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Trainer and jockey quotes after Profondo claims the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Profondo (R Dolan/R Litt) - $2.80
2nd: Never Been Kissed (R Bayliss/G Waterhouse & A Bott) - $3.90
3rd: Alegron (K McEvoy/J Cummings) - $12
Winning Time: 2:01.75 Last 600m: 34.65
Margins: 2¼L x ½L
Winning Trainer: Richard Litt
On the winner: "He's left me speechless. We've had a wonderful two weeks with him. We have come here today, he was very relaxed, and gee the world is his oyster. It's scary. We're very excited.
On Robbie Dolan: "Absolutely. I am extremely proud of him. He has done a wonderful job, Robbie. He is a wonderful person, a wonderful jockey, and he's done a wonderful job there. He rolled outside the leader and I was about to have a heart attack but he knew what he was doing. He knew what the horse can do and he had great faith. We're just very very proud of him."
On the future: "He will go to the paddock now I think. He will have a nice spell and we are going to have a big attack come the autumn. He's got some amazing races coming up. He's very exciting."
Winning Jockey: Robbie Dolan
On winning his first G1: "I don't know what to say [crying]. First of all thanks to the owners for keeping me on the horse today because they could have put anyone on him. I can't even speak."
On the achievement: "When I came here five years ago with a school bag on my back, just trying to ride a few winners."
On the winner: "He's a machine. He should have won the last day. I'll take all the badness with that. I pulled the stick through, I panicked a little bit. For the owners to keep me on him today is a token of how nice a people they are. They deserve that as well."
In the straight: "He's a tricky horse to ride. It probably played into my hands of why I kept the ride on him today. He's tricky to ride and Richard has done amazing job with the horse to get him to win a G1 in his first couple of starts is insane. I was absolutely cruising at the 400m going past a G1 winner and nothing was catching me."
On his family: "My dad sits up and watches every race I ride in, doesn't matter if it's bloody out in the country or in the city. He watches it. He's up there probably having a cup of tea now. I'd say the neighbours will know I rode a winner."
Beaten Jockeys:
James McDonald (Head Of State): Horse was pulled up.
Kerrin McEvoy (Alegron): "Nice run. He peeled into it but the winner just quickened away. He stayed on nicely."
Hugh Bowman (Benaud): "I was pleased with him."
Tim Clark (French Emperor): "Might be ready for a break."
Andrew Adkins (Raging Bull): "He raced well for a horse with a big jump in grade. Thought his efforts were good. He wasn't beaten too far. On the up."
Nash Rawiller (Inverell): "I wouldn't read too much into his run. He's a nice horse. Didn't really relax that well in the run early. Probably felt the hard track a little bit too. Will be a nice horse in the Autumn."
Tommy Berry (Patton): "Went too keen."
Josh Parr (Clyde): "Travelled into it from the 600m but the slow tempo found us out. He'll be nice next time."
Sam Clipperton (Satirical Glory): "Lovely run. He's going to be a lovely 3yo in the Autumn."
Regan Bayliss (Never Been Kissed): "Lost no admirers today. Very tough effort."
Rachel King (Bulloo): "A good run up in grade."