I'm Not Leaving Trumps the Canberra field to make it two wins in a row

The Rob Potter-trained four-year-old made it two wins in a row when he saluted at a wet Thoroughbred Park on Sunday.

It has Potter aiming him towards a Country Championships tilt when he comes back from a spell.

Bred by Canberran Manny Notaras, the gelding got his name from former president Donald Trump who, despite losing the last election, didn't want to leave the White House.

While Trump lost ungracefully, I'm Not Leaving showed a lot of fight to win the class 1 handicap (1400 metres) at Canberra on Sunday.

He led into the home turn and then kicked again when challenged for a comfortable win, with How Do You Sleep second and Invasive third.

"He's actually named after Donald Trump - if you remember when he wouldn't leave - and he races in American colours with an orange pom pom," Potter said.

"So that's where he got his name from - the boys over lunch one day said what are we going to call him?

"And Trump wouldn't leave the White House so I'm Not Leaving.

"It's nice to have a nice horse. Who knows how far [he'll go, but] that was quite a solid race.

"He's a long way to go yet, but he's just got a start and he's making progress."

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I'm Not Leaving will have a spell now with Potter aiming him for a tilt at the Country Championships, which has the final at Randwick on April 1.

"You just don't know [how good he could be] - he's only had six runs for two wins and two seconds and he's still very green," Potter said.

"So he's got a lot more to come ... we'll probably aim him for the Country Championships, it's always the race we look for for a horse that can run that distance.

"He'll go to the paddock now and come back and aim at that."

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