Emirates Stakes (G1)
Highly consistent four-year-old Hucklebuck began smartly and eased to enjoy a good trip in fifth place on the rails. He then travelled comfortably behind a very solid pace (1st 1000m 59.25) before switching across heels rounding the home turn. He moved up strongly to take the lead at the 300m and then fought back particularly well for a very game win. Lucky Hussler also travelled well, racing in sixth place one off the rails. He moved up at the turn, challenged at the 200m and fought on strongly for a very good second. The Cleaner went to the front and ran along at a good tempo as usual. He fought back in his determined style when challenged in the straight for a good third, beaten just over a length. Leebaz had a nice run in third place on the rails from his good barrier (3), got an inside run from the 300m and battled on for a sound (2.3 lengths) fourth. Hooked was fourth, one out and one back, looked a threat when he improved at the 300m but just fought on from there to finish (2.4 lengths) fifth. The stayer Escado surprised, running on really well in the closing stages, coming from 11th at the home turn for (3.4 lengths) sixth while the favourite Contributer was eighth between runners, was under riding on turning for home and kept battling on, a bit one-paced, for (3.7 lengths) eighth, looking suited to further than 1600m.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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BOBAN
(AUS)
4G BERNARDINI (USA) - KENBELLE (AUS) KENMARE (FR) |
G SCHOFIELD | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 |
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HAPPY TRAILS
(AUS)
5G GOOD JOURNEY (USA) - MADAME FLURRY (AUS) PERUGINO (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.0 | PAUL BESHARA | 9 |
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ALBERT THE FAT
(AUS)
7G MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) - ALEMAR (AUS) BUREAUCRACY (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 9 |
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WALL STREET
(NZ)
6G MONTJEU (IRE) - VILLA WANDA (GB) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 55.5 | JEFF LYNDS | 9 |
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ALL AMERICAN
(AUS)
4H RED RANSOM (USA) - MILVA (USA) STRAWBERRY ROAD (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 53.0 | D A HAYES | 6 |
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ALL SILENT
(AUS)
5G BELONG TO ME (USA) - LISHEENOWEN (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
D DUNN | 53.5 | GRAHAME BEGG | 4 |
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TEARS I CRY
(AUS)
5G LACRYMA CRISTI (IRE) - CASSAZIONE (AUS) SALIERI (USA) |
MS N BERIMAN | 51.0 | CIARON MAHER | 16 |
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DIVINE MADONNA
(AUS)
4M HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - MY MADONNA (AUS) PREGO (IRE) |
S BASTER | 51.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 10 |
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VALEDICTUM
(AUS)
5G UMATILLA (NZ) - WUNDERSCHOEN (AUS) TWIG MOSS (FR) |
STEVEN KING | 52.5 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 12 |
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SKY CUDDLE
(AUS)
4M SNIPPETS (AUS) - SUGGESTIVE (AUS) AL HAREB (USA) |
J BENBOW | 49.0 | PETER G MOODY | 3 |
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TITANIC JACK
(AUS)
4G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - GOLD TUNIC (USA) STAGE DOOR JOHNNY (USA) |
B PREBBLE | 53.0 | TOM HUGHES (JNR) | 8 |
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SCENIC PEAK
(AUS)
5G SCENIC (IRE) - CHESAPEAKE (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 53.5 | DANNY J BOUGOURE | 1 |
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GRAND DELIGHT
(AUS)
4G HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - EGYPTIAN IBIS (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 51.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 1 |
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TESTA ROSSA
(AUS)
4H PERUGINO (USA) - BO DAPPER (AUS) SIR DAPPER (AUS) |
P PAYNE | 59.0 | DEAN LAWSON | 16 |
