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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Listed Valley Pearl at Moonee Valley on Friday taken out by Crosswinds.
Race Result:
1st: Crosswinds (Mark Zahra/Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace) - $4.60
2nd: Nanagui (Jamie Kah/Peter Moody) - $3.80EF
3rd: All Sassed Up (Damien Oliver/Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr) - $19.00
Winning Time: 1:11.16 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1L x Nose
"It's Crosswinds."
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A $1.1m Inglis Premier Yearling purchase, Crosswinds gets his black-type victory & a second consecutive win!@FreedmanRacing pic.twitter.com/wcHC1PGyNm
Winning Trainer: Anthony & Sam Freedman (Sam Freedman speaking)
Importance of win: "It's a great result, he's shown us very good ability from the start. He had a good experience on debut, he was quite green and new. He still doesn't know quite what he's doing but he's got a good motor there."
During the run: "We weren't sure where we were going to be placed once the gates opened, we were inclined to let him find his feet rather than work up on the speed."
On his future: "No doubt he's going to improve at three, he's still very raw. We'll see how he comes through it and we'll assess him next week."
Winning Jockey: Mark Zahra
How the race unfolded: "He's still quite green. There looked to be a bit of speed, I just wanted to ride him quiet and have last crack. They slowed up mid race and I just wanted to be on top of him at the bend but I got there a bit soon, he was looking all around, but he ended up winning quite easily in the end.
The horse's progression: "I wouldn't say he's one of the early ones that jumps and runs, he's improved from jump-out to jump-out and obviously today has been his best performance. I'm not sure where they're going to go with him this prep, but he's got the ability to be up there with the better ones."
