Trainer Tony Vasil wants to take Kevin Heffernan Stakes winner Lucky Secret overseas, with New Zealand, Dubai and England his favoured options.The Rubiton six-year-old made it 14 wins from 23 starts in the 1300m weight-for-age Listed race at Sandown on Saturday.Having his first start beyond 1200m, Lucky Secret ($2.20 fav) travelled well in front for Nash Rawiller who waited for as long as he could before going for home.The gelding held out Posadas ($11), who was runner-up to Captain Bax in last
Trainer Tony Vasil wants to take Kevin Heffernan Stakes winner Lucky Secret overseas, with New Zealand, Dubai and England his favoured options.
The Rubiton six-year-old made it 14 wins from 23 starts in the 1300m weight-for-age Listed race at Sandown on Saturday.
Having his first start beyond 1200m, Lucky Secret ($2.20 fav) travelled well in front for Nash Rawiller who waited for as long as he could before going for home.
The gelding held out Posadas ($11), who was runner-up to Captain Bax in last year's Heffernan, by three-quarters of a length with Diplomatic Force ($15) 1-3/4 lengths away third.
Vasil said the options for Lucky Secret included the $NZ1 million Telegraph Stakes in New Zealand, the sprint in Dubai and the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
But he has firmly ruled out Hong Kong as an option for the prolific winner.
"Not that it's not hot here today but it can be very humid up there, very polluted, he's bled once and I'd hate to go there and watch it go pear-shaped," Vasil said.
Vasil is also reluctant to take the classy sprinter to Western Australia as he fears the tracks may be too hard for him over the summer.
"For his age he's only lightly raced and that's been for a purpose, trying to keep him sound as we can hand pick his races, that's why his win ratio is so good," the Caulfield trainer said.
Jockey Nash Rawiller completed a double on Lucky Secret having won on the Brian Mayfield-Smith-trained Greatwall Of China in the Rokk Ebony Hcp (1300m).
"He's just an outstanding horse. I've ridden a lot better but he just gives everything and Tony has placed him very well," Rawiller said of Lucky Secret.
"Mark Zahra (Posadas) was stalking us and I really didn't want him to take me on until he did and when he did he (Lucky Secret) went for 150 metres. He was very tired on the line but he was very gallant."