Sprint star I Wish I Win’s autumn campaign is starting to get serious with the reining T.J. Smith Stakes champion set for a jumpout at Pakenham on Tuesday.
Trainer and part-owner Peter Moody said he was pleased with the sprinter’s progress this preparation after he was given a long spell following his second placing in last spring’s The Everest.
But Moody said he had not nailed down the first run in 2024 for I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel).
He said the Gr.1 A$1 million William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley was a possible first-up target, but he said the horse could also run first-up in his autumn grand final, the A$3 million T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 6.
I Wish I Win will not be partnered in his jumpout by regular rider Luke Nolen, who is returning to work over the next week after a heavy fall at trackwork three weeks ago.
It is expected that Nolen will be fit to ride I Wish I Win in whichever race he returns.
