The consistent Tony Gollan-trained gelding Vega One took his record to five wins and five placing from 17 starts in winning this $1m race. He settled in seventh place, one off the rails, tracking a good pace, before improving nicely (deep) rounding the home turn. Michael Rodd then brought him with a well-judged bid to take the lead nearing the 100m and then went on to win comfortably. Redouble settled near last from his wide barrier, switched deep at the home turn and then made good ground to take second. Sambro raced back in tenth spot, went wide on straightening and kept running on nicely for third with Smartedge also making ground (wide out) for (1.7 lengths) fourth.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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REDOUBLE
(AUS)
5G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SPECIAL MISSION (NZ) TOWKAY (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | BJORN BAKER | 1 |
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CARE TO THINK
(AUS)
4G SO YOU THINK (NZ) - SLIPPERY MADAM (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
J LLOYD | 54.0 | MATTHEW DUNN | 16 |
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TESTASHADOW
(AUS)
5G TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - MOONLIGHT SHADOW (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
DEANNE PANYA | 54.0 | GARY PORTELLI | 11 |
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LUCKY HUSSLER
(AUS)
6G HUSSON (ARG) - TALAQ DANCER (AUS) BLACK HAWK (GB) |
G BOSS | 60.5 | DARREN WEIR | 7 |
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SPURTONIC
(AUS)
5G FLYING SPUR (AUS) - PLATONIC (AUS) NASSIPOUR (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 58.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
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VELROSSO
(AUS)
5G GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - HOOTENANNY (AUS) BEST WESTERN (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
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TRIPLE ELEGANCE
(AUS)
6G MOSSMAN (AUS) - MARY MACHREE (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 4 |
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SPIRIT OF BOOM
(AUS)
4H SEQUALO (AUS) - TEMPLE SPIRIT (AUS) SPECIAL DANE (AUS) |
R MC MAHON | 55.0 | TONY GOLLAN | 7 |
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BOLD GLANCE
(AUS)
5G SEQUALO (AUS) - FLIRTING GLANCE (AUS) AL AMEEN (USA) |
B EL-ISSA | 53.0 | NORM HILTON | 6 |
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WALKING OR DANCING
(NZ)
5H FALVELON (AUS) - YOUNG VIC (GB) OLD VIC (GB) |
G BOSS | 53.5 | BRETT PARTELLE | 12 |
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MASAI PRIDE
(AUS)
6G LION HUNTER (AUS) - BRIANZA (NZ) NUAGE D'OR (USA) |
PAUL HAMMERSLEY | 53.0 | BRYAN GUY | 3 |
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THESEO
(AUS)
4G DANEWIN (AUS) - OZONE SAND (USA) L'ENJOLEUR (CAN) |
N RAWILLER | 54.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 12 |
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WARRIOR TRADER
(AUS)
7G FUJI KISEKI (JPN) - SHARED DESTINIES (USA) CONQUI (AUS) |
B EL-ISSA | 53.0 | MARYANN THEXTON | 12 |
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PLANS
(AUS)
4M STRATEGIC (AUS) - SARDAFFE (AUS) AIR DE FRANCE (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 52.0 | D A HAYES | 11 |
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INSPIRE
(AUS)
7G RORY'S JESTER (AUS) - LOVE AT LARGE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
C MUNCE | 55.5 | CLARRY CONNERS | 1 |
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AMEX
(AUS)
4G SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) - SPRIGGY (AUS) ZONING (NZ) |
C WHITELEY | 52.5 | ALAN BAILEY | 16 |
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COSMIC RAYS
(AUS)
5G GEIGER COUNTER (USA) - LOVESTRUCK (AUS) BISCAY (AUS) |
A ROBINSON | 57.5 | CLARRY CONNERS | 7 |
