While his Spring Carnival schedule may see some adjustments this year, Jimmysstar is poised for a familiar commencement to his campaign.
The dynamic gelding, trained by Ciaron Maher, will participate in his initial trial of the season over 900 metres at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning.
Last season, the son of Per Incanto made his first trial appearance on August 7, preceding two additional trials before his resumption in the Concorde Stakes (1000m) and subsequently competing in The Everest (1200m), a race with a $20 million prize pool.
It remains uncertain if the seven-year-old will target the world’s richest sprint again this year. His 2026 preparation is slated to begin in the 1400-metre Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on August 29.
Jimmysstar raced through to the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) on May 30 in his last preparation. Ciaron Maher’s national assistant trainer, Jack Turnbull, indicated that a longer distance might be a more suitable starting point this year.
“He only had a short break and has been in work, so he looks spot on,” Turnbull stated.
“Coming back off that break with residual at 14 (hundred metres) being an older horse could really be the right recipe.
“If he’s on song, which he should be and the trial will tell us a little bit more as well, then it looks like a nice kick-off point for him.”
In the Memsie Stakes betting, Jimmysstar shares the $8 third line, trailing behind the prominent mare Sheza Alibi ($2) and Angel Capital ($6).
The Memsie Stakes is expected to influence the spring pathway for Jimmysstar, with the $5 million Group 1 King Charles III Stakes, held on the same day as The Everest on October 17, being a potential objective.
He is among several notable horses scheduled to compete at Warwick Farm. Guest House, the Golden Slipper victor, Attica, winner of the Spring Champion Stakes, and the highly-rated filly Chayan, recently acquired by Coolmore for $5.6 million, are among his competitors in Trial No 3.
Stablemates Tempted and Another Wil are set to compete in the preceding 900m trial, which also features Marhoona and Birdman. Meanwhile, Light Infantry Man and Gringotts will face off against Chris Waller’s stars Aeliana, Beiwacht, Buckaroo, Campione D’Italia, and Fireball in the opening 1000m trial.
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