New Zealand-bred filly Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) won’t get her chance to add another Oaks victory to her resume, having been sent for a spell by trainer Danny O’Brien.
The Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) winner failed to flatter this preparation, finishing eighth first-up in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) before her last start fourth-placing in the Gr.2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m).
O’Brien has elected to send the daughter of Reliable Man for a spell instead of travelling north to Sydney to tackle the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m).
“Her two runs this autumn have been just average for her and she just doesn’t seem to be handling the firm ground,” O’Brien said.
“She’ll have a nice long spell and we’ll concentrate on a spring campaign for her.”
O’Brien purchased Miami Bound out of Westbury Stud’s 2018 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for $120,000.
