It will be business as usual for trainer Peter Snowden at Randwick this Saturday after Monday's announcement that Bob Ingham had sold his entire racing operation to Darley Stud.
Snowden declared all was fine with his staff despite Ingham's decision to sell his entire racing and bloodstock business to the Dubai-owned business for a reported $500 million.
Snowden, who took over from John Hawkes last November, will remain as trainer when Ingham's racing empire is transferred to Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
"It's a huge upheaval but it's only the top part of the operation that's changed," Snowden told Sportal.
"Everything about the horses is exactly the same."
"It's just the ownership that's changed. That's all."
The trainer learned of the sale three weeks ago after preparing five winners for Ingham at Randwick.
"It's something that's hung around for three weeks, it's a bit hard. I'm glad it's out now," he said.
"It's all out in the open and been done and dusted."
Snowden has smart three-year-old Marching engaged in Saturday's Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m).
Runner-up to Light Fantastic in the Australian Guineas on March 8, Marching, a three-time Group One placegetter, will have to beat superstar Weekend Hussler if he is to break his duck at the elite level.
While conceding Marching's record did not match Weekend Hussler's, Snowden said Ross McDonald's champion was beatable in Saturday's $502,100 event.
"They all are. I haven't seen one horse yet that's not beatable. They all get beaten sooner or later," he said.
"He's a good horse, he's a very smart horse, a very, very exciting horse. Believe me, every time they win they're one win closer to getting beat."
"We've had some good horses. There's no such thing as a horse that wins every time he runs."
Snowden will wait until after Saturday's race to decide whether to head towards the Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on April 12 or the Doncaster Handicap on April 26 with the son of Commands.
Crown Lodge also has two-year-olds Freedom March and Portillo nominated for the Group Three Skyline Stakes but only one will start this Saturday, Snowden said. A decision will be made on Thursday.
One horse definitely not running this Saturday is Musket, a four-year-old three-quarter brother to three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva.
Snowden said Musket, a winner at Randwick over 1600m last Saturday, would be pushed out to 2000m this campaign ahead of a tilt at the spring riches later this year. A run in the Doncaster was not on the cards, he said.