Jason Warren has his eyes on a three-year-old race at Caulfield which he hopes will lead to a Stakes race in Brisbane for Flyer.
The Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m) at Eagle Farm on June 14 has been selected as Flyer’s goal this campaign, but first the filly needs a win on the board to earn a trip north.
Warren has Flyer entered in three races at Caulfield on Saturday – the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m), the 1200m three-year-old handicap and a benchmark 78 race for fillies and mares over 1200m.
He has also thrown in a nomination for the fillies and mares benchmark 78 handicap over 1200m at Rosehill on Saturday.
Warren said his preferred option was to stay at Caulfield and run in the three-year-old handicap, which is a heat of the Creswick Sprint Series, in which Flyer has been allotted 55kg.
“We’ve had her entered everywhere and my aim is to take her to Queensland for the Dane Ripper which is run on Stradbroke Day at Eagle Farm,” Warren said.
“But she will need to win her next start to qualify for a race like that.
“I’m looking at the Creswick, more so because of the six furlongs (1200m) and it’s against her own age and she gets in with 55 kilos.”
Flyer showed a return to form at Morphettville last start when she chased home Cleo Cat in the Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) on May 10.
At her previous outing, Flyer was brought undone by the heavy surface at Moonee Valley on April 26, her second run back after 11 months away from the racetrack.
Warren explained he wasn’t happy with how Flyer began her preparation last spring and opted for another stint on the sidelines instead.
“I wasn’t happy with when she came in last prep but she’s in great shape now,” Warren said.
“She just needed a decent surface, which she got last time, and she was able to put a good run back on the board.
“Hopefully we’ll get another good surface for her on Saturday.”
