Classy mare La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) has enjoyed some time in the Queensland sun after a well-targeted raid on the A$500,000 Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm in June where she delivered a workmanlike performance to win the weight-for-age assignment.
The Simon and Katrina Alexander-trained Group One winner will be aimed at some lucrative assignments in her homeland rather than remaining in Australia.
“She spelled in Queensland and she’s currently in pre-training there at the moment. The time has come to move her a little closer down the country,” Katrina Alexander told Radio TAB.
“We had a little bit of a dilemma as to whether we left her there or whether we brought her home. At this stage, we’ve made the decision that we will bring her home. She’ll move down to Sydney and we’ll get a flight out.
“We looked back at our calendar here in New Zealand for October, November, December, and there’s some very handy racing for her here with good prize money now.”
Alexander said the six-year-old daughter of Vadamos was most likely to return to Australia in autumn where she was likely to be seen at distances beyond a mile.
“We now fully realise that when she comes to Australia, she needs to take these horses on at a distance a bit further than a mile, so 2000m to 2400m,” Alexander said.
“If she is having a good season in New Zealand, a long-term goal would be a race like the Tancred Stakes (Gr.1, 2400m) in Sydney in the autumn.”
