SUPER SATURDAY SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2022
Super Saturday Saturday 12 March 2022
VICTORIA RACING CLUB DIRECTORS
NEILWILSON Chairman MICHAEL RAMSDEN Vice Chairman Glenn Carmody Honorary Treasurer Judge Katherine Bourke SOPHIE O’KANE (formerly Cornell) NEILWERRETT dAVE bARHAM VIN COX MICHAEL SAADIE
Chief Executive Officer: STEVE ROSICH (Secretary in accordance with the Rules of Racing)
Acknowledgement of Country VRC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin nation and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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OFFICIALS
RVL RACE DAY OFFICIALS VRC EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGERS
Brand, Marketing & Communications: JO KING Commercial Operations: NICK ADDISON Experience & Events: DEIRDRE McGUANE Finance & Information Technology: SAMWHATMORE Legal, Risk & Governance: NADIA ANGELO Membership, Ticketing &
Stipendiary Stewards: ROBERT CRAM (Chairman), ROB MONTGOMERY, SHANE BETTESS, GEORGIE LEWIS, RAY LIVINGSTONE & JAMES HITCHCOCK Veterinary Surgeons: Dr GRACE FORBES, Dr SUSAN JONES, Dr HOLLY CATHELS, Dr ROB CORVER, Dr PAUL MARTIN & Dr EDWINA WILKES Judge: PAUL EGAN Starter: PAUL DIDHAM & COREY MALLYON Clerks of Scales: HAYLEY ADDISON & SIMON PETCH Betting Supervisor: WAGERING DEPARTMENT Clerks of Course: PETER PATTERSON, BOB CHALLIS & SHANE PATTERSON Doctor:
Customer Operations: JACINTA ALEXANDER
Operations: JAMES REID People Capability & Development: MEGAN LOVE Racing: LEIGH JORDON VRC TRACKS & GARDENS MANAGERS Flemington Racecourse: LIAM O’KEEFFE Keeper of the Flemington Roses: MICK RYAN
Dr JOHN McCORKELL Course Broadcaster: MATT HILL
Office: 448 Epsom Road, Flemington VIC 3031 Telephone: (03) 8378 0888 Facsimile: (03) 9376 5846 Internet: vrc.com.au Email: customerservice@vrc.net.au Victoria Racing Club Limited ACN 119 214 078
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Schedule of events
Super Saturday Saturday 12 March 2022
12:35pm Race 1 TBV Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Judge Katherine Bourke, Director, will escort Mr Roger Langley, Committee Member, TBV, for presentation of the Trophy to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
1:10pm Race 2 Penfolds Max’s Rosé Matron Stakes
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Neil Werrett, Director, will make the presentation of the Trophy to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
1:45pm Race 3 Moomba Plate
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Michael Saadie, Director, will make the presentation of the Trophy to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
2:20pm Race 4 MSS Security Sires’ Produce Stakes
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Glenn Carmody, Honorary Treasurer and Director, will escort Mr Jamie Adams, General Manager Victoria & Tasmania, MSS Security, for presentation of the Trophy to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
3:00pm Race 5 TAB Kewney Stakes
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Ms Sophie O’Kane, Director, will escort Mr Charles Moon, Government & Industry Relations, Tabcorp, for presentation of the Trophy to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
3:40pm Race 6 Yulong Stud Newmarket Handicap
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Michael Ramsden, Vice Chairman, will escort Mr Sam Fairgray, Chief Operating Officer, Yulong Investments, for presentation of the Trophies to the Winning Owner, Trainer and Jockey. This presentation will take place in The Mounting Yard. The National Anthem will be performed in The Mounting Yard by Lucy Holmes.
4:15pm
4:20pm Race 7 TAB Australian Cup
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Neil Wilson, Chairman, will escort Ms Janette Kendall, Director, Tabcorp, for presentation of the Trophies to the Winning Owner, Trainer and Jockey. This presentation will take place in The Mounting Yard.
5:00pm Race 8 Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Vin Cox, Director, will make the presentation of the Trophy to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
5:35pm Race 9 Cirka Plate
Following CORRECTWEIGHT, Mr Steve Rosich, Chief Executive Officer and Director, will escort Mr Matthew Bond, Managing Director – Cirka, for presentation of the Memento to the Winning Owner. This presentation will take place in The Winners’ Bar.
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WHAT’S ON
ALL RACEGOERS Flemington Fareground Super Saturday Saturday 12 March 2022
Discover gourmet fare and fine beverages from artisan producers surrounded by a kaleidoscope of entertainment and fun activities that transforms The Elms into an entrancing and vibrant vintage Fareground for all racegoers to enjoy. Party After the Last Kick on after the last race with Aussie indie-rock royalty The Jungle Giants DJ’s, who will be wrapping up this stellar day of racing performing on the Front Witness every finish while relaxing with mates in The Lounge Bar inside Saintly Place West. With quick access out to the Winning Post, billiards and foosball and craft beers, The Lounge is a great spot to enjoy all the racing action. Be sure to check out the tribute to the Cups King, housing a collection of Bart Cummings’ notable trophies and memorabilia. TAB Place Lawn from 5:40pm. The Lounge Bar TAB is activating TAB Place this Autumn Racing Carnival. Located at Saintly place in GA, the activation features a great spot to watch the races, nearby betting & food facilities, as well as exciting promotions with prizes to be won! Make sure you check out TAB Place and strike a pose at the activation for your change to win a VIP experience to the all-star mile featuring limo transfers, ticketing and a catering package. 18+ only. Gamble Responsibly. T&Cs apply. Front Lawn Beer Garden With a festival-style atmosphere including food trucks, pop-up bars and live entertainment all day long, the Front Lawn Beer Garden is the perfect spot to enjoy a summer’s day with friends. Living Legends Two-time Australian Cup winner Harlem and 2010 Turnbull Stakes winner Zipping will be joining us at Flemington today. Be sure to catch them in the horse stalls throughout the day and parading in the Mounting Yard after races 2 and 4. EXCLUSIVE TO VRC MEMBERS AND GUESTS Attend to Win Just for attending all three race days in March, VRC members will go into the Spectacular Prize Draw for a chance to win one of ten prizes, including once-in-a-lifetime racing and travel experiences, exclusive member events, vouchers and more. All you need to do to be in the running to win is scan your VRC membership card or Ticketek ticket (if you have booked into dining or free to book spaces) on each of the three race days. Extended Hours With extended hours and live musical entertainment after the last, in the G.H.Mumm Champagne Bar and DJ John Course in The Roof Garden, members will be able to enjoy the festivities of the day long past the last till 7:35pm. VRC Member Stakes The VRC Member Stakes gives all eligible members an opportunity to have a stake in each race meeting at Flemington. Along with bragging rights amongst your friends and the chance to celebrate your good fortune (for doing next to nothing!), every winner of every race will also enjoy a $200 VRC cash-on-card credit for use on course at food and beverage outlets.
