Futurity Stakes (G1)
Moment Of Change maintained his unbeaten record over this course and distance, now making it four-from-four in taking out this Group One event. He began smartly and soon took the lead. He was then able to steady the pace, despite racing a little keenly, clocking 48.30 for the first 800m. He grabbed a good break turning for home and then fought back well to score by a long neck, without looking in serious danger in the home straight. The highly consistent stayer Sertorius produced a bold first-up performance in running on for second. He was sixth on the rails, switched between runners on straightening and ran on strongly in the latter stages. It was an impressive effort. Pinwheel had a good trip third on the rails, got through to second at the 200m and battled on in typical honest fashion for third, beaten three quarters of a length. The Gai Waterhouse-trained three-year-old Bull Point ($2.35 fav) was third, one off the rails, put in a run approaching the turn but then only kept battling on to finish fourth. The Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Polanski showed pace being second to the 600m but he dropped out shortly afterward and finished a distant last. Unfortunately, a tendon injury was discovered post-race which may prove career-threatening. *ANZ
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ALL TOO HARD
(AUS)
3C CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
D DUNN | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 4 |
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MUFHASA
(NZ)
7G PENTIRE (GB) - SHEILA CHEVAL (NZ) MI PREFERIDO (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 5 |
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MORE JOYOUS
(NZ)
4M MORE THAN READY (USA) - SUNDAY JOY (AUS) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 |
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TYPHOON TRACY
(AUS)
4M RED RANSOM (USA) - TRACY'S ELEMENT (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 |
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NICONERO
(AUS)
7G DANZERO (AUS) - NICOLA LASS (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | D A HAYES | 1 |
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NICONERO
(AUS)
6G DANZERO (AUS) - NICOLA LASS (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | D A HAYES | 10 |
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AQUA D'AMORE
(AUS)
5M DANEHILL (USA) - ROMANTIC RIVER (USA) IRISH RIVER (FR) |
S BASTER | 56.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 |
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FIELDS OF OMAGH
(AUS)
8G RUBITON (AUS) - FINNETO (AUS) CERRETO (IRE) |
STEVEN KING | 58.0 | D A HAYES | 13 |
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REGAL ROLLER
(AUS)
5G REGAL CLASSIC (CAN) - ARANTXA ROSE (AUS) RANCHO RULER (AUS) |
M FLAHERTY | 58.0 | CLINTON MCDONALD | 1 |
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RESET
(AUS)
3C ZABEEL (NZ) - ASSERTIVE LASS (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 54.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 1 |
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YELL
(AUS)
3G ANABAA (USA) - VOCALIST (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
D GAUCI | 55.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 9 |
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DASH FOR CASH
(AUS)
3C SECRET SAVINGS (USA) - GULISTAN (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 55.0 | RICK HORE-LACY | 2 |
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DESERT SKY
(AUS)
3G HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - DESERT ORCHID (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) |
D GAUCI | 54.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 10 |
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MR. MURPHY
(AUS)
3G DANEHILL (USA) - MARSCAY'S DREAM (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 |
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TESTA ROSSA
(AUS)
3C PERUGINO (USA) - BO DAPPER (AUS) SIR DAPPER (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | DEAN LAWSON | 5 |
