Trainer and jockey quotes after She Dances takes out the Listed Seppelt Wines Chautauqua Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday.
Race Result:
1st: She Dances (L Meech/P Moody & K Coleman) - $1.85 fav
2nd: Semillion (J McNeil/M, W & J Hawkes) - $13
3rd: Ranges (B Shinn/P & P Snowden) - $13
Winning Time: 1:09.58 Last 600m: N/A
Margins: 1-½ lengths x 1/2 length
She Dances her way to victory in the Chautauqua Stakes
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Winning Trainer: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman (Coleman speaking)
300th winner for Moody & Meech: "It's fantastic, Linda's been a part of the team for so long, much longer than I've been around for, for her to get this win tonight, three hundred, it's so special and Sarah Moody and a couple of Pete's daughters Celine and Kara are here as well, it's just so special, she's a massive part of the team and we couldn't be more thrilled."
Partnership with Meech: "She well and truly earned that faith and she gels so well with this horse, like I said pre-race they're just a pretty special combination and we've actually started calling She Dances 'Linda' around the stable."
During the run: "She's pretty versatile, she was happy in that role there, you could see when she trucked up around the bend I was pretty confident."
Winning Jockey: Linda Meech
On the win: "She's just a little jet, I actually felt she was a little bit flat in the run but she was just tricking, she just switched off so nicely, she's just a pleasure to ride for and that was my 300th winner for Moods, and his lovely wife Sarah and daughter Celine are here tonight, they're like my family, they're my Australian family and I love them to bits, it's like riding a Group One winner."
"So thrilled, honestly it means so much, it's meant that much so it's great."
Riding for Moody: "I went up to Queensland to be apprentice for him and lots of people told me I was mad but he's just a gun trainer and he's so genuine and he's so loyal and a man of his word. His wife and his family and all his staff over the years have become like my family so it's amazing like Trumby (Luke Nolen) and all the rest of them, can't thank them enough."
