R9 RANDWICK | 09 April 2016 |
Longines Queen Elizabeth Stks G1 3U OPEN ($4,114,500), 2000m 2:04.82 | |
Race Synopsis: Lucia Valentina put up a very smart effort in winning her third and most important Group One victory. She was ridden patiently by Damien Oliver and she remained in last place in the 14-horse field until the 600m. She angled for a run between runners rounding the home turn but then had to be switched deeper at the 300m. She then sprinted quickly in the centre of the track to hit the front at the 100m before racing away to win impressively. The United States settled in tenth place before making ground between runners at the 600m. He put in a good run from the 300m, briefly looked a threat at the 200m but he was out-sprinted by the winner and then fought on really well for a very good second. Happy Clapper was ninth on the rails, got between runners at the 300m, went to second at the 150m and battled strongly for third, putting up an excellent effort considering the rise to weight-for-age conditions. Rising Romance had a good trip in fourth place, got a split to challenge on straightening and she then battled on well for fourth, beaten just over five lengths. Happy Trails was back in 11th place to the 600m before running on solidly between runners in the straight for a sound (5.9 lengths) fifth. Of the others Criterion was seventh on the rails, was checked when looking for an inside run at the 200m before finishing 11th while Preferment raced in eighth place, between runners, was under riding at the home turn but then failed to run on in the straight to finish 12th. |
FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 12. LUCIA VALENTINA (NZ) 5yo Mare | KRIS LEES DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 $8.00 | |||||||
SAVABEEL (AUS) - STARYN GLENN (NZ) | ||||||||||
L Petagna | ||||||||||
Jan 12, 2012 Premier Yearling Sale, $60000, ALAN & JENNIFER ACTON | 2nd | 5. THE UNITED STATES (IRE) 6yo Horse | ROBERT HICKMOTT KERRIN MCEVOY | 59.0 $4.50 | ||||||
GALILEO (IRE) - BEAUTY IS TRUTH (IRE) | ||||||||||
N C Williams, Mr & Mrs L J Williams, P M Mehrten, B N Singer, V J Sammartino, Echo Beach Bstk (A & B Green), M S Gudinski, J & Mrs F Ingham & Heffernan Bstk | ||||||||||
Jan 12, 2012 Premier Yearling Sale, $60000, ALAN & JENNIFER ACTON | 3rd | 9. HAPPY CLAPPER (AUS) 5yo Gelding | PATRICK WEBSTER BRENTON AVDULLA | 59.0 $8.00 | ||||||
TEOFILO (IRE) - BUSKING (AUS) | ||||||||||
M W Thomas | ||||||||||
Jan 12, 2012 Premier Yearling Sale, $60000, ALAN & JENNIFER ACTON | ||||||||||
4th | 13. RISING ROMANCE (NZ) 5yo Mare | D HAYES & T DABERNIG DAMIAN LANE | 57.0 $21.00 | |||||||
5th | 6. HAPPY TRAILS (AUS) 8yo Gelding | PAUL BESHARA DWAYNE DUNN | 59.0 $51.00 | |||||||
6th | 7. IT'S SOMEWHAT (USA) 5yo Gelding | JOHN O'SHEA SAM CLIPPERTON | 59.0 $21.00 | |||||||
7th | 10. HAURAKI (AUS) 4yo Gelding | JOHN O'SHEA JAMES MCDONALD | 59.0 $7.50 | |||||||
8th | 3. MONGOLIAN KHAN (AUS) 4yo Horse | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN OPIE BOSSON | 59.0 $26.00 | |||||||
9th | 8. DIBAYANI (IRE) 6yo Gelding | D HAYES & T DABERNIG NICHOLAS HALL | 59.0 $51.00 | |||||||
10th | 14. FENWAY (AUS) 4yo Mare | LEE & SHANNON HOPE BLAKE SHINN | 57.0 $31.00 | |||||||
11th | 1. CRITERION (NZ) 5yo Horse | D HAYES & T DABERNIG TOMMY BERRY | 59.0 $7.50 | |||||||
12th | 2. PREFERMENT (NZ) 4yo Horse | CHRIS WALLER HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 $5.00 | |||||||
13th | 11. LEEBAZ (NZ) 6yo Gelding | M, W & J HAWKES CHRISTIAN REITH | 59.0 $101.00 | |||||||
14th | 15. AWESOME ROCK (AUS) 4yo Horse | Leon & Troy Corstens STEPHEN BASTER | 59.0 $31.00 |
Lucia Valentina and Damien Oliver storm down the outside to take out Sydney's richest race.
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