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PFD Food Services Makybe Diva Stakes (Group 1) (76th of Series) 1600m
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Of $750,000 and trophies of $5,325. 1st $450,000 and trophies of $5,325, 2nd $135,000, 3rd $67,500, 4th $33,750, 5th $18,750, 6th $15,000, 7th $15,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. For Three- Years-Old and Upwards. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices.
Track Record: 1-33.49E Scenic Peak (09/11/2002) [Good3] Class Record: 1-35.35E Humidor (NZ) (16/09/2017) [Good4]
TAB Assessed Odds
1 11s11 Mr Brightside (NZ) (2) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) .................. Craig Williams 2 140s4 Alligator Blood (4) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (wtc) ........ Damien Oliver 3 39s3s Spanish Mission (USA) (6) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman (w) . Luke Nolen 4 95s39 Aegon (NZ) (5) Andrew Forsman (dw) .................................................. Michael Dee 5 821s0 Francesco Guardi (IRE) (3) Chris Waller (dw) .............................. Damian Lane
59 $1.90 59 $3.80 59 $41 59 $21 59 $26
6 61s57 Osipenko (NZ) (1) Chris Waller (w) ...................................................... Mark Zahra 58.5 $11 7 31s22 Princess Grace (USA) (7) Chris Waller (d) ....................................... Blake Shinn 57 $4.60 FORM SUMMARY MR BRIGHTSIDE hasn’t missed a beat since his magnificent win in the All Star Mile.The hat trick of wins looks well within reach for the WFA superstar. ALLIGATOR BLOOD is a powerful front runner and could be hard to run down. SPANISH MISSION returns from a long break. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Mr Brightside 100 7 Princess Grace 97 2 Alligator Blood 94 6 Osipenko 89 4 Aegon 88
MAKYBE DIVA (GB) (Desert King (IRE) – Tugela (USA))
The historic weight-for-age Craiglee Stakes was renamed the Makybe Diva Stakes in 2007 to honour one of the greatest race mares to have graced the Australian turf. She is the only horse to have won three Melbourne Cups, which she did in succession in 2003 (trained by David Hall), in 2004 and 2005 (trained by Lee Freedman), ridden each time by Glen Boss. Her 15 career wins include a Sydney Cup, Australian Cup, Turnbull Stakes and WS Cox Plate. Twice Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, she is a Legend in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
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