K Bishop, Miss M Sweeney, M D Sweeney, P D Cram, J P King, Mrs S Hardiman-Stone, Mrs J V Berry, M D Fitzpatrick, Mrs E Dugum-Memic, C J Wortes, H Stevenson, Miss N E Roddy, Ms J C Sayer & Ms S Ladd
3rd 10. FREEDOM RALLY (AUS) 5yo G
RUBICK (AUS) - IPIOGA (AUS)
TOMMY BERRY
TONY GOLLAN
$16
56kg
Grandlodge Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: P Anastasiou), S Anastasiou, N Roiniotis, P Roiniotis, Ken Bee Sports (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mgr: K E Biddick), Mrs K Anastasiou, J H Anastasiou, Miss N E Anastasiou, Miss A Anastasiou, Mrs A Roiniotis & Miss P Roiniotis
4th 7. YELLOW BRICK (AUS) 5yo G
THE MISSION (AUS) - MAGICAL MIST (NZ)
TIM CLARK
TONY & MADDYSEN SEARS
$2.62
57.5kg

Sales Information

5th 9. HOLYMANZ (NZ) 5yo G
ALMANZOR (FR) - PERFECT OFFERING (AUS)
JASON COLLETT
CIARON MAHER
$31
57.5kg

Sales Information

6th 14. STRAIT ACER (AUS) 5yo G
HEADWATER (AUS) - MONEY WANTED (AUS)
REECE JONES
ANTHONY CUMMINGS
$15
56kg

Sales Information

7th 15. ROBUSTO (AUS) 5yo G
CHURCHILL (IRE) - SHE'S CLEAN (AUS)
JOSH PARR
BJORN BAKER
$26
56kg

Sales Information

8th 6. AMOR VICTORIOUS (AUS) 5yo G
CARAVAGGIO (USA) - KOIZORA (AUS)
TYLER SCHILLER
BJORN BAKER
$10
58.5kg

Sales Information

9th 13. PUNCH LANE (AUS) 5yo G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - CYBERCYN (AUS)
TOM SHERRY
A & S FREEDMAN
$19
56kg

Sales Information

10th 5. OSIPENKO (NZ) 5yo G
PIERRO (AUS) - RASKOVA (USA)
JOAO MOREIRA
CHRIS WALLER
$9.5
58.5kg

Sales Information

11th 4. GALERON (IRE) 4yo G
CAMACHO (GB) - SOCIETY GAL (IRE)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD
$81
59.5kg

Sales Information

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