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Trainer and jockey quotes after Buffalo River claims the Group 3 Moonga Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Buffalo River (J McNeil/M Moroney) - $2.70F
2nd: King Magnus (C Williams/R Griffiths & M de Kock) - $7
3rd: Justacanta (D Yendall/P Payne) - $16
Winning Time: 1:24.43 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: ¾L x 1¼L
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Winning Trainer: Mike Moroney
"We had a bit of a look at the forecast and decided we'd back him up even though we hadn't done it before, with all the rain.
"It fell into place but it was a good tough win because I always look at the horses that take you on in front and they all dropped out and he boxed on really well. Good tough effort.
"He had to do a bit of work getting across but he has a high cruising speed and does put a lot of pressure on a long way from home. It is just about hanging on at the right time.
"He's done a nice job. He came here as a maiden albeit running a couple of nice places before we got him. He's not overly big but he's a real racehorse and he tries hard."
Winning Jockey: Jye McNeil
"He's obviously a frontrunner and they were keen for me to get him to relax and maybe take a sit today. He was actually quite relaxed in the early stages but being caught out wide from that draw I had to roll to the top and I wanted to do that gradually so that we didn't use ourselves up too much.
"Once we got to the lead he was pretty controlled and then it was just a matter of not making him sit-and-sprint. Moving him into the race, although he was peaking over the last 50 metres he'd done enough to win the race."
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