Mick Price-trained mare Oregon's Day put up another game performance in winning here, her third stakes win and her second at Group level. She raced in fourth place, behind a good pace, moved up well approaching the home turn, got to the front at the 200m and then held off challengers to score quite impressively, sprinting home in smart time (last 600m 33.67). Tom Melbourne had an ideal trip in third place on the rails, got through on the inner to challenge at the 200m but found the winner too good to finish second, his eighth such placing from his last 12 starts. Man Of His Word raced back in tenth place, got between runners at the home turn, switched deeper to gain clear running at the 200m and caught the eye with his late closing effort to take third. Japanese-bred Satono Rasen, now in the Chris Waller stable, was tenth on the rails at the home turn and ran on in restricted room for (2.5 lengths) fourth, while his stablemates Egg Tart was sixth at the home turn before battling on along the inner for (2.7 lengths) fifth and Comin' Through was handily placed, but trapped deep throughout, before finishing (2.8 lengths) sixth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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IT'S SOMEWHAT
(USA)
6G DYNAFORMER (USA) - SOMETIME (IRE) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) |
T ANGLAND | 59.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 3 |
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LEEBAZ
(NZ)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - POLISH PRINCESS (GB) POLISH PRECEDENT (USA) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 59.0 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
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LEEBAZ
(NZ)
5G ZABEEL (NZ) - POLISH PRINCESS (GB) POLISH PRECEDENT (USA) |
J BYRNE | 59.0 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 4 |
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STREAMA
(AUS)
5M STRATUM (AUS) - PENSIAMO (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
B SHINN | 57.0 | G H WALTER | 4 |
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LIGHTS OF HEAVEN
(NZ)
5M ZABEEL (NZ) - I'M IN HEAVEN (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 9 |
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SHEZ SINSATIONAL
(NZ)
4M EKRAAR (USA) - ORIGINAL SIN (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE) |
O P BOSSON | 57.0 | A SHARROCK | 13 |
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MY KINGDOM OF FIFE
(GB)
6G KINGMAMBO (USA) - FAIRY GODMOTHER (GB) FAIRY KING (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
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METAL BENDER
(NZ)
4G DANASINGA (AUS) - JACQWIN (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
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FULMONTI
(NZ)
6G MONTJEU (IRE) - GROSVENOR'S PRIDE (NZ) GROSVENOR (NZ) |
J BOWDITCH | 59.0 | CHRIS JORDAN | 2 |
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SCENIC SHOT
(AUS)
5G SCENIC (IRE) - SWEEPSHOT (AUS) DR GRACE (NZ) |
G COLLESS | 59.0 | D MORTON | 4 |
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COALESCE
(NZ)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - ESSYLT (GB) ARTAIUS (USA) |
D BEADMAN | 59.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 10 |
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ABOVE DECK
(AUS)
4G BIANCONI (USA) - HAFLA (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 58.0 | J T CONLAN | 10 |
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PLATINUM SCISSORS
(AUS)
5H DANEHILL (USA) - SHANTHA'S CHOICE (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
D BEASLEY | 58.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
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THIS MANSHOOD
(AUS)
6G MANSHOOD (CAN) - OUR GILDED LILY (AUS) GILDORAN (IRE) |
J CASSIDY | 58.0 | T R MARTIN | 3 |
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BUSH PADRE
(AUS)
5G REDDING (NZ) - CANDY BIRD (AUS) SLANT (USA) |
M RODD | 58.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 |
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MR. BUREAUCRAT
(AUS)
6G BUREAUCRACY (NZ) - EXPLANATION (AUS) COUNTY (AUS) |
A G ROBINSON | 58.0 | W R HAILES | 4 |
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SHOGUN LODGE
(AUS)
4G GRAND LODGE (USA) - PRIDE OF TAHNEE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
G BOSS | 58.0 | R H THOMSEN | 4 |
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SHOGUN LODGE
(AUS)
3G GRAND LODGE (USA) - PRIDE OF TAHNEE (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
R S DYE | 55.5 | R H THOMSEN | 1 |
