Dry track vital for Hay Street in Group 3 Vain Stakes at Caulfield
Hay Street is a son of Capitalist and while he's placed in trials on soft rated tracks, Archibald, who trains in partnership with his wife Annabel, said they chose to switch states with the three-year-old, bypassing the Rosebud in Sydney on Saturday due to the likelihood of a heavy track.
'There is a bit of rain around in Melbourne and we don't think he'll want it too soft,' he said.
'We sent him down there to get away from the wet and on the radar are a couple of showers sweeping through Melbourne.
'The Capitalists as a rule are more effective on top of the ground so fingers crossed we don't get much rain.'
Hay Street was sold as a yearling before he found himself again in the sale ring late last year at the Inglis Ready To Run sale in October where he was bought by syndicators Triple Crown for $95,000.
'He was purchased as a Breeze Up Horse so he came a long way as a two-year-old in a short space of time,' Archibald said.
'He ran in a couple of good strong races that considering how quickly everything happened for him, I thought he performed really well.
'Narrowly beaten on debut by Buffalo and then only beaten a bit over a length by North England in the Kindergarten after that horse was one of the better performing colts in the Golden Slipper says a bit.
'There's no doubt he was thrown into the deep end.'
Hay Street has two solid trial performances under his belt and in Saturday's 1100m feature, he'll start from barrier six in the seven-horse field after Mcgaw's scratching on Friday due to an elevated temperature.
'A lot of horses improve from first to second prep and I think he's going to be a good example of that,' Archibald said.
'He's fast, a good type and a very athletic horse.
'He's appreciated the time off after his two-year-old campaign and he's had a good build up coming into this preparation.
'His trials have been excellent so we're expecting a good performance on Saturday and he's a horse that we hope can progress during his preparation as we get into the spring.'
Ethan Brown will be aboard Hay Street which is a $7.50 chance on Saturday.
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