Queensland Oaks winner Miss Keepsake, an unlucky third in Saturday's Queensland Derby, is likely to bypass the rich Melbourne spring carnival.Her New Zealand trainer Andrew Scott said he favoured giving the filly a decent break before getting her ready for New Zealand's summer carnival and the Sydney autumn."Chris Munce thought she would be up to the Caulfield Cup, but it is tough after a Brisbane carnival to get them ready for the Melbourne spring," Scott told NZPA."We will bring her home and p
Queensland Oaks winner Miss Keepsake, an unlucky third in Saturday's Queensland Derby, is likely to bypass the rich Melbourne spring carnival.
Her New Zealand trainer Andrew Scott said he favoured giving the filly a decent break before getting her ready for New Zealand's summer carnival and the Sydney autumn.
"Chris Munce thought she would be up to the Caulfield Cup, but it is tough after a Brisbane carnival to get them ready for the Melbourne spring," Scott told NZPA.
"We will bring her home and probably give her a decent break and crank her up for the summer."
He said her initial target might be the Auckland Christmas carnival, with the Group One Zabeel Classic (2000m) an attractive proposition.
"Getting her to Sydney in the autumn would be the next plan of attack."
Miss Keepsake lost no admirers in Saturday's Group One Derby, getting held up several times in the straight before flashing home for third behind decisive winner Dariana and Kutchinsky.
Ironically, Dariana was left in the gates when Miss Keepsake won the Oaks a week earlier and then got a perfect run with Michael Rodd aboard on Saturday, claiming the race by 4-1/2 lengths.
"That's the luck in racing. We had the luck the week before and Dariana had the luck this week," said Scott.
"One of the others stopped too quickly early in the straight and stopped all our momentum and when she got going again, she got held up a couple of times again.
"She probably wouldn't have beaten Dariana but she would likely have finished second."
Still, it's been an amazing week for Scott, who claimed his first Group One winner as a solo trainer in the Oaks, as well as winning with Pennacchio on the same card and gaining the Listed Castletown Stakes at Foxton on Monday with Extra Explosive.
"It's been a very exciting time," he said.
Pennacchio is to contest the Group One Winter Stakes at Eagle Farm (1400m) on June 26 and will be a good chance if the track is wet, Scott said.
It was a tough day for the New Zealand horses at Eagle Farm, as they missed the major prizes, but the expats were in great form.
Sydney-based Chris Waller continued his amazing run when Pressday won the group TJ Smith Stakes (1600m) for two-year-olds.