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SUPER SATURDAY
PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING RACE SPONSORS THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB
FLEMINGTON PREMIERSHIPS
2021/22 SEASON
Leading Jockeys @ Flemington Jockey
1st 2nd 3rd Rides WIN %
James McDonald
12 3 4
35
34%
Damien Oliver
11 12 7
85
13%
Damian Lane
10 9 5
77
13%
Craig Williams
9 4 5
79
12%
Jye McNeil
8 12 12
96
9%
Jamie Kah
7 8 4
51
12%
Brett Prebble
7 6 5
63
16%
John Allen
6 6 7
53
11%
Josh Richards (a)
6 4 3
39
15%
Luke Nolen
5 6 2
30
8%
Leading TRAINERS @ Flemington Trainer
1st 2nd 3rd Runners Win %
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
15 10 12
102
15%
Chris Waller
11
5 3
65
17%
Danny O'Brien
8 7 3
55
15%
Ben & JD Hayes
8 5 2
51
16%
James Cummings
7 11
6
65
11%
Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
7 4 3
49
14%
Patrick Payne
5 4 4
30
17%
Peter G Moody
4 4 2
31
13%
Anthony & Sam Freedman
4 4 3
38
11%
Grahame Begg
3 5 1
18
17%
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FlEMINGTON TRACK INFORMATION
Home of the Victoria Racing Club and the world-renowned Melbourne Cup Carnival
2000m
1600m
1800m
1400m
2500m
2800m
3200m
1000m
1100m
TRACK SPECIFICATIONS Circumference: 2312 metres Straight (Circuit): 450 metres Straight track: 1200 metres
1200m
TRACK RECORDS
Playing host to 14 Group 1 races each year, Flemington attracts champion racehorses across all distances. The racecourse has been the setting for record-breaking wins by legendary thoroughbreds including Black Caviar and Makybe Diva, which remain track records to this day.
Distance Time
Horse
Date
55.42
16 Feb 2013
1000m
BLACK CAVIAR
1:02.15
2 Mar 2013
1100m
LOVEYAMADLY
1:07.16
1 Jan 2001
1200m
IGLESIA
1:20.60
12 Dec 1992
1400m
LOVEY
1:33.49
9 Nov 2002
1600m
SCENIC PEAK
1:40.83
16 Feb 2013
1700m
NICONOISE
1:47.36
11 Mar 2000
1800m
TAHUNA GOLD
1:58.73
12 Mar 2005
2000m
MAKYBE DIVA
2:33.00
7 Nov 1992
2500m
KAWTUBAN
2:41.00
2 Oct 1965
2600m
JOVIAL KNIGHT
2:52.40
6 Nov 2012
2800m
VERDANT (GB)
3:16.30
6 Nov 1990
3200m
KINGSTON RULE (USA)
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HORSE STALLS MAP
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HORSE STALL DIRECTORY
Race Horse
Stall
Race Horse
Stall
Race Horse
Stall
5
Hardly Sweet
23
2
Promise Of Success 26
8
Aim
104
9
He’s The Ultimate
89
8
Ain’tnodeeldun
97
4
Quang Tri
101
9
Hesket
119
5
Argentia
94
6
Quantico
29
7
Ho Ho Khan
48
5
Arktika
77
4
Queen Latifa
22
8
Holbien
115
6
Artorius
96
3
Remarque
108
6
Home Affairs
62
5
Barb Raider
43
8
Rich Hips
5
3
Hunnam
59
1
Berry Bubbly
51
6
Roch ‘n’ Horse
112
9
Immortal Spirit
24
4
Bessmati
12
2
Rocha Clock
25
2
Invinciano
32
5
Biscayne Bay
78
8
Rock
110
4
Jamarra
73
1
Blonde Venture
39
1
Ruthless Dame
81
8
Junipal
75
9
Blushing Tycoon
7
2
Score
14
1
Kiki Express
118
4
Bonheur
4
6
September Run
57
1
Kiko
22
2
Bound ToWin
105
9
Set The Sails
85
8
4
Brosnan
47
Kissonallforcheeks 117
7
She’s Ideel
3
7
Callsign Mav
122
1
La Danseuse Rouge 21
9
Cardigan Queen
81
1
La Gioia
40
1
She’s Pretty Rich
69
7
Cascadian
53
5
Lavish Girl
79
4
Sir Bailey
74
8
Chaillot
45
4
Let’srollthedice
123
4
Sirius Princess
37
9
Chartres
30
6
Levante
34
6
Snapdancer
76
8
Cherry Tortoni
100
9
Linas Legend
125
5
So You See
113
9
Commander Harry
6
10
Living Legend
1
9
Socialist
80
9
Corona Lad
14
10
Living Legend
2
7
Spanish Mission
87
6
Count De Rupee
72
3
Lloyd’s Crown
20
7
Steel Prince
95
8
Crosshaven
18
6
Lost And Running 27
5
Stray
33
3
Crystal Bound
80
4
Man In The Mirror 10
4
Sumatra
56
9
Daisies
82
6
Masked Crusader 109
7
Surprise Baby
21
7
Delphi
98
7
Maximal
28
6
Swats That
17
4
Do It La
90
4
Merchant Prince
86
6
The Astrologist
15
9
Douceur
102
8
Milton Park
46
7
Duais
52
4
Miss Faberge
31
7
Think It Over
8
6
Finance Tycoon
124
1
Moko
99
9
Top Honours
22
3
Flying Evelyn
93
5
Mokulua
116
2
Turaath
68
2
Flying Mascot
38
8
Morvada
92
3
Tycoon Humma
44
9
Fortunate Kiss
20
1
Mumbai Jewel
13
1
Va Via
54
8
Fourhometwo
11
3
Mynumerouno
107
1
Winnertakesitall 103
1
Galeka
71
1
Nanagui
92
4
Yaki Ishi
49
3
General Beau
121
4
Nobel
9
5
Yearning
111
3
Gimmie Par
91
8
Our Playboy
84
2
Yes Baby Yes
16
3
Glistening
35
6
Oxley Road
88
7
Yonkers
60
2
Groovy Kinda Love 70
9
Perceptive
83
3
Zarastro
61
8
Groundswell
99
3
Picarones
55
6
Zoutori
120
1
Habeebati
104
6
Poland
114
6
Halvorsen
50
5
Pretty Amazing
58
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RUNNERS BY TRAINER
# Horse
Race
# Horse
Race
# Horse
Race
Anthony & Sam Freedman 9 Moko
Trevor J Andrews 16 Sirius Princess
Daniel Morton 3 Kissonallforcheeks
1 3 5 6 7 7 8 8
4
8
4 Flying Evelyn 4 Argentia 16 Artorius 5 Steel Prince 2 Groundswell 15 Ain’tnodeeldun 9 Delphi
Bjorn Baker 11 She’s Ideel
Annabel Neasham 2 Mumbai Jewel
7
1 2 4 4 4 8
6 Score 3 Nobel
Gavin Bedggood 6 Surprise Baby Daniel Bowman 11 Fortunate Kiss
7
5 Man In The Mirror
9 Bessmati
9
11 Fourhometwo Shane Nichols 6 Blonde Venture Danny O’Brien 6 Let’srollthedice 17 Finance Tycoon 8 Callsign Mav 8 Linas Legend
