Corey Brown declared he would be raring to go for Derby Day at Flemington despite being stood down from his final ride at Canterbury on Wednesday.Brown jolted his neck back just after the start of theraces.com.au Handicap (1900m) when his mount Strarena's Prize threw her head back and made contact with his head.The leading hoop was seen to by the on-course doctor following the race and was replaced by Rod Quinn for his final ride of the day in race six."I'll be sweet for Saturday," Brown said as

Corey Brown declared he would be raring to go for Derby Day at Flemington despite being stood down from his final ride at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Brown jolted his neck back just after the start of theraces.com.au Handicap (1900m) when his mount Strarena's Prize threw her head back and made contact with his head.

The leading hoop was seen to by the on-course doctor following the race and was replaced by Rod Quinn for his final ride of the day in race six.

"I'll be sweet for Saturday," Brown said as he was leaving the track.

"The horse flung its head back and headbutted me. My neck is sore and when the doctor pushed and poked I got a headache straight away.

"It's not the end of the world or anything and I'll just have to go and see my chiropractor."

Brown will leave for Melbourne on Thursday morning ahead of Victoria Derby day on Saturday when he will ride the Graeme Rogerson-trained Shootoff in the $1.5 million three-year-old Classic over 2500m.

Rogerson and Brown geared up for their Derby tilt when they combined at Canterbury to win the TJ's Champagne Bar Handicap (1550m) with Savannah Prince.

Savannah Prince was aided by a hot speed up front and finished strongly from back in the field to win by a long head.

"I wouldn't say he won as he liked, but he might string another win together after that," Brown said of the three-year-old son of Savabeel.

"The big plus for him in that race today was he got the race run to suit."

Grahame Begg is also looking forward to the Flemington carnival with great anticipation and his stable's good form continued at Canterbury when lightly-raced filly Magita justified favouritism to win the Night Racing Friday October 29 Handicap (1250m).

"It's nice to get another winner just before the big week," Begg said.

The Randwick-based trainer, who'll start Palacio De Cristal in Saturday's Group One Myer Classic, said Magita had done her job this preparation and had earned a break.

The Canterbury win was the Magic Albert filly's first city success and her second victory from just three starts following a Wyong maiden win last start.

"She's a good honest filly, I don't think she was racing anything special today but she's a good trier and wants to be a racehorse," Begg said.

"This is her first preparation and she's won two from three so she's done a good job."