Race By Race Approach For Siskin

Siskin and Colin Keane | Racing Post

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Despite his unblemished record and his impressive performance in the G2 Gain Railway S. connections of Siskin (First Defence) are not getting carried away regarding the horse's future plans. It is very much a race by race approach and Ger Lyons and the Juddmonte team are keen for the colt to come through his G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. test before committing to future targets. Reflecting on his defeat of 'TDN Rising Star' Monarch Of Egypt (American Pharoah) at The Curragh last weekend, Teddy Beckett, Khalid Abdullah's racing manager said, “It was just a five-horse race so he still has a fair amount more to prove, I would say, but he did it very nicely and obviously we have to be pleased with that. It's very exciting to have such a nice horse with Ger so early in our relationship with him.” Speculating over Siskin's prospects of getting a mile and thus possibly developing into a Guineas candidate next year Beckett added, “It's reasonable to think he could get up to a mile. His father was a seven furlong horse and so was his mother [Bird Flown], actually. There is stamina going back, but it's by no means a staying family. He's out of a mare by Oasis Dream, so there are going to be some stamina limitations. We'll just see, hopefully we'll go to the Phoenix S. next [Aug. 9] and then make a plan from there.”

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