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
Another winner to @mcacajamez at Eagle Farm as La Crique wins the Magic Millions National Classic!@BrisRacingClub pic.twitter.com/79QLMJtXxx
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 8, 2024
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."
