Keane To Stick With Siskin

Siskin and Colin Keane | Racing Post

Jockey Colin Keane confirmed on Nick Luck's Daily Podcast that he will cop the 14-day quarantine and continue his association with Siskin (First Defence) in the July 29 G1 Sussex S. Keane has ridden Siskin in all five of his starts, including a last-out win in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas on June 12, and a trip to Goodwood for the rider means that he will have to quarantine for two weeks upon returning to Ireland.

“There are not too many like Siskin that I've got to sit on before, so when a horse like that comes around you want to be on him everyday–especially on the big days,” said Keane, who also rode Siskin's Ger Lyons-trained stablemate Even So (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) to victory in Saturday's G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks. “It's definitely worth sacrificing the two weeks. Hopefully there'll be other championships in the future, but there might not be another Siskin for a very long time, so I want to take every opportunity.

“He's been great since the Guineas, he looks a million dollars and we couldn't be happier with him. We'll keep him wrapped up and it's about getting him there in one piece.”

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