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Trainer and jockey quotes after Seonee takes out the Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday.
Race Result:
1st: Seonee (P Payne/B Egan) - $6
2nd: Lady Jones (S Brown/C Williams) - $9
3rd: Silent Surrente (W Clarken & N O'Shea/L Neindorf) - $26
Winning Time: 1:38.81 Last 600m: 34.53
Margins: 1-1/2L x1/1/4L
Seonee is the Queen of the South! @TheBeeegan pic.twitter.com/KaQPwHZp8J
— Racing.com (@Racing) April 27, 2024
Winning Trainer: Patrick Payne (Joe O'Neill interviewed)
Great result for the team: "We're absolutely thrilled. We've got a heap of owners here.
"She's just a lovely mare. We didn't pay much for her and she's been fantastic. Paddy Payne, what a training performance, and Billy Egan, what a ride."
The distance: "She's a lot stronger now than what she was. Who knows, next year the Coolmore Classic or races like that. She's a much better mare when we can get a wet track, but we just haven't had them.
"Full credit to Yarraman Park that bred her. We buy a lot of horses off Yarraman and have a lot of success."
Billy Egan has a wonderful record on the mare: "Fantatstic. She's now won nine races and is the second most winning mare from the 2021 Magic Millions Sale on the Gold Coast behind Imperatriz.
"She's done a great job and Paddy has brought her along gently, let her develop, didn't push and look what we have today."
Where to: "I think there's a race in Brisbane, a mile and then there's the Tatt's Tiara. They're probably her next two runs if we decide to go that far, otherwise we can put her away. We just don't know how far she can take us."
Winning Jockey: Billy Egan
Any reservations from gate one: "I thought I only needed to come four to five horses off the fence. Everyone wanted to get away from the fence and I was always going to go up on the fence and come out to the middle. One was always going to drop off and I would always get into the clear."
In the run: "I was happy with how it panned out. Legacies was a good horse to use as a bunny and I knew it would take me a long way."
Record on her: "She's got a terrific record. It's good to see her win at the mile as well."
