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Trainer and jockey quotes after the Listed A.R. Creswick Stakes at Flemington on Saturday won by Passive Aggressive.
Race Result:
1st: Passive Aggressive (J Childs/G Begg) - $3
2nd: Star Patrol (B Prebble/C McDonald) - $2.90F
3rd: Karacasu (J Toeroek/R & C Jolly) - $6
Winning Time: 1:10.89 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1 length x 1 length
"The race is on!"
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Passive Aggressive takes out the Creswick Stakes from Star Patrol & remains undefeated
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Winning Trainer: Grahame Begg
How the race unfolded: "She just controlled it beautifully, great ride, and the way we wanted it to work out pre-race, it just worked out to a T, get a drag along, keep her in a good rhythm, get her travelling, go through her gears. It just worked out beautifully."
Her progression: "She's a filly that's got a lot of ability. To go and win a stakes race at her fourth run, she's come a long way in a very short space of time. She's got a lot of upside."
"You never know until you actually try them out, but every time she's come to the races she's kept improving. She looked absolutely magnificent walking around today pre-race, she displayed it on the track itself. She keeps on just going ahead every time."
What the win means: "We've been under the pump a little bit lately with staff and everything like that, but it's a great achievement for everyone."
Future plans: "It's time to have a little bit of a back off, it's a bad time of the year to do it but we'll just wrap her in cotton wool and work out a plan with her. We know she loves a bit of give in the ground and we're very conscious of that and that's why we're wanting to avoid Autumn in Victoria because the tracks do get hard so she may be aimed at something in Sydney."
Winning Jockey: Jordan Childs
How the race unfolded: "It just worked out perfectly. I was able to get a sit off the leader, she travelled so comfortably the whole way and even though I hit the front early, she was just under a nice hold. She still doesn't know what she's doing which is the scary bit but she got to the front and was just waiting for them. I think once she can really get challenged she'll have another couple of gears up her sleeve."
Her progression: "I went down to Pinecliff one morning and Grhaame said he's got a couple of nice horses and she was one of them and ever since then she's been one to keep an eye out for. From her jumpouts to her trials she just naturally got better and better. Each time she's gone to the races she's gotten more professional. Today she walked around perfectly, straight into the gates, stood there and was really focussed on the job. She's getting better and I think a little break now will bring her up even more."
