Kubrick snuck up the fence to claim the $1m Bondi Stakes at Royal Randwick, the first running of the race.
Brenton Avdulla (Kubrick): “It is amazing what good horses can do. My foot is on fire from the paint. He won like a top class colt. It is always nice to ride a winner but with a million dollars next to it it is even better.”
Kubrick winning the Bondi Stakes
Tim Clark (Just Thinkin'): “He’s just come to the end of his preparation, he’s done a good job this time in, he’ll be back bigger and better next time.”
Robbie Dolan (Colada): “Very good run, the winner dashed up on the inside pretty fast, but he’s going to go for a little spell my horse and watch out for him in the autumn.”
Jason Collett (Erno): “Just lost touch with them at stages, come again late, but the race was over.”
Glen Boss (Bottega): “The blinkers had a pretty bad effect on him, he was out of control in the run, they didn’t have their desired effect.”
Glyn Schofield (Pancho): “He ran a tremendous race, he gave me a good feel going down to the barriers. Relaxed beautifully like you would want over the mile, he let go well, but the winner was too good.”
Rachel King (Ballistic Boy): “He’s a really nice horse, he’s definitely got a big future, he’s still learning. Hopefully the trip away will have done him the world of good.”
Jean Van Overmeire (Zebrowski): “I thought he ran a nice race, I was a bit closer than I thought I was going to be, once he grows into his frame I think he’ll be a nice horse.”
Jay Ford (Kooweerup): “She might have come to the end of things, she travelled nicely early, but was a little one-paced to the line.”