"He has not raced since winning at Maitland on March 19 because he twice had a torn a pin muscle in his shoulder, so I have Good Juan for both meetings hoping to gain a draw at one of them,'' Sarkis said.
"The dog proved to me he is ready to go again when I slipped him post-to-post at Richmond last week and he clocked 24.80, running home in 14.42, which are almost unheard of times.''
Good Juan was purchased for $120,000 early this year by two owners from Seymour, Victoria, and is widely regarded as the most promising stayer in Australia.
But while his group race future is as a long distance performer, Good Juan showed he can sprint as well as stay by winning in 29.93 over 520m at Wentworth Park in November and in 30.74 in a Richmond 535m event in January.
Coonamble’s annual October long weekend carnival, which looked in doubt two months ago due to the Covid-19 situation, will go ahead as scheduled.
Organiser Kevin Gordon revealed a Wednesday night meeting would replace the traditional Friday afternoon fixture but the Friday night racing, along with the all-day Saturday and Monday finals programme would definitely be held.
The Monday Betdogs Gold Maiden final will be worth $12,000 to the winner while an innovation will be the running of a 700m event.
"Full details of the Coonamble carnival will be announced shortly,'' Kevin Gordon said.
