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Maison Louis wins the Queensland Derby: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 1 Ladbrokes Queensland Derby won by Maison Louis at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Maison Louis (O'Shea & Charlton/R Maloney) - $212nd: King Of Thunder (O'Shea & Charlton/M Zahra) - $12
3rd: Chase Your Dreams (Team Hayes/R King) - $23
Winning Time: 2:31.33 Last 600m: 36.54
Margins: 1L x Neck
Winning Trainer: John O'SheaHe's home!
The G1 Queensland Derby belongs to Maison Louis thanks to a lovely ride by @RMaloney_Jockey - and @JohnOSheaRacing get the quinella with King Of Thunder in second spot! @BrisRacingClub @RaceQLD pic.twitter.com/sHvsz11h77
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 7, 2025
On the win: "I'm a proud Queenslander, not just a Queenslander, so it's a big thrill today."
On the horse: "Look, he's just been a progressive horse by a top young stallion in Super Seth. It's one of the few horses that we have for Go Racing, who do a wonderful job.
"He's just a tough, resilient little horse and he's come from obscurity to win a Queensland Derby so we're very excited.
On the win: "I think the key was that he was able to cope with the workload. He's just a great doer and a good, tough horse.
"He came off Pencarrow Stud in New Zealand, and we always rush to New Zealand each year to participate in their sales, and we've been well-rewarded because the second horse comes out of one of their sales as well.
Winning Jockey: Ryan Maloney
On the win: "Unbelievable, his breeding suggests he shouldn't get the trip, but he's a beautiful ride, he conserves his energy so well.
"It was a very dawdling run Derby, and when J-Mac sort of made his move at the half mile, he increased the tempo, but not by a hell of a lot.
"We were sort of on the fence and everyone was starting to want to get to that better ground, and John wanted me to get one off, but after the scratchings, we ended up drawing one. But that's why I wanted to be three back the fence, so I had two options when I wanted to stake my claim.
"I was given the opportunity to come out and it ended up on the back of Waller horse [Imperialist] and yeah he was just too tough.
"When he got the gap, he pinned his ears back and was just tough as nails.
"Last week, my emergency got a run. This week, I didn't have one and luckily I picked it up. So amazing what a week can do."
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