Robert Smerdon has trained a Sandown double with two talented horses but is resigned to losing one to overseas interests.
Let's Go To Rio, winner of the Splashland Plate is likely to head to Asia while Yarramalong Racing Club Handicap winner Oak Door will remain in Smerdon's care after connections knocked back an offer from Hong Kong.
Let's Go To Rio, a graduate of Hallmark Stud's 2015 NZB draft, is owned in Hong Kong by David Price and Smerdon expects the son of Captain Rio to do his future racing overseas.
After second placings in maiden company at Cranbourne and Mornington, Let's Go To Rio led throughout in the 1300m maiden on Wednesday.
Smerdon said Price was in the business of buying and selling horses, preferably to Asia.
"He probably doesn't qualify for Hong Kong yet so he'll have to go to the races somewhere and then he (Price) will decide where he's off to," Smerdon said.
"They all go somewhere, it's just a matter of where." -AAP
Let's Go To Rio, winner of the Splashland Plate is likely to head to Asia while Yarramalong Racing Club Handicap winner Oak Door will remain in Smerdon's care after connections knocked back an offer from Hong Kong.
Let's Go To Rio, a graduate of Hallmark Stud's 2015 NZB draft, is owned in Hong Kong by David Price and Smerdon expects the son of Captain Rio to do his future racing overseas.
After second placings in maiden company at Cranbourne and Mornington, Let's Go To Rio led throughout in the 1300m maiden on Wednesday.
Smerdon said Price was in the business of buying and selling horses, preferably to Asia.
"He probably doesn't qualify for Hong Kong yet so he'll have to go to the races somewhere and then he (Price) will decide where he's off to," Smerdon said.
"They all go somewhere, it's just a matter of where." -AAP