“I wanted to make it my own way, but he said it’s too hard to get going if you do that. Then the first year we won seven group 1s, so you couldn’t say it was a bad one.
Trainer Paul Snowden.Credit: Getty
“I’m just dirty I didn’t do it earlier, but we are here now, so it doesn’t matter.”
Lunaite has been Paul’s only runner, winning her past two starts at Newcastle after a second on debut for the stable at Wyong. He has worked mostly with yearlings, while persistent rain has hampered efforts to complete his training track.
“I’ve tried to get some new blood in the stable. You start from scratch, you start from scratch,” he said.
“I bought a Godolphin horse last month online and I’ve got a runner at Port Macquarie on Tuesday that was down there with Peter and myself, so we’re starting to get a few runners and there will be some more shortly, but it’s just taken time.
“People get too big before they have any structure or business plan to go with it. I’ve seen it happen a few times and there’s probably a few around now that aren’t probably doing it the right way.
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“I haven’t chased any horses, but if people have a city horse who wants a change of scenery, of course I’m going to take it, but I’ll just keep chipping away.”
He said his focus will be trying to get city-class horses to race in Sydney and south Queensland, and he was excited about Lunaite’s future.
The three-year-old Deep Field filly had one unplaced start for Chris Waller, and troubles at the barriers, before coming to Snowden. She was a $4.40 Sportsbet chance in the third, a benchmark 72 handicap (1300m), with Kerrin McEvoy on from gate 11. Peter has Sakima ($10) in the race.
“When I first got on it, I knew it was something decent,” Paul said.
“We won black-type races with fillies with a lot less ability than what she’s got, so I think they’re going to be in her future.”
