Victorian trainer Jason Warren is determined to spoil the farewell party for Group 1 Doomben 10,000 rival Schwarz

Trainer Jason Warren can spoil the farewell party for Group 1 Doomben 10,000 rival Schwarz when Benedetta lines up in the group 1 flagship on Saturday.

Jamie Melham rides Benedetta to victory in the Group 1 The Goodwood at Morphettville last year. Picture: Makoto Kankeko

Victorian trainer Jason Warren is determined to spoil the farewell party for Group 1 Doomben 10,000 rival Schwarz, which will run his last race on Saturday before retiring to stud.

Warren has revenge on his mind after his talented mare Benedetta finished a length behind Schwarz in the $1m Group 1 William Reid Stakes at The Valley on March 22.

Benedetta is currently paying $6 to win the Doomben 10,000 (1200m) behind the Bjorn Baker-trained favourite Overpass ($3.50), Schwarz ($4.50) and Sunshine In Paris ($5).

Sydney trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton must find a new jockey for Schwarz after Blake Shinn copped a 10-day suspension from Hollindale Stakes day on the Gold Coast last Saturday.

Jamie Melham, fresh off her success in last Saturday’s Group 1 The Goodwood in Adelaide with Reserve Bank, will ride five-year-old Benedetta in the Doomben 10,000.

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Schwarz, a son of Zoustar, was bought for $1.25m at the 2022 Magic Millions as part of the Rosemont Alliance syndicate.

The four-year-old will go to stud as a two-time Group 1 champion if he can win the Doomben 10,000.

Schwarz will retire to stud after Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 Picture: George Sal

“He’s going to run in the 10,000 and then go to stud,” O’Shea confirmed this week.

Asked whether he would enjoy ruining Schwarz’s farewell party, Warren replied: “Bloody oath I will. They had their day in the sun (winning the William Reid Stakes).

“One of my biggest owners is Rosemont so I said to them ‘you’ve managed to get that one under your belt but I won’t be giving the next one away’.

“He (Schwarz) had the track in his favour at Moonee Valley (in the William Reid Stakes), it was a terrible track that day. Hopefully he’s not getting that advantage this week.”

Warren has Stradbroke Handicap ambitions for Benedetta on June 14 at Eagle Farm after his stable star finished eighth in Queensland’s premier race over 1400m last year, won by Stefi Magnetica.

That result came off the back of her victory in The Goodwood, with Melham on board, but Warren has taken a different tack this year, reducing the travel load on Benedetta.

Trainer Jason Warren will line-up Benedetta in the Doomben 10,000

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“She probably went to the Straddie one run too far last year but this time we’re going there with fresh legs, which will definitely help,” the Mornington trainer said.

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“She’s in great form and she hasn’t had an overly taxing preparation so far.

“Rather than going to Adelaide, which was quite an achievable Group 1 in the Sangster, we decided to go to Sydney so we were halfway to Brisbane.”

Benedetta finished fifth at her last-start in the $1.5m Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick, with Warren admitting “we didn’t think we could beat Jimmysstar but in saying that I thought her (Benedetta) run was enormous”.

Originally published as Victorian trainer Jason Warren is determined to spoil the farewell party for Group 1 Doomben 10,000 rival Schwarz