| R9 CAULFIELD | 17 October 2015 |
| Bmw Caulfield Cup G1 3U OPEN ($3,150,000), 2400m 2:27.76 | |
| Race Synopsis: Mongolian Khan scored a most impressive win, his third at Group One level. He began well and settled nicely in seventh place, one off the rails, behind a good tempo. Opie Bosson made a quick move with him at the 600m and he raced to the front on turning into the home straight. He then dug deep when challenged for a very good win, in a strong staying effort. Ascot Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m4f) winner Trip To Paris raced in 11th place on the rails, was beyond midfield at the home turn but stuck to the inner and got through to third at the 200m. He challenged strongly at the 100m and fought strongly for a very good second at his Australian debut. Our Ivanhowe was ninth, one off the rails and then tracked up with the eventual winner from the 600m, going to second on straightening. He challenged at the 200m and then held on really well for a good third. Gust Of Wind was smartly away and raced in fifth place, between runners. She got into clear running at the 250m and kept battling on in good style for (3.8 lengths) fourth. UK-trained Snow Sky began well, had a good trip in third place on the rails, but was shuffled back a bit at the home turn. He then got into clear running from the 200m and battled on well under his 58kg for a most creditable (4.8 lengths) fifth at this first run in Australia. Japanese-trained Fame Game was towards the rear on the rails and was pushed back to be last in the 18-horse field at the home turn. He went between runners on straightening and caught the eye running on late for (4.9 lengths) sixth. Who Shot Thebarman settled near last from his wide barrier (17), commenced a move (very wide) coming to the 600m, went widest of all at the home turn and kept running on resolutely for (5.2 lengths) seventh. | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 6. MONGOLIAN KHAN (AUS) 4yo Horse | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN OPIE BOSSON | 55.0 $5.00 | |||||||
| HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - CENTAFIT (NZ) | ||||||||||
| Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry Ltd (Mgr: Lin Lang) | ||||||||||
| May 12, 2012 Great Southern Weanling Sale, Whitemore Tas, $9000, B WILLIAMS, TAS | 2nd | 7. TRIP TO PARIS (IRE) 4yo Gelding | ED DUNLOP TOMMY BERRY | 55.0 $31.00 | ||||||
| CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB) - LA GRANDE ZOA (IRE) | ||||||||||
| LA GRANGE PARTNERSHIP | ||||||||||
| May 12, 2012 Great Southern Weanling Sale, Whitemore Tas, $9000, B WILLIAMS, TAS | 3rd | 4. OUR IVANHOWE (GER) 5yo Horse | LEE & ANTHONY FREEDMAN BEN MELHAM | 56.0 $26.00 | ||||||
| SOLDIER HOLLOW (GB) - INDIGO GIRL (GER) | ||||||||||
| A Kheir, P M Mehrten, F Palazzo, J A O'Neill, T Day, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), Horseshoe Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R N Russell), J & M Kheir Builders (Mgr: Ms M Kheir) & T Casson | ||||||||||
| May 12, 2012 Great Southern Weanling Sale, Whitemore Tas, $9000, B WILLIAMS, TAS | ||||||||||
| 4th | 16. GUST OF WIND (NZ) 4yo Mare | J G SARGENT CHAD SCHOFIELD | 51.0 $21.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 2. SNOW SKY (GB) 4yo Horse | SIR MICHAEL STOUTE DAMIEN OLIVER | 58.0 $9.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 3. FAME GAME (JPN) 5yo Gelding | Y MUNAKATA ZAC PURTON | 57.0 $10.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 8. WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) 7yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER BLAKE SHINN | 54.5 $26.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 12. HAURAKI (AUS) 4yo Gelding | JOHN O'SHEA JAMES MCDONALD | 53.0 $9.00 | |||||||
| 9th | 13. LUCIA VALENTINA (NZ) 5yo Mare | KRIS LEES DWAYNE DUNN | 53.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 10th | 5. HOKKO BRAVE (JPN) 7yo Horse | YASUTOSHI MATSUNAGA CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 $16.00 | |||||||
| 11th | 9. GRAND MARSHAL (GB) 5yo Gelding | CHRIS WALLER JIM CASSIDY | 53.5 $51.00 | |||||||
| 12th | 11. VOLKSTOK'N'BARRELL (NZ) 4yo Gelding | DONNA LOGAN CRAIG NEWITT | 53.5 $31.00 | |||||||
| 13th | 14. RISING ROMANCE (NZ) 5yo Mare | D HAYES & T DABERNIG DAMIAN LANE | 53.0 $11.00 | |||||||
| 14th | 18. MAGNAPAL (AUS) 6yo Gelding | TERRY & KARINA O'SULLIVAN DEAN YENDALL | 50.0 $31.00 | |||||||
| 15th | 1. PROTECTIONIST (GER) 5yo Horse | KRIS LEES BRENTON AVDULLA | 58.0 $51.00 | |||||||
| 16th | 17. SET SQUARE (AUS) 4yo Mare | CIARON MAHER KERRIN MCEVOY | 51.0 $9.00 | |||||||
| 17th | 15. MAGICOOL (AUS) 4yo Gelding | MARK KAVANAGH JAMES WINKS | 52.0 $151.00 | |||||||
| 18th | 10. ROYAL DESCENT (AUS) 6yo Mare | CHRIS WALLER GLEN BOSS | 53.5 $16.00 | |||||||
Australian-bred Mongolian Khan (Holy Roman Emperor x Centafit) started the race favourite and didn't let the punters down, going on to add the Group 1 Caulfield Cup to his earlier success as a three-year-old in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby and the Group 1 Australian Derby.
