Former New Zealander Iggi Pop has emerged as a Classics contender for trainer John O'Shea with his second victory from as many Australian starts.Iggi Pop won a Newcastle maiden last month and franked the form with a 1-1/4 length win over 1800 metres at Randwick on Sunday beating Lucripetous.O'Shea said the three-year-old was scheduled to back up in Saturday's Group Two Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill."I don't know if he would back up three weeks in a row to the Derby but there are other Derby
Former New Zealander Iggi Pop has emerged as a Classics contender for trainer John O'Shea with his second victory from as many Australian starts.
Iggi Pop won a Newcastle maiden last month and franked the form with a 1-1/4 length win over 1800 metres at Randwick on Sunday beating Lucripetous.
O'Shea said the three-year-old was scheduled to back up in Saturday's Group Two Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.
"I don't know if he would back up three weeks in a row to the Derby but there are other Derbys," O'Shea said.
"I'm excited by him.
"James McDonald is booked to ride in the Tulloch.
"The Frank Packer Plate at the end of the Sydney carnival would also be a nice race.
The South Australian and Queensland Derbys are run in May and June respectively.
Iggi Pop is by 2004 Cox Plate winner Savabeel who was runner-up to Plastered in that year's Victoria Derby.
The Queensland Oaks over the Brisbane winter carnival is a target for Eliza Blues, winner of the Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1550m).
She was one of three winners for premier trainer Chris Waller at the Randwick meeting.
"The Queensland Oaks is the race we have in mind for her," Waller said.
"There is a race in Brisbane in about three weeks which could suit her for her next start."
Eliza Blues broke her maiden at Canterbury on March 16 at her fifth start.
On Sunday she finished strongly to beat Our Design by three-quarters of a length.
Waller's other winners were European import Kelinni and another former New Zealander Baranski.
Kelinni is among the entries for the Group One Sydney Cup on April 28 but Waller said that was an unlikely target.
"I think that might come around too soon for him," he said.
"These imported horses can take a while to reach their top."
Kelinni won a two-year-old race in England and has notched another three in Australia.