Young apprentice Zac Wadick is focused on getting down to 51.5 kilos to take the plum ride for Ciaron Maher in the Metropolitan on Saturday.
Zac Wadick hasn’t had much time to get his head around the fact he will become a group 1 jockey when he jumps aboard Future History in Saturday’s Metropolitan at Randwick.
“I didn’t even think twice about when my manager Jeff rang and asked if I want him to put my name forward for the ride at 51.5 kilograms. He rang back 10 minutes later and said, ‘You’re on it’,” Wadick said. When Maher made a late decision to send Future History to Sydney for the group 1, he found a lot of the lightweight riders already taken.
“I just had to take this opportunity because he is looking for the 2400m and now we have drawn the perfect gate . It’s a pretty good first group 1 ride.”Wadick has his manager Lloyd, mentor Corey Brown and Tyler Schiller in his corner as he looks to drop the weight the right. “I have two rides before the Metropolitan and I ’m confident I can get down to 51.5 because I don’t want to give our advantage away.”Joe Pride has held strong with his preparation for defending Everest champion Think About It, insisting it is “the best way” for the six-year-old to join Redzel as a dual winner.
Think About It has never been beaten at 1200m in five starts, including winning the Premier Stakes and The Everest at Randwick last year. But an autumn campaign where Think About It was tested at the mile seems to have spooked slot-holders from backing in the defending champion.“It is the best way to get him to the Everest, through the Premiere Stakes,” Pride said.
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