The Everest was doubtful but a stud future was assured after Warwoven blew away his rivals in the group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
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Warwoven → assure → Saturday
The Sword Of State colt was given a gun run under Rachel King, who became the first female rider to win the $1 million stallion-making three-year-old feature.
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who → give → feature
King found a spot three back on the rails from gate one before peeling out Warwoven into clear air at the top of the straight and storming to a three-and-a-quarter-lengths victory over St Gotthard, with Under Focus third.
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Focus → find → Gotthard
Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker, who earlier had a group 3 double in the Heritage Stakes with Blue Door and the Colin Stephen Quality with So You Are, said going to the $20 million Everest (1200m) on October 17 was “doubtful, but we’ll see what happens”.
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what → have → October
It was a first win in the race for Baker, who was looking to the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and potentially Cox Plate (2040m) as more group 1 targets for Warwoven, which was $6 on Saturday despite winning the group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m) two weeks earlier.
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which → look → Rose
He said it was a special win, especially after Warwoven missed the Magic Millions Classic then drew wide and finished unplaced in the Golden Slipper.
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Warwoven → say → Slipper
“A lot of form analysts out there, you are allowed your own opinion, that is what makes our game so great, but I thought this colt was right in it,” Baker said.
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Baker → allow → it
“He’s a serious horse and we are looking at the Caulfield Guineas, even the Cox Plate – team get on now, we will get overs.
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we → ’ → overs
His mother was very good at 2000m, he relaxed beautifully today, but one step at a time.
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he → relax → time
“We were in the hurt locker about January 14 when he was scratched from the Magic Millions on the morning of.
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he → scratch → morning
But you don’t panic, you have great people around you, they pick you up and you can be here and win a Group 1 – he’s a stallion now.”
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he → panic → Group
Bloodstock agent Jim Clarke, who bought the Golden Rose winner for $380,000 and Paradoxium for $400,000 at the same yearling sale, was confident Warwoven would handle the step-up to 1400m, given his dam, Needle And Thread, was a 2000m stakes race winner.
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dam → buy → m
“It was amazing,” Clarke said.
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Clarke → say → ?
“That’s a huge thrill for him to come off in that fashion.
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him → ’ → fashion
You hope you can be at the point of the end, but for him to be as dominant as he was in a race of this quality and prestige is unbelievable.”
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he → hope → quality
Clarke was sure his phone would be buzzing with offers from studs for the Ridgmont Farm-owned prospect.
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phone → buzz → prospect
“He’s so beautiful, all quality and a lovely animal, so he’ll be highly sought after for sure,” he said.
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he → ’ → ?
“He’s in the Cox Plate, he’s in the Guineas, so we’ll keep dreaming anyway, but at the moment, I’m pretty thrilled with that one.”
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I → ’ → one
King said she was worried when back further than expected in the run.
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she → say → run
“It’s difficult when your husband [Baker racing manager Luke Hilton] gives you part of the instructions, and he says, ‘whatever you do, don’t be three-back the fence’ and I was like, I’m testing him a little bit here,” King said.
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King → ’ → him
“But he’s a very good horse.
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he → ’ → ?
He just put his head down and relaxed and was beautiful in the run.”
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He → put → run
Golden Slipper winner and favourite Guest House, which finished sixth, raced keenly behind Warwoven and shifted out into James McDonald-ridden, Chris Waller-trained St Gotthard mid-race.
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which → finish → Gotthard
Stewards questioned jockey Zac Lloyd and McDonald about the incident and potential contact back the other after the clash but no charge was laid.
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charge → question → clash
Tim Clark was also questioned about the tactics on surprise Waller-trained leader Central Europe, which finished 10th.
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which → question → Europe
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