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Trainer and jockey quotes after Milton Park claims the Benchmark 70 3YO Handicap at Flemington on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Milton Park (D Oliver/J Moloney) - $13
2nd: El Salto (M Dee/B Stanley) - $21
3rd: Zac De Boss (D Thornton/M Ellerton & S Zahra) - $2.45F
Winning Time: 1:22.61 Last 600m: 34.85
Margins: 1¾L x ¾L
Milton Park produced a big performance first-up after a strong recent jump out. @FlemingtonVRC @moloney_racing
— Racing.com (@Racing) January 9, 2021
Winning Jockey: Damien Oliver
"He had a nice run. He's a big free-striding type of horse. It's just a matter of getting clear on him and let him build his momentum. Once he got into the clear he was still a bit wayward. He hit his straps well and won nicely.
"I trialled him two trials ago without the blinkers and he was just hopeless. I said to Johnny, 'you'd better put the blinkers back on for his next one' and I think he went better.
"John Moloney, he does a great job with his small team, great staff who work really hard, and he's one of racing's gentleman so it's nice to get a nice winner for him."
On Telluride in Race 1: "She's a nice filly and ran really well. I would have liked to have been over with the leaders just to have something to follow. I didn't have anything to cart me into the race. But she's a nice filly and I thought she ran really well."
