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Zaszou wins the Helen Coughlan Stakes: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes after Zaszou claims the Listed Magic Millions Helen Coughlan Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Zaszou (Phil Stokes/Ethan Brown) - $9.502nd: Tashi (Peter Snowden/Kerrin McEvoy) $4.60EF
3rd: Midnight In Tokyo (Annabel & Rob Archibald/Jag Guthmann-Chester) $26
Winning Time: 1:10.80 Last 600m: 35.01
Margins: nose x ½ L
Winning Jockey: Ethan BrownAnother photo in the Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes at Eagle Farm with Zaszou getting there by a whisker! @pstokesracing @Brown_ethan8 @BrisRacingClub pic.twitter.com/wLztpOM0U9
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 7, 2025
"It's always good to get a winner at this carnival. Nothing went right for this horse, she stepped slowly so we had to go to Plan b. I didn't really want to be on the inside, but they fanned out a fair bit. I thought where we were probably wasn't that bad, and she was so tenacious. She was entitled to run third or fourth but she maintained her run of foot. She's had a fair gap between runs so she will improve. "
"Nathan and the crew put in a lot of hard work to source their horses, and it's paying off. She was terrific today, and I was really impressed with her."
"Given the day I've had, I was sure we'd finished second. We cut the corner and there were a few things that went against her, but credit to the stable and the horse."
