Seppelt Turnbull Stakes (G1)
Winx looks primed to take out her third successive Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) in three weeks after taking out her 21st successive win and her 13th Group One victory in brilliant fashion, yet again. She began well yesterday and was then ridden patiently well back in fifth place by Hugh Bowman. She moved up well (with cover) approaching the home turn, cruised to the lead at the 300m and then raced away to score effortlessly by six and a half lengths. Irish-bred import Ventura Storm raced back in third place, behind quite a good tempo before improving nearing the home turn. He went to second at the 300m and then fought on well for a distant second, putting up a promising performance at his fourth Australian start. Dual Group One winner Humidor raced back in second last place in the seven-horse field, got to fifth (racing ungenerously and hanging a bit) at the 300m and then battled on to take third, without looking dangerous at any stage.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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HARTNELL
(GB)
5G AUTHORIZED (IRE) - DEBONNAIRE (GB) ANABAA (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 3 |
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PREFERMENT
(NZ)
4H ZABEEL (NZ) - BETTER ALTERNATIVE (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 9 |
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LUCIA VALENTINA
(NZ)
4M SAVABEEL (AUS) - STARYN GLENN (NZ) MONTJEU (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 53.5 | KRIS LEES | 5 |
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HAPPY TRAILS
(AUS)
6G GOOD JOURNEY (USA) - MADAME FLURRY (AUS) PERUGINO (USA) |
D DUNN | 57.5 | PAUL BESHARA | 5 |
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GREEN MOON
(IRE)
5H MONTJEU (IRE) - GREEN NOON (FR) GREEN TUNE (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 8 |
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DECEMBER DRAW
(IRE)
5G MEDECIS (GB) - NEW YORK (IRE) DANZERO (AUS) |
M RODD | 54.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 7 |
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ZIPPING
(AUS)
9G DANEHILL (USA) - SOCIAL SCENE (IRE) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 59.0 | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 6 |
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EFFICIENT
(NZ)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - REFUSED THE DANCE (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 57.5 | JOHN SADLER | 8 |
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LITTORIO
(AUS)
4G BELLOTTO (USA) - OUR CENTASEA (AUS) CENTAINE (AUS) |
STEVEN KING | 53.0 | NIGEL BLACKISTON | 4 |
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DEVIL MOON
(AUS)
4M KING CUGAT (USA) - CLASSY BABE (NZ) MASTERCLASS (USA) |
C W BROWN | 54.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 8 |
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SPHENOPHYTA
(NZ)
6G GROOM DANCER (USA) - BALLERMOSS (NZ) LORD BALLINA (AUS) |
D NIKOLIC | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 |
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MAKYBE DIVA
(GB)
6M DESERT KING (IRE) - TUGELA (USA) RIVERMAN (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 16 |
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ELVSTROEM
(AUS)
4H DANEHILL (USA) - CIRCLES OF GOLD (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | TONY VASIL | 2 |
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STUDEBAKER
(NZ)
4G LORD BALLINA (AUS) - CENTURIA (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
S BASTER | 54.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 13 |
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NORTHERLY
(AUS)
6G SERHEED (USA) - NORTH BELL (AUS) BELLWATER (FR) |
G CHILDS | 59.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 1 |
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SUNLINE
(NZ)
6M DESERT SUN (GB) - SONGLINE (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) |
G CHILDS | 56.5 | TREVOR MCKEE | 12 |
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FAIRWAY
(AUS)
4G DANZERO (AUS) - OUR CADDY (NZ) COCKY GOLFER (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 57.5 | JACK DENHAM | 4 |
