Daniel Clarken's decision to rest his little filly sets up spring for more Miracles Jockey Lauren Stojakovic and trainer Daniel Clarken with Blue Diamond winner Miracles Of Life at Clarken's Morphettville stables. Picture: Mark Brake Source: The Advertiser TRAINER Daniel Clarken says the decision to resist last season's biggest carrot will have a spring pay-off for diminutive Miracles Of Life. Clarken opted not to take Miracles Of Life to Sydney for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper after her Blue Diamond Stakes romp in February. The argument for a Slipper start was compelling. Miracles Of Life was a natural runner whose dominance was not assured when her rivals came out bigger and stronger in the spring. Miracles Of Life was in spectacular form and the Slipper was the here and now race, the richest of its kind in the world. Others would have leapt at it but Clarken pulled the plug and eyed the spring. "If we'd run in the Slipper, we probably wouldn't be seeing her at this time of year now," Clarken said. It would have taken her a long time to get over it, so I think it will be a big pay-off for us. Clarken said Miracles Of Life handled the nine-hour float trip from Adelaide on Thursday far better than her trainer did. Miracles Of Life was in the same truck as Happy Trails, trained by Paul Beshara. He (Beshara) snored so much all the way over he sounded like a chainsaw. I haven't had any sleep but there's time for that," Clarken said. Miracles Of Life handled the trip "sensational." She's not really turned a hair. She ate and drank and had a big sleep and I'm happy," Clarken said. Miracles Of Life's sweeping summer and autumn, where she was unbeaten, culminating in an emotionally-charged win in the Diamond, was the good vibe story of last season. Jockey Lauren Stojakovic, who was plucked from obscurity to ride her, lamented opportunities back in South Australia did not improve for her after the Diamond. But Clarken, who said he didn't blame Stojakovic for being a bit down - "I saw some of her mounts; she was entitled to get depressed" - said Miracles Of Life had changed his life. "Instead of battling, I'm enjoying myself," he said, adding there was no chance the Stojakovic and "Barbie" partnership would be broken. "What more can she do?" he said of Stojakovic. If I took her off, I reckon Australia would be in uproar and I really didn't want to have to put up with her old man. Clarken said Miracles Of Life was a bit "wintery" but she had grown and thickened since the summer. He said he feared "all of them" when asked to nominate a danger in today's McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield but said: "I think her class will get her through. They will need to be on top of their game.