Racing
Kovalica wins The Q22: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes after Kovalica claims the Group 2 HKJC World Pool The Q22 at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Kovalica (C Waller/N Rawiller) - $6.502nd: New Endeavour (G Waterhouse & A Bott/T Clark) - $5.50
3rd: Fawkner Park (A & R Archibald/E Brown) - $2.25F
Winning Time: 2:15.44 Last 600m: 35.62
Margins: Short ½ Head x Nose
Winning Trainer: Chris WallerKovalica WINS the G2 Q22 by a whisker! @cwallerracing @nashhot pic.twitter.com/iK5rnPMjzJ
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 14, 2025
"It took the length of the Eagle Farm straight to get there. First win for a couple of years. We haven't lost faith in him and he's been a good horse without winning.
"He's been working to something good.
"He might win his next race this time next year, if not two years. He'll be back to Queensland."
Winning Jockey: Nash Rawiller
"It was a l;ong ride back to scale making sure that I'd got there. I feel like I've redeemed myself for saying he'd win the Melbourne Cup last year.
"What a horse he's been. We made a call during the week - as late as Tuesday morning - to put the blinkers on today. You could tell in the run that he was going to do something. He's so strong.
"I thought he'd keep going even though he pulled a bit in the race.
"I've had a bit of a shit time lately so I feel like I've bounced right back in a big way."