Ben & JD Hayes 5 Crosshaven 8 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 8 Ruthless Dame 1 3 Crystal Bound 3 2 Jamarra 4 4 Sir Bailey 4 2 Lavish Girl 5 5 Biscayne Bay 5 9 Arktika 5 13 Snapdancer 6 1 Junipal 8 5 Cardigan Queen 9 7 Socialist 9 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 7 Brosnan 4 Jason Warren & Dean Krongold 10 La Gioia 1 Ken & Bev Kelso 6 Levante 6
Cliff Brown 15 La Danseuse Rouge Matthew Brown 11 She’s Pretty Rich
1
1
1
4 6 7 9 2 2 6 6 7
Jim Conlan 7 Kiko
1
Clarry Conners 6 Mokulua
John O’Shea 3 Rocha Clock
5
Anthony Cummings 7 Stray Edward Cummings 12 Duais James Cummings 3 Va Via 12 Picarones 10 Sumatra 1 Cascadian Tom Dabernig 4 Flying Mascot Nathan Dunn 10 Corona Lad Mathew Ellerton 1 Kiki Express 1 General Beau
7 Promise Of Success 3 Lost And Running
5
10 Quantico 10 Maximal
7
Kerry Parker 2 Think It Over Patrick Payne 15 Quang Tri 2 Douceur Joseph Pride 5 Invinciano 10 Cherry Tortoni Maddie Raymond 1 Turaath Steve Richards 13 Holbien Nick Ryan 5 Mynumerouno
7
1 3 4 7
4 8 9
2
Ken & Kasey Keys 16 Top Honours Leon & Troy Corstens 2 Yes Baby Yes 14 Swats That 15 The Astrologist Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 2 Remarque
2
9
9
2
2 6 6
1 3 6 9 4 5 9
8
4 Zoutori 12 Hesket
3
Greg Eurell 11 Queen Latifa 10 Hardly Sweet 15 Immortal Spirit Mitchell Freedman 4 Ho Ho Khan Jerome Hunter 3 Barb Raider
John Sadler 14 Galeka
3 5 6 8
1 Yearning
1
1 Masked Crusader
John Sargent 14 Miss Faberge
4 Rock
4
Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 12 Our Playboy
Chris Waller 8 Zarastro 11 Hunnam
7
3 3 5 6 6 7
8 9 9 9 1 1 2
5
1 Daisies 13 Perceptive 14 Set The Sails
8 Pretty Amazing 2 Home Affairs 12 September Run Rebecca Waymouth 9 Lloyd’s Crown 7 Yonkers
Peter Jolly 14 Morvada
8
Peter & Paul Snowden 12 Winnertakesitall 13 Habeebati 8 Bound To Win
Michael Kent 9 Groovy Kinda Love
2
3
Matt Laurie 6 Chartres
9
8 Aim 8 Richard & Michael Freedman 7 Glistening 3 Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock 4 Berry Bubbly 1 8 Yaki Ishi 4 7 Halvorsen 6 Robert & Luke Price 5 Count De Rupee 6 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 13 Bonheur 4 7 Rich Hips 8 3 Commander Harry 9 4 Blushing Tycoon 9 Archie Alexander 9 Chaillot 8
John McArdle 10 Tycoon Humma John Moloney 6 Milton Park Peter G Moody 5 Nanagui 6 Gimmie Par 12 Do It La 8 Oxley Road 1 Merchant Prince 3 Spanish Mission 9 He’s The Ultimate
3
8
1 3 4 4 6 7 9 5 6 6
Michael Moroney 11 So You See
9 Poland
11 Roch ‘n’ Horse
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JOCKEYS BY RIDES
# Horse
Race
# Horse
Race
# Horse
Race
Damian Lane 1 Kiki Express 1 Turaath 1 General Beau 6 Let’srollthedice 10 Hardly Sweet 15 Ain’tnodeeldun 14 Set The Sails James McDonald 5 Nanagui 9 Groovy Kinda Love 4 Zoutori 5 Man In The Mirror 8 Pretty Amazing 2 Home Affairs 3 Spanish Mission 11 Fourhometwo Blaike McDougall 4 Flying Mascot
Undeclared 13 Habeebati
Lachlan Neindorf 6 Blonde Venture
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 2 4 6 9 1 2 3 4 6 7
1
1
Ben Allen 11 She’s Pretty Rich John Allen 15 La Danseuse Rouge 3 Crystal Bound
Craig Newitt 8 Zarastro
1
3 4 6 8 9
16 Sirius Princess 16 Artorius 2 Groundswell 16 Top Honours Luke Nolen 1 Merchant Prince 5 Crosshaven
1 3 4 5 8 9
2 Jamarra 9 Arktika 1 Junipal Declan Bates 9 Chaillot
4 8
5 Cardigan Queen
Damien Oliver 3 Va Via 8 Bound To Win 10 Sumatra 1 Cascadian
8
1 2 4 7 8
Hugh Bowman 3 Rocha Clock 7 Glistening
2 3 6 7 9
8 Aim
3 Lost And Running
Joshua Parr 7 Stray 12 Duais Michael Poy 9 Poland
10 Maximal
3 Commander Harry
5 7
12 Do It La 8 Oxley Road
Ethan Brown 10 La Gioia 6 Chartres
9 He’s The Ultimate Kerrin McEvoy 12 Winnertakesitall
1 9
6
Harry Coffey 10 Tycoon Humma 13 Snapdancer 11 Fortunate Kiss
Nash Rawiller 13 Bonheur 6 Mokulua 2 Think It Over 7 Rich Hips
5 Invinciano 12 Picarones 15 Quang Tri 10 Quantico 7 Yonkers
3 6 9 1 4 6 8 9
4 5 7 8 9
Michael Dee 14 Galeka
4 Blushing Tycoon Josh Richards 17 Finance Tycoon Brock Ryan 5 Count De Rupee Thomas Stockdale 11 Queen Latifa 10 Corona Lad
Rhys McLeod 5 Mynumerouno Jye McNeil 4 Berry Bubbly 2 Remarque 1 Masked Crusader 5 Steel Prince 8 Linas Legend Linda Meech 9 Lloyd’s Crown 9 Bessmati 1 Yearning 4 Rock 15 Immortal Spirit Ben Melham 2 Mumbai Jewel 7 Promise Of Success 14 Morvada
14 Miss Faberge
3
6 Levante
6
10 Cherry Tortoni
2 Douceur
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 8 9 1 2 4 5
6
Robbie Downey 13 Holbien Jarrod Fry 6 Milton Park Dean Holland 7 Halvorsen 6 Surprise Baby
8
4 9
8
Craig Williams 7 Kiko 2 Yes Baby Yes
1 2 3 4 5 6 9 1 3 4 5 7 8 9
6 7
11 Hunnam 8 Yaki Ishi
Tahlia Hope 4 Ho Ho Khan
3 Barb Raider 14 Swats That 12 Hesket Mark Zahra 9 Moko 3 Nobel 4 Argentia 9 Delphi 4 Flying Evelyn
7
Jamie Kah 8 Ruthless Dame 6 Gimmie Par 4 Sir Bailey 5 Biscayne Bay 12 September Run 11 She’s Ideel 12 Our Playboy 7 Socialist
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
7 Brosnan 2 Lavish Girl
Patrick Moloney 11 Roch ‘n’ Horse 13 Perceptive Jamie Mott 11 So You See 8 Callsign Mav
6 9
3 Kissonallforcheeks
1 Daisies
Fred Kersley 6 Score
2 6
5 7
15 The Astrologist
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stewards summary
Race 1 Mumbai Jewel
