Sprint star I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) will take a different path through the spring to last year, with two Group One races at The Valley on his agenda in September.
A change to next season’s racing calendar that sees the G1 Moir Stakes (1000m) held three weeks earlier on September 7 is the catalyst for a change in plan according to trainer and part-owner Peter Moody.
I Wish I Win took the unusual path 12 months ago of a first-up run in the 1400-metre Memsie Stakes six weeks before his run in The Everest, but this time around he will enjoy a more-conventional lead-up.
The son of Savabeel has not yet raced at The Valley but Moody said the Moir Stakes and then G1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) three weeks later on September 27 fit into his Everest program.
“The dates have changed this year so we’re not going to the Memsie and so he’ll probably go through the Manikato three weeks before (The Everest),” Moody said.
“He could go to the 1000-metre race (Moir) before that but I’ve still to look at that.
“He’s up in Queensland and doing a bit of pace work and enjoying his workload.”
I Wish I Win was given a short break after his latest run when the winner of the G1 Kingsford-Smith Stakes in Brisbane in June, which took his earnings to almost A$12 million.
I Wish I Win is the $4.60 equal favourite (alongside Estriella) with Sportsbet for the Moir Stakes, is the $3.60 favourite for the Manikato Stakes and is the $4.50 favourite for The Everest on October 19.
