Probabeel's Trainer Thanks Travel Bubble

Trainer Jamie Richards is grateful the trans-Tasman travel bubble will allow him to fly to Sydney for The Championships this weekend, according to racingnews.co.nz. "I get to dust off the passport and get over there with three really nice chances. I am really looking forward to it," Richards said. "It's exciting for the whole team, including Dave (Ellis, Te Akau Principal) and Karyn (Fenton-Ellis), the owners and staff, everybody has got a spring in their step this week as we head towards The Championships. We could have three horses that are going to be high in the betting and that always gives you a bit of confidence that your horses are going well, they are in the right race, and in the right form." Probabeel (Zabeel) trialled in Sydney last week after failing in the All-Star Mile in mid-March, although she had two wins in Melbourne prior to that in the Gr1 Futurity Stakes and Gr3 Geoffery Bellmaine Stakes. She will run in the Gr1 Queen of the Turf Stakes over 1600m. "Probabeel has come up from Melbourne where she didn't have a lot of luck in the All-Star Mile with all the rain," Richards said. "She has trialled well and we think this is a really nice race for her to target, a fillies and mares mile."