Lost the near fore and off hind plates. Flemington 05/03/2022 Held up for clear running from the 500m to the 200m. Ladbrokes Park Hillside 02/03/2022 Held up from the 400m to the 300m. Caulfield 05/02/2022 Began awkwardly. When making ground over the concluding stages was checked to avoid the heels Flemington 04/11/2021 Had difficulty obtaining a clear run in the early part of the straight. Passing the 300 metres momentarily steadied when racing tight. Near the 200 metres changed course to the inside. Rider reported that the filly was reluctant to improve into the tight run during this period and therefore he elected to shift back in at which stage it finished off well. Sportsbet-Pakenham24/02/2022 Raced in restricted room from the 200m. Ladbrokes Park Hillside 02/03/2022 Restrained off heels near the 1200m. Launceston 23/02/2022 Rider reported that the mare settled back in the field with the moderate early sectionals and when the tempo increased on the home turn his mount found it difficult to make up ground from back in the field. A post-race veterinary examination did not reveal any abnormalities. Rosehill Gardens 19/02/2022
Va Via
Nanagui
She’s Pretty Rich
Habeebati
Galeka
Race 2 Yes Baby Yes Rocha Clock
Invinciano Began awkwardly. Near the 100m brushed with another runner. Rosehill Gardens 19/02/2022 Promise Of Success When questioned re riding from the 600m, rdr std after following a rnr in mid stages he was aware the favourite was positioned behind him. Std near the 600m he observed the favourite commence a move to his outside & he contemplated shifting out to secure clear running. Std when the rnr advance of him rolled out slightly, & having regard to fact he was still at the 600m, he elected not to contest that position to its outside, & as a result his mnt was held up on heels until near the 400m. Added he was able to place mnt under full pressure in the straight whereby it finished race off well. Royal Randwick 26/02/2022 Groovy Kinda Love Commenced awkwardly. Steadied when tightened near the 400m. Flemington 19/02/2022
Race 3 General Beau
Checked Near the 800 metres. Checked near the 600 metres.Caulfield 26/02/2022 Rdr std that during the event mnt made an abnormal respiratory noise and weakened in the straight. A post-race vet exam revealed the colt to be displaying a poor recovery with a notable abnormal respiratory noise. Co-tnr was told a vet clearance, including the results of an endoscopic examination, will be required before the colt barrier trials. Co tnr advised a subsequent endoscopic exam revealed an upper respiratory abnormality, for which he will now undergo tie back surgery and be spelled. Vet clearance since received and passed trial at Rosehill 21/2/22. Rosehill Gardens 25/09/2021 Brushed on the hindquarters becoming unbalanced. Rider could offer no explanation for the poor performance. Vet reported no abnormalities. The Valley 22/10/2021 Hampered and made contact with another runner and became unbalanced near the 300m.Flemington 04/11/2021
Remarque
Crystal Bound
Flying Evelyn
Glistening
Raced wide throughout. Sportsbet-Ballarat20/11/2021
Zarastro
COT: If begins well, to settle further forward; settled on pace. Rosehill Gardens 17/11/2021
12
Hunnam
Rdr said mount may be better suited back in distance and may also have come to end of preparation. Post race vet exam revealed no abs. Flemington 25/04/2021
Picarones
Bumped at start. Flemington 04/11/2021
Race 4 Merchant Prince
Slow to begin. Caulfield 26/02/2022
Jamarra
Lay in under pressure from the 300 metres, then shifted back to the inside passing the 100 metres to obtain running to the inside. Flemington 15/01/2022 From a wide barrier was shifted behind runners in the early stages. Near the 800m was steadied from heels. Rosehill Gardens 06/11/2021
Nobel
Sir Bailey Raced keenly through the early stages. Approaching the 1000m when racing keenly was steadied off the heelsLadbrokes Park Hillside 16/02/2022 Man In The Mirror Near the 1000m was hampered when awkwardly placed on heels. A post-race vet exam revealed the colt to be slow to recover. Royal Randwick 26/02/2022 Let’srollthedice Began awkwardly. Raced greenly under pressure in the straight. Bendigo 01/03/2022 Brosnan From the outside barrier was shifted behind rnrs in the early stages. Royal Randwick 26/02/2022 Bessmati Laid out rounding the home turn. Wyong 15/02/2022 Sumatra Commenced awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Held up from the 400m until the 100m having to be steadied off heels for a number of occasions. Vet reported no abnormalities. Sportsbet- Ballarat 27/02/2022
Queen Latifa
Commenced awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early stages. Sportsbet- Pakenham 24/02/2022
Do It La Bonheur
Slow to begin. Sportsbet-Ballarat08/02/2022
