The Hayes trio of Ben, Will and J D at Lindsay Park were downcast when their two fillies were excluded from the Golden Slipper lineup at Rosehill.
Emergencies two and three were Medicinal and Gin Twist for the country’s wealthiest two-year-old race.
Ben Hayes felt the sting of missing out on the field, as no horses scratched from the 16 entrants in last weekend’s Group 1 spectacle.
“It’s a shame we didn’t get in,” Hayes said.
“You win a Stakes race, and you normally get in, but this year it was just so open.
“They were taking their turns in winning and with the prize money so strong in New South Wales, we ended up just missing out.”
With Gin Twist as the third emergency into the Golden Slipper, the Lindsay Park team decided against a trip north.
On February 28 she won down the Flemington straight, and now she’s entered for Saturday’s Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) there.
Last week she ran third in an 800m heat during an easy jump-out at Flemington.
“We made the decision to not even send her up,” Hayes said.
“It didn’t look like she was any chance of getting a run, so we took the opportunity of giving her a jump-out at home instead.”
A filly by Home Affairs, the Golden Slipper-winning stallion, Gin Twist dominated her Listed 1000m victory down the straight on February 28.
“She’s had that experience down the straight and hopefully that will hold her in good stead on Saturday,” Hayes said.
Medicinal made the journey to Sydney seeking a late Golden Slipper berth, while Gin Twist stayed local.
Hayes mentioned Medicinal will trial in Sydney prior to the Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) on April 11 at Randwick.
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