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In a huge upset, Kiamichi led all the way to win the 2019 Golden Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday.
Kiamichi won last week in the Magic Night and she backed up brilliantly to be so strong late. She was by Sidestep and gave the blue army the trifecta with Microphone second and Lyre third.
.@godolphin have gone 1,2,3 as Kiamichi wins the Golden Slipper, Microphone second and Lyre third - WOW pic.twitter.com/6tcs5PO0dR
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Damian Lane chats to @CdSymons after winning the Golden Slipper.#7Racing pic.twitter.com/ba0UbPq7St
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"She might not be the best filly in the barn, but we've trained her to be tough."@JamesCummings88 with @JaseRicho after @Godolphin go 1-2-3 in the Golden Slipper. #7Racing pic.twitter.com/biGzz2MVmU
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Your day, @JamesCummings88! pic.twitter.com/NHHDaKS1cR
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Winning Trainer: James Cummings
On the win: “That’s some sort of race. Great credit to this horse. She’s just been able to come on the scene in such a way that suggested that she was just going too well to deny her a chance to be running in this race.”
“She’s our first two-year-old winner, we trained her for strength. I wanted to toughen these horses up all season and she was tough this week. She had an absolute ripper of a week.”
On the result for Godolphin: “She’s by a stallion (Sidestep) who was able to run three weeks in a row and still run second in this race just like our colt Microphone just did, beaten less than a length.
“Microphone’s got a great future but one thing I knew coming into this Golden Slipper this year, a little like two years ago, you can throw out the window what horse you think is the most brilliant horse; you can throw out the window the horse you think has had the picture perfect preparation, because at the end of it it’s going to come down to the horse that’s got the guts to handle the track on the occasion and the heart to get over the line first.
“One thing I’ll say the guys have done an amazing job all season to be meticulous with these two-year-olds. I’m pretty proud to be associated with the blue jacket at the moment.”
On her preparation: “Our first two-year-old winner of the season had the heart to get up and win on debut and she’s just kept improving, trained for 1200m all the way through and toughened up right until the grand final is very, very satisfying.”
On her long odds: “I can tell you she’s been squealing all week, she’s just been strong all the way through.”
Winning Jockey: Damian Lane
On the filly: “I just sent her away. What a tough filly. So well prepared by James Cummings and her team. I got on her last week and sat and steered her around and did the same thing last week. She’s just so honest and so tough.”
On the race: “We had to be positive. Had to use her attribute which is her speed and her toughness and it paid off.
On riding for Godolphin: “It’s a big thrill to ride such a big winner for Godolphin. I’m just a small part of the team there but it’s a good team to be involved with.”
Beaten Jockeys:
Blake Shinn (Yes Yes Yes): “I thought he ran a tremendous race, he just never handled the ground, he was off the bit and struggling the whole way, still did a good to finish off and finish as close as he did.
Hugh Bowman (Microphone): “Delighted with the colt, it was a great performance, very proud of him. Winner too good.”
Jason Collett (Time To Reign): “Good run, would have liked to have been handier but just didn’t leave the gates quick enough. Very good though.”
Dwayne Dunn (Free Of Debt): “He’s been injured quite badly, near-side fore and off-side fore, hopefully everything will be alright with him.”
Mark Zahra (Cosmic Force): “Raced probably a little bit flat, I just travelled where I was and didn’t pick up in the straight.”
Michael Walker (Dubious): “Probably better to go back to Melbourne and get a firm track.”
Luke Currie (Lyre): “She ran really well, just had to wait a while to get a bit of room, she was very good late.”
Damien Oliver (Lankan Star): “I thought she ran really well, had a nice run, but she’s not really comfortable in those conditions, but she battled it out really well.”
James McDonald (Tenley): “That wasn’t her, have to put it down to the ground, she’s was just gone the moment I left the stalls, her two worst furlongs was right in the middle of the race where it’s really chopped up, she’ll live to fight another day.”
Tommy Berry (Pin Sec): “She just struggled in the ground, at the 600m she hit quite a bad patch there and never gained her confidence after that. I was happy with the way she found the line late though.”
Tim Clark (Anaheed): “She ran really well, had a nice run, just the winner was too good.”
Corey Brown (Catch Me): “Ran nice, but didn’t really handle the track, it’s quite choppy.”
Sam Clipperton (Vincere Volare): “Courageous little filly, the ground found her out today.”
Kerrin McEvoy (Exhilarates): “We got back from the draw and then when we hit the corner where the
ground is blown away, she didn’t enjoy that and lost confidence in the ground.”Oisin Murphy (Loving Gaby): “Very pleased with her run, she put herself in a good spot, a little bit lost around the turn, she’s got a big future.”
