Victorian trainer Cindy Alderson and jockey Vlad Duric are set to rekindle their successful partnership as they team up with Jigsaw in one of the feature races at Ipswich.
Duric and Jigsaw face a challenging task, starting from the widest gate in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) on Saturday.
A win would mark Alderson’s first victory in Queensland.
Alderson’s history with Duric stretches back to her time training with her father, Colin Alderson.
“Vlad rode for us a lot in the old days,” Alderson said.
“He won a Hong Kong Jockey Club Plate on a horse called Flash Trick after he had got beaten in the (2007) Melbourne Cup when he was on the favourite Master O’Reilly.”
Now, Duric is in top form and seems to be enjoying his time in Queensland and Alderson is optimistic about their chances.
“He’s riding in great form and seems really motivated and enjoying his life up there and I’m sure he’ll give Jigsaw a good ride.”
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