The holiday is already over for Caulfield Guineas winner Shooting To Win who has resumed pre-training in preparation for the autumn.
A full brother to the undefeated sprinter Deep Field, Shooting To Win’s Guineas triumph capped a spring carnival which also yielded a Group One placing in the Golden Rose and a Group Two Stan Fox Stakes win in Sydney.
Trainer Peter Snowden said Shooting To Win was due back in the stable before the end of the month.
“I saw him last Sunday. He looks very good and I’m very happy with the way he’s let down,” Snowden said.
Given the strong record of three-year-olds in the Doncaster Mile, the race shapes as an obvious autumn target for Shooting To Win.
However, Snowden said there were only two races firmly in their sights at this early stage.
“We’ve tentatively had a look at the program. The Randwick Guineas and the George Ryder – they’re two races that are definitely on the radar,” he said.
Shooting To Win gave Snowden and his son Paul their first Group One win since the formation of their training partnership in May.
The pair also tasted stakes success during the Flemington carnival when Mahara defeated stablemate Rose Of Choice to claim the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes on Melbourne Cup day.
Snowden confirmed Mahara had been spelled and could be aimed at the Coolmore Classic during the Sydney autumn.
The stable also has a potential Golden Slipper candidate in Saturday’s Rosehill winner Paceman.
The Duporth colt backed up a 6-3/4 length barrier trial win with victory over 1100m.
Snowden said he would talk with owners Peter and Wendy Moran to decide the best path to the Slipper in March.
