Treasurethe moments: Laurie eyes spring carnival success with Group 1 star

Treasurethe Moment, set to jumpout at Mornington on Wednesday, “achieved everything we set her for” last season, with three Group 1 wins including Oaks in Melbourne and Sydney.

“Hopefully she can continue on and we’ll be able to nail a Group 1 against the older bracket,” Laurie said.

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“She’s got such a great win record, it’s going to be very interesting to see how she handles herself against this next lot of opposition.”

Treasurethe Moment will audition for the Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate with Group 1 performances in the Memsie Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes and Turnbull Stakes.

“She’s a star and I’m looking forward to the next preparation,” Laurie said.

“We placed her to win (three-year-old fillies Group 1 targets) and she delivered and we’re obviously here to carry on winning but we have to be a bit realistic about it.

“We’re going to be coming up against some wonderful horses, so we’ll see where we stand.

“She’s going to have to take some big steps but she looks like the horse that might be capable of doing it.”

Treasurethe Moment cut a striking figure on Tuesday at Laurie’s picturesque Carringbush Park in Moorooduc.

“She certainly couldn’t look any better at this stage of her preparation,” Laurie beamed.

“Most of the horses are still sporting a pretty wintry looking coat, she basically looks as though she’s well into the spring already.”

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Treasurethe Moment is equal $11 all-in favourite for the Caulfield Cup and $8 third elect in Cox Plate markets.

Laurie deferred the ultimate Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate decision to Yulong billionaire owner-breeder Yuesheng Zhang but said the former could be the “better target” based on track suitability and opposition strength.

“I think whichever way we went she’d be suitable, in anything we targeted,” Laurie said.

“She’s an ultimate talent. We’ll make our decision as we get further into the prep.”

The Caulfield Cup has attracted 146 nominations, while the Cox Plate received 108 entries.

Originally published as Treasurethe moments: Laurie eyes spring carnival success with Group 1 star