The Caulfield trainer could have up to three runners at Riccarton in November with the progressive filly Swampland in line for a crack at the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com NZ 1000 Guineas.
“I’m not certain how it’s going to play out at the moment, but it’s been in the back of my mind for a while,” Dwyer said.
“Swampland will have her next start over 1400 metres on Caulfield Cup day and then go to Flemington on Melbourne Cup day. The 1000 Guineas is 11 days after so it will depend on a flight.”
Purchased by Dwyer for $82,500 out of Westbury Stud’s Select Sale draft at Karaka last year, the daughter of Redwood was runner-up on debut at Moe last season and successfully resumed in a Mornington maiden last week.
“She’s always been a filly we’ve had a good opinion of and she should have won her first start, but she was slow out,” Dwyer said.
“She’ll be better over a bit more ground as her pedigree would suggest.”
Stablemate Sonntag, a former Gr.1 Queensland Derby winner, has the Gr.3 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup on his radar.
“He’s due to run over 2800 metres on Melbourne Cup day – he’s a bit of a grinder and he’s competitive at 2400 metres and further so the New Zealand Cup would be a nice race for him,” Dwyer said.
“He’s had six months off and a good spell could be the making of him. I think this could be his best preparation.”
Meanwhile, the Listed Yesberg Insurance Services Pegasus Stakes could be a target for the third member of the party for Riccarton.
“I’ve got a mare called Foreign Affair who I may bring over if the other two are going,” Dwyer said. – NZ Racing Desk.