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“I think he can win a (benchmark) 64 and one of those 955s at the Valley, albeit there’s probably not too many more because they are going to start the redevelopment (after the Cox Plate).<\/p>\n
“Greatham Boy might be able to go through the grades a little bit, especially over the winter, and I do think Black Storm has got plenty of potential.<\/p>\n
“We might throw the blinkers on him the next couple of starts because he does think a fair bit about what he’s doing and gets a bit lost when he gets to the front.<\/p>\n
“All three definitely have more wins in them for sure.”<\/p>\n
While excitement surrounds the impending Australian debut of his 2024 Group 1 Singapore Derby winner Golden Monkey, Fitzsimmons nominated recent Caulfield placegetter Yuuki as ‘one to keep an eye on’.<\/p>\n
The two-year-old daughter of Doubtland and Syncopated backed up a pair of impressive trial performances with a solid second on debut behind the Dominic Sutton-trained Hey Jessie on April 16.<\/p>\n
“She’s out having a break, but I think she is a real progressive two-year-old,” Fitzsimmons said.<\/p>\n
“We don’t know where the ceiling will be with her, but we are really excited with her. She is a really nice horse.<\/p>\n
“I’m excited for Golden Monkey> He is going to run in the ($150,000) Golden Topaz at Swan Hill on the first day of the carnival and if he runs well there, we will take him up to Queensland.<\/p>\n
“He’s always been the stable star for the last couple of years, so hopefully he has a couple more good wins in him.<\/p>\n
“I think the race will be perfect for him. They’ll go quick and a nice long straight will suit him.”<\/p>\n
A big day for the locals at Bendigo last week included a breakthrough win for the Shane Fliedner-trained Shamateur.<\/p>\n
The three-year-old Shamus Award gelding broke his maiden at start number six and was ridden by Fliedner’s nephew Harry Coffey.<\/p>\n
The pair also combined for a second with the luckless Alvin, who notched up his sixth minor placing in 10 starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BENDIGO trainer Tim Fitzsimmons’ patient approach since his arrival from Singapore is paying dividends. A double on his home track on Tuesday last week gave the Group 1-winning trainer an impressive three straight wins from as many runners following a win the previous day with Condor at Mornington. The four-year-old gelding presented Fitzsimmons with his […]<\/p>\n