Trevor Rogers notched his career’s standout result with Roulette King saluting in the Alister Clark Stakes (2000m) on Caulfield’s track.

Roulette King represented Rogers’ eighth foray into Stakes racing, with the three-year-old delivering the trainer’s inaugural ‘Black Type’ placing.

Post the Saturday Group 2 2000m conquest, stakeholders ponder if Roulette King spells up or chases a trio of upcoming Derbies: Australian Derby, South Australian Derby or Queensland Derby.

The $5.50 elect Roulette King, piloted by Jamie Mott, stormed home late to pip $81 hope Savisanta by a head, leaving Kaye Jay ($21) to fill third a further three-quarters of a length adrift.

“This was his Grand Final. This was the race we set him for,” Rogers said.

“We’ll get him home and see what happens, but he’s a horse for the future so we won’t go knocking him around.

“A Derby, they are things we will talk about with Jamie and the owners and how the horse pulls up, but I’ve got no doubt the horse will pull up well.

“He’s just one of those horses. He gets home and just wants to eat, which is a big plus.”

Having tracked Roulette King from foalhood, Rogers held his nerve as Mott held the gelding in the latter stages of the field.

“I was never worried because Jamie has had a lot to do with the horse,” Rogers said.

“When he went out, I said to ride him how you see fit, because you know what you’ve got.

“I could see him over the back that he had a handful of horse, and he was waiting for a bit of clear air down the running and with the turn of foot he’s got, he was always going to be a chance.”

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