Jockey Craig Newitt’s Boxing Day will begin at Geelong however might culminate with a win in one of many function races at Caulfield later within the day.
Profitable the Lord Stakes on Agreeable might cap an extended day for jockey Craig Newitt on Boxing Day.
Newitt will journey two-year-old No Diggity within the first race at Geelong earlier than making the trek throughout Melbourne to take 5 rides at Caulfield on Boxing Day.
That’s after flying again to Melbourne on Christmas evening along with his 4 younger sons after spending Christmas in his native Tasmania.
Newitt stated he initially thought he would have a quieter day, however circumstances modified as acceptances closed for the Caulfield assembly.
“It’s for a similar house owners as Agreeable and at that stage, I solely had one journey, which was Agreeable late within the day, so I stated I’d go and do the two-year-old then go and journey Agreeable,” Newitt stated.
“Hopefully, the journey can be value it.”
Newitt rode Agreeable when the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained mare completed fourth within the Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield on November 27.
Agreeable closed effectively late to complete 2¼ lengths from the good mare Steinem within the Summoned Stakes.
Newitt stated a quicker tempo within the Lord Stakes would assist Agreeable, who has posted two of her three wins at Caulfield.
“She’ll want a little bit of tempo, however it seems like there’s good velocity on this, which can swimsuit her,” Newitt stated.
“She hit the road effectively final begin and she or he ought to do the identical once more this time.
“The additional distance will swimsuit her, and it’d really be a bit simpler for her as effectively.
“It seems an excellent race for her down on the minimal.”
Newitt additionally has the journey on promising four-year-old The Superior Son, who has relished the 2000m journey with wins over the gap at his final two begins.
“Now he’s as much as his proper journey and he’s discovered the best way to win, he’ll make an extended sustained run and simply maintain coming,” Newitt stated.
Initially printed as Craig Newitt chasing wins at each Geelong and Caulfield on Boxing Day