Soxagon eventually made his comeback finishing a close fourth at Doomben in September in his only lead-up run to the Listed Weetwood Handicap when he finished 10th just over three lengths behind star sprinter Apache Chase.
Soxagon showed he was back on track with an eye-catching third to Roheryn in the Listed Falvelon at Doomben on Boxing Day.
“In hindsight I should never had started him in the Weetwood,” Currie said.
“He’s in good shape but he’s never had to back-up before.”
Soxagon has won eight times in 26 starts, earning almost $700,000 in prizemoney for hobby breeder Brian Burke who will miss seeing him as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
Burke was a former sports journalist at The Australian newspaper and long serving Sports Editor at the Courier-Mail before retiring in 2013.
A keen student of breeding, Burke paid only $600 for Soxagon’s mother Strike On Gold and rolled the dice by putting her to Stakes placed sire Rocker.
Soxagon got his name because he had four white socks when he was foaled but the front two disappeared by the time he was branded.