Natalie Young and Trent Busuttin
Darryl Sherer
Trent Busuttin is confident his Gr.1 New Zealand Derby runner-up Rising Red can cope with his busy future schedule.
"He'll be in Sydney, he'll be in Brisbane, he'll be everywhere - they are only three once," he said.
"Whether we run in the Rosehill Guineas or not, we'll see if he needs it. But he'll certainly be running in the Derby all going well."
Rising Red was gallant in defeat at Ellerslie where he was forced to cover extra ground from a wide gate.
"The barrier beat him it's as simple as that," said Busuttin, who trains with his partner Natalie Young. "He drew 17 and he had to work for the first half of the race.
"He was three-deep doing it tough and the winner had the drop on him, but that's racing and that's barrier draws. He's done us proud and we couldn't be happier with the horse."
"He'll be in Sydney, he'll be in Brisbane, he'll be everywhere - they are only three once," he said.
"Whether we run in the Rosehill Guineas or not, we'll see if he needs it. But he'll certainly be running in the Derby all going well."
Rising Red was gallant in defeat at Ellerslie where he was forced to cover extra ground from a wide gate.
"The barrier beat him it's as simple as that," said Busuttin, who trains with his partner Natalie Young. "He drew 17 and he had to work for the first half of the race.
"He was three-deep doing it tough and the winner had the drop on him, but that's racing and that's barrier draws. He's done us proud and we couldn't be happier with the horse."