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There is no immediate chance of Woodville's two dashing 3-year-old winners Fritzy Boy and Bruxaar crossing paths.
When Bruxaar is going around in the $100,000 Wellington Stakes at Trentham on Saturday week, Fritzy Boy will the same day be tackling the $60,000 Liquorland Gore Guineas.
If they are to meet this preparation it could be in the $700,000 Mercedes Derby at Ellerslie on March 1, although it is not a given that either horse will definitely run in the country's No 1 classic.
Trainer Allan Sharrock is unsure whether Bruxaar will manage the 2400m of the Derby, but then he wasn't with Wahid a couple of years ago either.
"They get away with it against their own age group," said Sharrock yesterday.
"I'll continue on as if he's going to run in the Derby, but the moment I'm not happy the horse is handling things I'll turn him out and look at the Guineas races through the Queensland winter carnival.
"The Gold Coast Guineas I think is A$300,000 or A$400,000, so there's some money around over there."
On Saturday Bruxaar had the advantage over the likes of Borrack, Abbey Way and Anna Bek with a 2kg apprentice allowance, but he'd have won even without James McDonald on his back.
The late sprint he turned on to race away from what was a smart field was worth more than 2kg
"He's not a robust horse, but neither was Wahid and he copped the preparation to win the Derby."
Fritzy Boy's trainer Ably MacGregor has decided to miss Trentham and take on the Gore Guineas, the first leg of the impressive $100,000 Pacific Sheet and Coil 3YO Triple Crown in the south.
On his winning run against the older horses at Woodville on Saturday, Fritzy Boy will take plenty of beating in the South Island.
"I haven't totally committed to running in each leg, a lot will depend on how he does on the trip," said MacGregor.
The $100,000 bonus would be difficult to turn your back on.
With 58kg on his back, Fritzy Boy was giving a number of older horses considerable weight on Saturday.
That didn't stop him looping the field approaching the home bend and running past the opposition easily.
He even looked to be a little on the fresh side.
"After Otaki [Levin Classic] he started to look a bit tired so I brought him home to a paddock and gave him a month off," said MacGregor.
"He'll improve with that run.
"It might have looked a bit silly putting someone like Bruce Herd on him and making him carry the full 58kg, but he's not an inexperienced kid's horse.
Herd was impressed with Fritzy Boy.
