Trainer has trump hand after gamble
MATT Dunn’s gamble on the yearling market will again be highlighted if one of his two or three-year-old rising stars can complete a great season for the trainer at Doomben.
Dunn has Eat My Trust in the Smirnoff 3YO Handicap, Saxton Rock in the QTIS 2YO and 3YO Plate and Snitz in the QTIS 2YO at the Brisbane track on Saturday.
Dunn returned from a European holiday last week to watch three-year-old Care To Think win at Doomben.
“He is coming good and you haven’t seen the best of him yet,” Dunn said.
“And it would also be good to finish the season with another win by one of the younger horses.
“Eat My Trust is only a little bloke but he has done a good job winning three races and picking up good QTIS bonus money.
“Saxton Rock is a twoyear-old who you would think on breeding would be a short-course horse but he looks like he wants further like the 1600m on Saturday.
“Snitz ran well last time he was in and he has won a trial at Ballina recently.”
Dunn looks set to pass 100 winners for the season for the second time after having 103 winners two seasons ago.
“It is not easy to do,” he said. “You are talking about two winners a week but thanks to hard work from my wife, Keira, and my staff it has been another good year.”
Several years ago Dunn decided to change the way they sourced their horses.
“Instead of just taking what we were offered we went out and bought the horses we wanted to race. It is a gamble and people always get left with shares in some horses,” Dunn said.