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Autumn Boy wins the Caulfield Guineas: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 1 Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas won by Autumn Boy at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Autumn Boy (C Waller/D Lane) - $4.202nd: Planet Red (M Price & M Kent Jnr/J Childs) - $31
3rd: Observer (C Maher/E Brown) - $20
Winning Time: 1:36.20 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 3/4 lengths x 1-¾ lengths
Winning Trainer: Chris WallerCaulfield Guineas | Autumn Boy
History repeats itself as Autumn Boy emulates his sire, The Autumn Sun, tearing away with a dominant Caulfield Guineas success
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By The Autumn Sun: "We're proud of all the horses that come through the stable. But when we've got champions like The Autumn Sun and we've got sons and daughters, it's pretty special."
"Last week, Autumn Glow, now it's a super colt with Autumn Boy; it's pretty special."
Long range target: "That looked his race. We like to just identify talent and then try and get them to that big ticket item. Today's such an important race in the horse's career, a colt who announces them on the big stage. Glenn Ritchie and his wife, they've been so supportive of us, Charlie and myself. They've become good friends of ours and kept investing, kept investing, and we've managed to buy them a really nice horse."
Worry out of Golden Rose?: "Not really, no. It was a track record time. Full credit to the winner, he led them up and won. The backmarkers just didn't quite get us the race because we were just running so quick. We didn't lose faith, the ratings people and our form guys said he's the one, and sure enough, they were right."
"The sectional timings suggested he actually ran quite well. It was his first time in the big dance or the big-time races. He's come through the run well; he's come down here with plenty of time. The team down here have done a great job. We brought him to Caulfield; we ticked all the boxes, everything suggested he was ready to run a big race."
Always shown ability: "I think you just consistently get feedback from your team. As a young horse before he even trialed, we were getting positive feedback. When he trialed, it was positive. When he had his first run, he beat a short-price favourite from the stable at a big price. Everything's been positive, we took him to Queensland and gave him a trip away. I think we did that with his dad as well, maybe all of our Caulfield Guineas winners. It's just about experience, we know they've got talent and harnessing that."
On Damian Lane: "He's a world-class sportsman. That's a big thing that we underestimate— how good these jockeys are. What makes them so good is they're exceptional athletes. He's so good to work with. Again, he's just an ultimate professional. To be able to align with someone like that makes my job so much easier."
Cox Plate?: "Not sure. I don't normally because they're still babies. He's only had four or five starts, I think. So, it'll be unlikely for us, but we'll see what comes out next week, you've got the luxury of just sitting tight. He's not overly raced so you can do it but we'll have to see how good Via Sistina's going."
Winning Jockey: Damian Lane
On the horse: "Beautiful colt just takes everything in his stride, very easy to deal with and a great turn of foot when needed. So you need that to win these big races, and when he joined in, he really joined in."
How it unfolded: "I had a great run. I was able to use my barrier speed, was good, and just found myself in a bit of a tricky spot in the corner. But once I navigated that, he put the race away pretty quick. Very easy horse to handle, and as a result, had a nice run."
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