It may not have had Black Type attached to it, but the $550,000 first prize certainly compensated the connections of Brisbane raider El Morzillo in the Inglis Sprint (1200m).
Eagle Farm-based Kelly Schweida made the trek down from Brisbane for the rich contest, saying he and jockey Craig Williams had picked out the contest some time ago as a suitable target.
“Being a longtime friend of Craig’s, we had this race as a target for a long time. We thought the 1200 (metres) down the straight would suit her, because she’s a backmarker and always seems to run into a bit of trouble.”
Schweida said he would like to see El Morzillo back in Brisbane for the Winter Carnival and target the filly at the Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm in June.
“We’ll take her home slowly and give her a little ease up and probably get her ready for the Carnival and maybe the Tatts Tiara,” Schweida said.