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Rey Magnerio wins Group 2 Herald Sun Sprint: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 2 Herald Sun Sprint won by Rey Magnerio at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Rey Magnerio (R Griffiths/J McNeil) - $7.502nd: Geegees Mistruth (P Moloney/M Walker) - $31
3rd: Zealously (P Snowden/R Dolan) - $2.70 fav
Winning Time: 57.53 Last 600m: NA
Margins: Half-neck x Neck
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Winning Trainer: Robbie Griffiths
On the win: "It was outstanding, he was going to be a tragedy beaten. So much of the straight, I'm thinking 'oh no, oh no', I don't know how he did it, when he got clear with 59 (kilos) on his back, it looked like he had 49 on his back the way he motored home."
Early doors: "We've got a video of Jye McNeil trying to explain how he managed to run last in a trial. He slopped around, one of the owners said you're wasting your time with this horse… he came out and bolted in. He knows when to put the game face on, he doesn't have to worry about wasting energy in training."
"It's a shame we lost Warren (Huntly), but I'm sure he'll be upstairs cheering for us, he'll be pretty pumped when he sees that."
Better than ever: "He's incredible; he comes up every preparation. Reid Balfour has strapped him today, rides his work, he thought he'd come up better than ever, and he was right. It was going to be a tragedy beaten, I thought he was going to go to line running fifth, come in with a sad face. I don't know how he did it because when he got out, he flew."
Race didn't go to plan: "He (McNeil) knows him. He has faith in him. He said he wanted to work out to the centre, he thought that was the better part of the track, and a lot of the others had the same idea.
"So he just couldn't get galloping room, so Jye did a great job. He's been part of his journey all the way through; he's been a big part. Logan (McNeil) won on him first, and big brother pinched him, so hopefully there's a bit of cash transactions there.
"But it's great; it really helps the mood, when we lost our great mate Warren, he'd be up there cheering. There's a bit of a rort happening up there, something going on with Deano and Warren and Pete, and big Michael, I reckon they're setting something up."
Spring plans: "Last year you would recall we kicked him off in September, and he had 54 kilos, where this time he would've had 62. We thought, what's the point? Let's give him another trial, and he went into the 1000 metre race second up last year, this race, and he was only beaten a whisker.
"Then he won Derby Day and final day. We had him ready for late September, but when he had that sort of weight, we thought, let's just wait, give him another jump out. It's only 1000, he needs to be sharp, and he was."
"So it was fantastic, very happy, and that was the reason for the late start. He'll more than likely go to Flemington on the Oaks day now because he'll probably get too much weight. I don't think he's up to championships (Sprint at Flemington), but we'll certainly enter and see what we think. But at the moment, we'll just celebrate today."
Winning Jockey: Jye McNeil
Held up: "It was mainly patience, I guess. I was relying on him sprinting really well, which he did. Robbie and the team had him in fantastic order and he came into today with more weight than he carried in this race last year so to perform like that first up was a great effort."
Flying: "Robbie never backs himself in, he had him in perfect order. He's been so good to me, each prep keeps getting better and hopefully he's in for a good campaign once again."
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