Joe Pride targets The Shorts for King’s Secret after fourth in Concorde Stakes at Randwick
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Trainer Joe Pride will run King’s Secret in the $1 million The Shorts after the horse finished fourth in the $1 million Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Randwick. Pride says the five-year-old needs about one more run to peak and will be aimed next at the Premiere, Sydney and Gilgai Stakes while Everest hopes are a year away.
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KEY FACTS
- Joe Pride will run King’s Secret in the $1 million The Shorts (1100m) on Saturday from barrier four.
- King’s Secret is a five-year-old and a half-brother to two-time Everest placegetter Private Eye.
- King’s Secret previously won the listed Canterbury Sprint.
- Pride said King’s Secret is likely "another run away from his peak" and he views Everest prospects as about 12 months away.
- Pride won the Everest with Think About It in 2023 and plans to target the Premiere, Sydney and Gilgai Stakes with King’s Secret.
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Joe Pride is preparing King’s Secret for higher-level sprints after the horse finished fourth in the $1 million Concorde Stakes at Randwick. Pride will run him in $1 million The Shorts and aims next at the Premiere, Sydney and Gilgai Stakes, saying the horse needs about one more run to peak.
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