Trainer Bjorn Baker had a flash back to his former Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis as Paradoxium raced his way down the Flemington straight.
Paradoxium took out the Group 3 Poseidon Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday as a lead-up to follow Ozzmosis in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
It was Paradoxium’s first start in Melbourne on Saturday and Baker said it was the ideal lead-in to returning to Flemington at the end of October to run in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m).
Ridden by Jason Collett, Paradoxium ($3.50) led throughout to score by a length from the $2.80 favourite Mbube with Big Sky ($8.50) a half-neck away third.
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Ozzmosis won the 2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes at his Melbourne debut and Baker is planning a similar result.
Paradoxium will return to Sydney for the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) next month as his final lead-up to the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
“That’s exciting seeing a beautiful colt like that,” Baker said.
“He’s got a great attitude and a great action. Speaking pre-race, I did everything but declare him.
“Hopefully we can get back here for the Coolmore. He reminded me a bit of Ozzmosis half-way through that run.
“You dream, and you dream big.”
Asked if he could compare Ozzmosis with Saturday’s winner, Baker said Paradoxium still has his career ahead of him.
“Ozzmosis is retired and has beautiful yearlings,” Baker said.
“This guy still has his whole career in front of him, and I think he’s got a good future.
“I love coming down here and I thought he was a good chance.
“He was very good and he had to carry a little bit more weight than the others as well.”
Collett said he had seen the improvement in Paradoxium from his two-year-old days.
He said the colt’s last two pieces of work leading into Saturday had been strong and he had felt the improvement on each occasion.
“We were pretty happy coming into today and this was a good result, being able to do it down the straight,” Collett said.
“It fell apart late last campaign. He had a pretty big setback and we did well to get him to win the Todman, but it all probably just happened a bit soon.
“Development wise, he’s not huge but he’s thickening up and performing down the straight, so we’re very happy.”
