Group 1-winning sprinter Veight is gearing up for feature Queensland sprints, confirmed co-trainer Tony McEvoy.
The now-gelded four-year-old, last year’s George Ryder Stakes winner, hasn’t raced since finishing down the track in November’s $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m).
Following his spring campaign, connections opted to geld him. McEvoy, training in partnership with his son Calvin, expressed satisfaction with Veight’s progress towards a winter carnival campaign.
“He’s had a good spell and he’s come back really well,” McEvoy told Racing.com.
“I’m very pleased with him. He seems to be enjoying himself so I’m very happy at this stage.
“We’re taking him to Brisbane. There’s some ripper races up there for him.”
Key targets for the $2 million earner include the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) and Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
Meanwhile, McEvoy also confirmed Arabian Summer is set for Sydney’s The Galaxy (1100m) after a promising fifth place in the Oakleigh Plate.
“She’s very well,” McEvoy said of the three-year-old.
“She ran amazing in the Oakleigh Plate, just on the ground that was too firm for her, so I’m hoping there’s a bit of rain around in Sydney.”
Jamie Melham, who rode Arabian Summer in the Oakleigh Plate, will keep the mount in The Galaxy.
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