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I Wish I Win's spring campaign has come to a close following a second-place finish in The Everest race in Sydney. The horse's trainers, Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, have opted to give the New Zealand-bred sprinter a rest and are already planning his upcoming autumn campaign.
While there were options to compete in the A$3 million Giga Kick Stakes in Sydney or the Group One Champions Sprint in Melbourne, the stable has decided to give the gelding a good break.
“If the Giga Kick had been another three weeks, we probably would have gone back for it because that was the race that’s worth money to him,” Moody said.
“And by the time you wait for Flemington, he’s had nearly half his spell, so we might give him an extended break.
“I don’t want to have him ready for the Lightning Stakes because then there’s nothing for him until the William Reid because he’d get too much weight in the Oakleigh Plate and the Newmarket Handicap I would imagine.
“So, I’ll probably have him up for the William Reid Stakes, the T J Smith, All-Aged Stakes and then maybe look to Brisbane.”
According to Moody, if I Wish I Win is managed with light campaigns, similar to how Chris Waller handled Nature Strip, the five-year-old gelding could continue racing for several seasons.
“The money is around in the sprints,” Moody said.
“He’s won A$10 million in the last 12 months. He’s won more than Black Caviar in 12 months, so how cruel is that.
“He’s a gelding, he’s a five-year-old and as Luke (Nolen) said on Saturday, we could be here (The Everest) for the next four years.”