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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 TBV Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes won by Tobeornottobe at Flemington on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Tobeornotobe (Jye McNeil/Robbie Griffiths & Mat de Kock) - $6
2nd: Ameena (Mark Zahra/Anthony & Sam Freedman) - $2.25F
3rd: Yes Lulu (Ben Allen/Ciaron Maher) - $9.50
Winning Time: 1:09.86 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1½L x Short Head
It was to be today!
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The Pierata filly is a G3 winner for @GriffithsdeKock @JyeMcNeil pic.twitter.com/CUt7G8aTgP
Winning Trainer: Robbie Griffiths & Mat de Kock (Robbie speaking)
"She's an absolute ripper. She did everything right in the (Blue Diamond) Preludes and unfortunately she put a little cut on her and she couldn't run in the Blue Diamond.
"We elected to wait for this and it has paid dividends.
"Our pre-race thoughts to the owners were that we hoped it would be a two-horse race (with Ameena) and that we'd come out on top.
"The fillies around Australia this year have been outstanding and we've seen that in the Blue Diamond and the Slipper and we hoped we''d tie in with them.
"We're hoping that we can go to the Percy Sykes in a couple of weeks."
Would wet weather worry her in Sydney: "We don't know. There's not enough data on her. She's quite athletic and has good leg speed. She might get through it. We'd prefer it dry but you never know.
Winning Jockey: Jye McNeil
"I just tried to ride my filly, she's a professional and always acquits herself and Robbie and Mat have done a great job to get her back after a slight hiccup and for her to get the win.
"From where we were drawn we were happy to stay in our lane. We didn't want Ameena to come across and get the run of the race and that worked out really well for us.
