Trainer Paul Preusker and jockey Dean Yendall both expect Steparty to rise to a far greater level after keeping his winning record intact. 7horseracing 7NEWS
both expect Steparty to rise to a far greater level after keeping his winning record intact.
After wins at Ballarat and Flemington, Steparty stepped out to 1420m at Flemington on Saturday to claim the Rod Johnson Handicap after showing an explosive turn of foot soon after turning for home.Watch, Stream & Catch Up with your favourite Horse Racing events on the home of Seven's Horse Racing coverageSent out the $2.60 favourite, Steparty was throttled down by Yendall in scoring a 1-¼ length win over Blazing Harry with Bolted In a further 3-½ lengths away third.
Preusker said Steparty was likely to go for a break and miss a step up to 1600m in a fortnight to contest the Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington.Dean Yendall and Steparty were just too good on Saturday.Preusker rarely dabbles in two-year-olds, preferring to work with stayers and jumpers, and did not expect to be racing Steparty so early in his career.
“I don’t get wrapped up in them or buy them, and I never intended to have this fella as a two-year-old,” Preusker said.“I’ll let him do the talking, but he’s certainly the right horse for the job. I reckon he’s a proper horse.”He said the most pleasing part of Saturday’s race was the way he relaxed, then sprinted.“He does everything in his stride. He relaxed beautifully out there into that wind.
“I got there a bit earlier than I would have liked, but he was travelling that well and at the 400 , I said, ‘let’s go mate’ and I was pretty kind on him.”“A nice 2000 metres at The Valley, and 100 per cent I can make the weight,” Yendall said.”
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