Atishu sibling chases her own Dream

Connections are hoping patience pays off when the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Dream All Day steps out in the Country Racing As Real As It Gets Plate (1400m) on Saturday.

Dream All Day is a younger sister to three-time Group 1 winner, Atishu, who sold for $2.7 million on the Gold Coast last week having won 11 of her 51 starts and just shy of $6 million in prizemoney. 

Dream All Day still has a long way to go to match the deeds of Atishu who was a three-time winner at Group 1 level, but as a rising five-year-old Dream All Day has a good record having raced on seven occasions for two wins and five minor placings. 

The mare has not raced since finishing third over 1800m at Flemington in January. 

"She's prepped up good," Kent Jnr said. 

"She's been working at our beach stable which she really enjoys, and she trialled well. She was on the heels of Zloties in a jump-out last week." - Michael Kent Jr

"That mare was race fit and is a Group 2 winner and pulled away from her late, but Blake Shinn thought her work through the line was good. 

"She will probably be vulnerable fresh, 1400 metres, in better grade this prep, but she has a big finish, and I think we learned a bit from her last prep. 

"I don't think she enjoyed being ridden too close to the speed. She got away with it when she won at Flemington as that race was devoid of any pace at all and at her next one, we rode her the same way and she didn't have the same finish. 

"I think when she is conserved early, she can be dynamic late." 

In form apprentice Luke Cartwright, who rode a treble at a recent Sandown Saturday meeting, will ride Dream All Day taking 3kg off her 56kg impost. 

"I think it will be a nice kick-off, and I think we'll then look to go out in trip," Kent Jnr said. 

"She's a sister to Atishu so 2000 metres should eventually suit. 

"She's not dour, she's got a turn of foot. 

"Do we think we want to get her out quickly, or do we keep her fresh for a turn of foot. If she could take her turn of foot to 2000 metres, she would be very effective."