Slow to begin. Held up for clear running from the 500m to the 250m. Caulfield 12/02/2022 Rdr permitted to ride 0.5kg over the allotted weight. Began only fairly and shortly after was hampered. Near the 100m was hampered when crowded. Royal Randwick 26/02/2022 Began awkwardly and lost ground. Had difficulty obtaining a clear run in the early part of the straight. Lay in under pressure in the straight. Sportsbet-Pakenham24/02/2022 Held up from the 400 metres before shifting out to gain clear running approaching the 200 metres, after obtaining a narrow run between runners. Caulfield 26/02/2022 Slow to begin and then knuckled. Flemington 04/11/2021 Lay in under pressure in the straight. Caulfield 26/02/2022 Stewards permitted rider to ride the filly 1kg over its allotted weight of 54kg. Began awkwardly. Royal Randwick 05/03/2022 COT: To be ridden conservatively from the outside barrier; settled back. From the outside barrier was shifted behind rnrs in the early stages. Jumped the crossing at the 1200m. Canterbury Park 18/02/2022 Held up from 500m until 300m, before gaining a tight run. Sportsbet- Pakenham 10/02/2022
Miss Faberge
Quang Tri
Race 5 Argentia
Biscayne Bay
Mokulua
Stray
Pretty Amazing
Arktika
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stewards summary
Race 6 Masked Crusader Slow to begin. Became unbalanced near the 800m when tightened for room. Flemington 19/02/2022 Home Affairs Shifted in under pressure over the concluding stages. Flemington 19/02/2022 Zoutori Began awkwardly. Hampered near 600 metres. Caulfield 26/02/2022 Poland Checked near the 600 metres. Caulfield 26/02/2022 Snapdancer Rdr permitted to ride mnt 0.5kg over its allotted weight. Royal Randwick 12/02/2022 Swats That Slow to begin. Flemington 19/02/2022 The Astrologist Slow to begin. Flemington 19/02/2022 Artorius Began awkwardly. Caulfield 12/02/2022
Race 7 Steel Prince
Underwent a veterinary examination on arrival on course after not racing since March 2021, due to a tendon issue and was passed suitable to race. Caulfield 26/02/2022 Brushed on 2 occasions over concluding stages. Caulfield 12/02/2022 Rdr reported mnt travelled very keenly through the early & middle stages & consequently was left without a finishing effort, however he still considered its performance to be disappointing. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. Tnr rep advised whilst gelding would derive benefit from today’s first up run, he agreed with rdr’s opinion that its performance was impacted by its tendency to overrace in the early stages. Tnr rep subsequently reported satisfaction with post-race condition of gelding & reiterated opinion that it raced too keenly & will take a fitness benefit from first-up run. Royal Randwick 12/02/2022
Callsign Mav
Maximal
She’s Ideel
Slow to begin. Royal Randwick 26/02/2022
Duais
Lost its near fore plate approaching the 200m. Rdr reported he followed a favoured rnr in the event with a view to improve behind it in the straight, however when that rnr did not quicken in the early stages of the straight as anticipated, his mnt became badly held up between the 400m and the 200m before shifting outwards to secure clear running whereby it finished the race off well. Royal Randwick 26/02/2022
Race 8 Junipal
Held up from the 500m until the 300m. Flemington 19/02/2022 Kissonallforcheeks Awkwardly placed on heels and shifted outwards away from another runner on straightening. Ascot 12/02/2022 Rock Slow to begin. Royal Randwick 12/02/2022 Crosshaven Raced wide and without cover throughout. Rdr said after mount covered additional ground it failed to run on. Post race vet exam revealed no abs. Caulfield 26/01/2022
Rich Hips
Slow to begin. Weakened from the 150m. Vet. Lame near fore Caulfield 26/02/2022
Aim
Slow to begin. Aquis Park Gold Coast 15/01/2022
Chaillot
Slow to begin. Rider stated it failed to finish the race off and was disappointing. Vet reported no abnormalities. Tnr adv horse had pulled up well however will be spelled. Flemington 06/11/2021 Passing the 400m became briefly held up on heels before shifting to the inside to secure clear running.Curragh 26/06/2021 Unable to be ridden out over final stages when racing tight. Caulfield 27/11/2021 Post race vet check Lame in the near hind leg. Began awkwardly. Raced wide without cover. Laid in under pressure in the straight. Caulfield 05/02/2022
Fourhometwo
Our Playboy
Holbien
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Race 9 Daisies
Slow to begin. Flemington 04/11/2021 Commander Harry Began awkwardly and made contact with another runner. Flemington 30/10/2021 Blushing Tycoon Rdr said mount failed to race genuinely. Caulfield 27/11/2021 Cardigan Queen When questioned, rider advised that he was instructed to settle off the speed with cover if the filly jumped well. He added that after beginning reasonably well, there was speed from his outside which meant that he then preferred not to ride to hold his position but rather relax the filly, albeit further back than he intended. He added that after straightening he elected not to come out sooner than he did because in his view the filly was still building momentum and he wanted the filly to finish the race off. Flemington 19/02/2022
Chartres
