Frankie Ferocious, who won the Chariots Of Fire in 2024 and finished a crushing fourth in the Miracle Mile a week later, has been somewhat in the wilderness since.
It’s been over a year since he returned to Crosby after reaching great heights for Jason Grimson, and only now is he showing signs of getting back to his best.
“This is as good as it’s been in a long time,” Crosby said. ‘If you knew the times he has run a test here (Albion Park) recently, you would agree with me.
“We had this race in mind and now it is well drawn.
“The likely scenario is that he gets out quickly and we sit at Hi Managirlff and then we can shoot at him on the straight.
“That’s how you drive him and that’s how he can win a big race like this.”
Frankie Ferocious won back-to-back Albion Park races in August before a few good seconds and then a fourth on September 27.
Crosby has kept him fresh and used two recent Albion Park trials to sharpen him up for a first tilt this week.
Although known for his speed, Crosby said Frankie Ferocious would move into Saturday week’s $250,000 Group 1 Blacks A Fake if he performed as well as expected this week.
“We know how he should be driven and it limits his chances in big races, but that’s the way it is,” he said.
“We also have Captain Shuffle this week, but even if he won well we probably wouldn’t watch the Blacks A Fake with him. He doesn’t run the 2600m strong, we’ve tried a few times.”
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