SYDNEY - Unraced 2-year-old Foxwedge made such an impression on Corey Brown when winning a recent barrier trial it prompted the leading jockey to chase the ride for the colt's debut.
Foxwedge makes his first race appearance at Rosehill tomorrow in the Always Recycling Handicap (1100m) and Brown will be
in the saddle.
Nash Rawiller partnered the John O'Shea-trained youngster in his 900m Rosehill trial on November 9 when the son of Fastnet Rock spaced his rivals by eight lengths with Brown left in his wake at the tail of the field.
"I followed it home in the trial the other day and it looked ultra-impressive," Brown said. "Nash give it a little bit of a squeeze and it got right away from the rest of us."
Brown, who currently shares the Sydney premiership lead with Hugh Bowman on 25 wins, was quick to get on the phone as soon as he realised Foxwedge was going to be making his debut tomorrow.
"I haven't had anything to do with him, but looking at him he's a really good-looking horse and he trialled like he looked," Brown said.
"When I heard it was going to be in, I knew Nash was going to Perth to ride so I rang my manager and he just said, 'Too late, you're already on him'."
Foxwedge, a A$925,000 ($1.2 million) yearling purchase, has drawn the outside barrier in the field of six juveniles which includes Dream Choice who finished runner-up to classy filly Saramenha on debut last Saturday.
Brown has opted to concentrate on Sydney racing in the coming weeks rather than head west for Perth's summer carnival including tomorrow's group one Railway Stakes meeting.
"I've spent too much time away already this year," Brown, who has ridden in Dubai twice, France, Melbourne and Brisbane in 2010, said.
- AAP