Held up for clear running approaching and passing the 200 metres. Caulfield 26/02/2022 Commenced awkwardly and bumped with another. Rider could offer no explanation for the poor performance. Vet reported no abnormalities. Flemington 19/02/2022 Held up from 500m to 250mwhere it gained a tight runSale 25/02/2022 COT - more forward. Settled behind leaders. Flemington 19/02/2022
Linas Legend
He’s The Ultimate
Corona Lad
Fortunate Kiss
Slow to begin. The Valley 25/02/2022
Hesket
Raced wide throughout. The Valley 18/02/2022
Set The Sails
Held up when unable to obtain a clear run from the 500m until passing the 300m. Laid out under pressure passing the 200m. Sportsbet- Pakenham 17/02/2022 Rider could offer no explanation for the performance. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any obvious abnormality. Sportsbet-Pakenham24/02/2022
Immortal Spirit
gear changes Barrier Blanket OFF FIRST TIME R 8 No: 5 CROSSHAVEN R 8 No: 9 CHAILLOT Blinkers FIRST TIME R 1 No: 1 KIKI EXPRESS R 1 No: 2 MUMBAI JEWEL R 1 No: 9 MOKO R 1 No: 14 GALEKA R 2 No: 9 GROOVY KINDA LOVE R 4 No: 14 MISS FABERGE R 6 No: 15 THE ASTROLOGIST Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME R 1 No: 3 VA VIA R 4 No: 10 SUMATRA
Lugging Bit FIRST TIME R 3 No: 11 HUNNAM
Nose Roll OFF FIRST TIME R 8 No: 5 CROSSHAVEN Synthetic Hoof Filler FIRST TIME R 1 No: 2 MUMBAI JEWEL
R 2 No: 7 PROMISE OF SUCCESS (GB) R 6 No: 3 LOST AND RUNNING (NZ) Tongue Tie FIRST TIME R 3 No: 3 CRYSTAL BOUND R 3 No: 8 ZARASTRO R 8 No: 8 AIM Visors FIRST TIME R 4 No: 3 NOBEL Winker (Off Side) OFF FIRST TIME R 3 No: 2 REMARQUE Winkers AGAIN R 4 No: 10 SUMATRA Winkers FIRST TIME R 1 No: 3 VA VIA Winkers OFF FIRST TIME R 1 No: 9 MOKO R 2 No: 3 ROCHA CLOCK R 6 No: 1 MASKED CRUSADER R 8 No: 9 CHAILLOT
R 5 No: 5 BISCAYNE BAY R 7 No: 10 MAXIMAL (GB) Cheekers OFF FIRST TIME R 6 No: 16 ARTORIUS
Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) AGAIN R 2 No: 4 FLYING MASCOT (NZ) Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME R 6 No: 11 ROCH ‘N’ HORSE (NZ) R 8 No: 11 FOURHOMETWO (GB) Gelded R 9 No: 4 BLUSHING TYCOON
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Race 6
1200m
3:40pm
Yulong Stud Newmarket Handicap (Of $1,500,000)
1 126s5 Masked Crusader (13) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes (dw) ..... Jye McNeil 57 2 191s1 Home Affairs (16) Chris Waller (wtc) ............................ James McDonald 56 3 421s1 Lost And Running (NZ) (9) John O’Shea (dw) .................... Hugh Bowman 56 4 240s0 Zoutori (1) Mathew Ellerton (dwtc) ........................................ Damian Lane 55.5 5 1321s Count De Rupee (7) Robert & Luke Price (dw) ........................ Brock Ryan 54 6 s1211 Levante (NZ) (10) Ken & Bev Kelso (dw) ................................... Michael Dee 53.5 7 0s131 Halvorsen (11) Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock (dwtc) . ...... Dean Holland 52.5 8 16s23 Oxley Road (15) Peter G Moody (dwt) .......................... Blaike McDougall 52.5 9 s80s5 Poland (14) Michael Moroney (t) ........................................... Michael Poy 52.5 10 4111s Quantico (12) John O’Shea (dc) ........................................ Kerrin McEvoy 52.5 11 s4272 Roch ‘n’ Horse (NZ) (3) Michael Moroney (dw) ................ Patrick Moloney 52.5 12 7664s September Run (8) Chris Waller (dwtc) ................................... Jamie Kah 52.5 13 9s211 Snapdancer (17) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (d) ............... Harry Coffey 52.5 14 052s4 Swats That (6) Leon & Troy Corstens (dw) ......................... Craig Williams 52.5 15 13s37 The Astrologist (4) Leon & Troy Corstens (dwtc) ................ Fred Kersley 52.5 16 433s6 Artorius (2) Anthony & Sam Freedman (d) . ........................... Craig Newitt 51 17 s6s31 Finance Tycoon (5) Danny O’Brien (dwt) ...................... Josh Richards (a) 50.5
Race 7
2000m
4:20pm
TAB Australian Cup (Of $1,500,000)
1 32s31 Cascadian (GB) (2) James Cummings (w) ............................. Damien Oliver 59 2 11s14 Think It Over (4) Kerry Parker (dw) .................................. Nash Rawiller 59 3 s34s3 Spanish Mission (USA) (10) Peter G Moody (dw) ............. James McDonald 59 4 38112 Ho Ho Khan (NZ) (12) Mitchell Freedman (dw) . ..................... Tahlia Hope (a) 59 5 s49s5 Steel Prince (IRE) (7) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dt) ................... Jye McNeil 59 6 0s9s4 Surprise Baby (NZ) (6) Gavin Bedggood (wt) . ..................... Dean Holland 59 7 82s52 Yonkers (USA) (5) Chris Waller (dw) ................................... Kerrin McEvoy 59 8 117s2 Callsign Mav (NZ) (11) Danny O’Brien (w) .............................. Jamie Mott 59 9 107s4 Delphi (IRE) (1) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dw) ........................... Mark Zahra 59 10 2s6s0 Maximal (GB) (3) John O’Shea ............................................ Hugh Bowman 58.5 11 70s02 She’s Ideel (9) Bjorn Baker (dw) .............................................. Jamie Kah 57 12 10s96 Duais (8) Edward Cummings (dw) ........................................... Joshua Parr 57
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Race 8
1400m
5:00pm
Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (Of $200,000)
1 8s0s6 Junipal (7) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (w) ............................. John Allen 59 2 80s54 Groundswell (9) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dwc) ................ Craig Newitt 57.5 3 133s2 Kissonallforcheeks (8) Daniel Morton (dw) . .................... Mark Zahra 57.5 4 972s7 Rock (11) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes (w) ............................... Jye McNeil 57.5 5 72547 Crosshaven (12) Ben & JD Hayes (dwtc) ................................ Luke Nolen 57 6 7311s Milton Park (4) John Moloney (dtc) . ..................................... Jarrod Fry 56.5 7 610s7 Rich Hips (15) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (dwc) ................ Nash Rawiller 56.5 8 10s00 Aim (6) Peter & Paul Snowden (d) ........................................... Damien Oliver 56 9 s177s Chaillot (5) Archie Alexander (wc) ....................................... Declan Bates 55.5 10 s24s8 Cherry Tortoni (14) Patrick Payne (wtc) ............................. Michael Dee 55 11 3121s Fourhometwo (GB) (10) Annabel Neasham (dw) .............. James McDonald 55 12 7125s Our Playboy (1) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (wt) ................... Jamie Kah 55 13 92139 Holbien (3) Steve Richards (dwc) ...................................... Robbie Downey 54.5 14 59s42 Morvada (2) Peter Jolly (dc) . .............................................. Linda Meech 54.5 15 5111s Ain’tnodeeldun (13) Anthony & Sam Freedman (t) ................ Damian Lane 54
Race 9
1400m
5:35pm
Cirka Plate (Of $130,000)
1 6125s Daisies (9) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (w) ........................... Mark Zahra 60 2 7632s Douceur (5) Patrick Payne (w) .............................................. Michael Dee 60 3 1920s Commander Harry (NZ) (10) T Busuttin & N Young (d) ........ Hugh Bowman 58.5 4 4420s Blushing Tycoon (8) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young (c) . ..... Nash Rawiller 55 5 16s12 Cardigan Queen (6) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace . ................. John Allen 55 6 217s3 Chartres (7) Matt Laurie (w) . ............................................ Ethan Brown 55 7 s1234 Socialist (13) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (w) .......................... Jamie Kah 54.5 8 13s30 Linas Legend (11) Danny O’Brien (w) ...................................... Jye McNeil 54 9 s5121 He’s The Ultimate (NZ) (1) Peter G Moody (d) .............. Blaike McDougall 54 10 116 Corona Lad (16) Nathan Dunn (d) .......................... Thomas Stockdale (a) 54 11 557s4 Fortunate Kiss (3) Daniel Bowman .................................. Harry Coffey 54 12 22211 Hesket (12) Mathew Ellerton ............................................. Craig Williams 54 13 21s Perceptive (2) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) .................. Patrick Moloney 54 14 24s31 Set The Sails (14) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (d) .............. Damian Lane 54 15 s2315 Immortal Spirit (15) Greg Eurell (d) ................................. Linda Meech 54 16 252s1 Top Honours (4) Ken & Kasey Keys .................................... Craig Newitt 54
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FEATURE STORY
BART CUMMINGS – THE AUSTRALIAN CUPS KING BY ANDREW LEMON
Racing writers started calling trainer Bart Cummings “the Cups King” in the late 1960s with three Melbourne Cups under his belt. In two of those first three victories, he also trained the runner-up. The “Cups King” label came early because Cummings was producing a succession of winners of other Cup races in those halcyon years. Galilee gave him – besides the 1966 Melbourne Cup – a Caulfield Cup and a Sydney Cup. Fulmen won a Brisbane Cup and Adelaide Cup, Lowland a Sydney Cup, Big Philou the Caulfield Cup. These are just some of the Cups won by Bart, all before 1970. In the following decade came four more Melbourne Cups. Think Big won twice, soon followed by Gold And Black and Hyperno. Then in the 1990s came Kingston Rule, Let’s Elope, Saintly and Rogan Josh. The perfect dozen was completed with Viewed in 2008. Twelve Melbourne Cups, including five Melbourne Cup quinellas: Australia’s most coveted and keenly contested race. Who could believe such a training achievement? Yet there is one race where Bart Cummings went one better. This year, 2022, sees the 160th running of the Flemington autumn classic, the VRC Australian Cup. And Bart Cummings trained the winner of the Australian Cup no less than thirteen times. Look back through the record books of Australian racing history. It is rare to find trainers who have made a mark on one particular Group 1 race with multiple wins over a training career with different horses. Sydney’s T.J. Smith, long-time rival of Bart, accumulated seven winners of the Cox Plate (Bart trained five) and nine of the AJC Australian Derby. Smith’s daughter Gai Waterhouse has seven Golden Slipper winners to her name (Bart trained four).
Bart Cummings AM celebrating Australian Cup win number 10, courtesy of the mighty Saintly in 1996 (Mark Munro/VRC Collection)
FEATURE STORY
Further back in time, James Scobie trained a record eight winners of the Victoria Derby (Bart trained five), but Bart Cummings holds the all-time record for the VRC Oaks with nine, and for the rich Flemington autumn sprint double – the (Black Caviar) Lightning Stakes (seven wins) and the Newmarket Handicap (eight). Early in the twentieth century Jack Holt prepared eleven winners of the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. James Scobie’s most successful event was the Ascot Vale Stakes, twelve times. In numbers, Bart’s thirteen in the Australian Cup trumps even these. Over the space of four decades, the conditions of the Australian Cup changed around him. Bart was ever adaptable. When the chestnut gelding Arctic Coast narrowly won the first of these thirteen in 1968 against a talented field, the race was a 10 furlong (2011m) handicap. The winner was well in at the weights at 7 stone 7 pounds (47.6kg). When the proven Group 1 performer Sirmione won in 2008 – Bart’s thirteenth Australian Cup – the race was a 2000m weight-for-age championship. In nine Australian Cups from 1973 to 1981, Bart Cummings’s horses won seven – Gladman 1973, Leilani 1975, Lord Dudley 1976, Ngawyni 1977, Ming Dynasty in 1978 and again in 1980, and Hyperno in 1981. Ming Dynasty’s first victory was under handicap conditions, his second at weight-for-age. These were class horses. So too were Bart’s subsequent winners, No Peer 1985, Let’s Elope 1991, Saintly 1996, Dane Ripper 1998 and finally Sirmione. Most often the stories surrounding the late Bart Cummings are about the man, the character, the quirks and quips, the highs and lows of his career, his capacity to surprise. He was, as Les Carlyon put it, “The Master”. In the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, he’s a Legend. But don’t forget the numbers. The statistics, the sheer scale of his success nationwide, still have the power to astonish. Twelve Melbourne Cups. Thirteen Australian Cups. Say it slowly.
“It’s a great incentive for people in racing and the people behind the scenes” Gary Fennessy, 2021 SSSA Dedication to Racing Award winner and Excellence Award winner
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FEATURE STORY
IT ALL BEGAN WITH DULCIFY BY ANDREW LEMON
How the Australian Cup became a champion race.
Dulcify. Are you old enough to remember when he set the racing world on fire with his brilliance in the year the Australian Cup first became a weight-for-age contest at Flemington? It was more than four decades ago, but for those who saw the young horse in action, the memories remain fresh. As a feature on the national racing calendar, the Australian Cup at Flemington is much more ancient than that. It has been part of our autumn since 1863, just eighteen months after the inaugural Melbourne Cup. The first winner, Barwon, was one of the best of his day, and the race has many greats on its honour roll. They include early Melbourne Cup winners Tim Whiffler, Nimblefoot, Warrior and Malua. The Australian Cup began life as a long-distance handicap of around 2¼miles (3620 metres). That was a crowd-pleasing formula but did not always mean that the best horse won. One hundred years later, as locally-bred stayers seemed fewer, the distance was dramatically shortened (to 1¾ miles 1963 and then 1¼ miles in 1964, adjusted to 2000 metres from 1973). Then in 1979, the Victoria Racing Club made the bold move to change the conditions to a weight-for-age championship, doubling prize money to $101,000. Over the next forty years the Australian Cup became a theatre of drama featuring some of the greatest equine champions of our time. Dulcify was precocious, a phenomenon, a horse with the potential to match Carbine or Phar Lap. We will never know what heights he might have reached. A freak accident during the running of the 1979 Melbourne Cup cost him his life at the age of only four. He already had 10 wins to his name, 8 at Group level. The 1979 Australian Cup was the second in that sequence.
The name of Dulcify is always identified with his Australian Hall of Fame trainer and Legend, the late Colin Hayes. At the end of his long career Colin Hayes nominated Dulcify as the best horse he ever trained. He purchased the Decies colt cheaply (a mere NZ$3250) at the New Zealand yearling sales and, with his wife Betty, retained a one-third share. Two businessmen, Alan Maller and Bill Rigg, took the other two-thirds. Certain facts attach themselves to the Dulcify story. He won his first race as a three-year-old gelding at Morphettville from an outside barrier at odds of 300 to 1, one of the longest of long-shots in Australian racing history (he paid $75.10 for a 50 cent win ticket on the Victorian TAB). That was in September 1978. Two months later, at only his sixth start, he won the Victoria Derby. Rich summer races were on offer in Perth, home city of co- owners Rigg and Maller. Dulcify misbehaved on the plane and underperformed in the WATC ‘Australian Derby’. He had to be driven home across the Nullarbor to South Australia for a short spell. His poor performance in Perth partly explains why he started at 80 to 1 in the Australian Cup, barely two months later. There were other reasons for the long odds. The field was classy in the extreme. His competitors included Melbourne Cup winners Arwon and Think Big along with Family of Man, Stormy Rex, Double Century, Lloyd Boy and Turf Ruler – not to mention the odds-on favourite, the incomparable Manikato. And Manikato would have won had it not been for the finishing burst of the three-year-old Dulcify, ridden by John Miller replacing the suspended Brent Thomson. Dulcify now proved his credentials as a rising champion with wins in the Sydney classics, the Rosehill Guineas and AJC Derby – the latter awarded on protest when his old sparring partner, Double Century veered out in the closing stages of the race. In September 1979, now as a four-year-old, he scored a dominant win in the Craiglee Stakes on a heavy track at Flemington, followed a month later by the Turnbull Stakes.
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