Race Result:
1st: Growing Empire (C Maher/M Zahra) - $2.80 fav
2nd: Flattered (P Payne/B Egan) - $10
3rd: Flyer (J Warren/C Williams) - $12
Winning Time: 1:10.71 Last 600m: 34.91
Margins: 4-1/2L x ½ neck
Growing Empire goes BANG!
— Racing.com (@Racing) April 27, 2024
He makes a mess of them in the Breeders' Stakes.@cmaherracing pic.twitter.com/VjGEmV87rH
Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher
Made a mess of them: "I'm surprised really. He's a very good colt but he had a few tricks that we had to iron out early in his career. The team has done a great job.
"It's great to train a winner for Mr Zhang and Yulong. I think he's a colt that's pretty progressive and he'll probably have a breather now and get ready for the spring and improve a lot again."
Took time to make it at races: "He was a little bit immature mentally, but he's really come along in leaps and bounds and there was no surprises there today."
Where Zahra came: "Mark does his track assessment prior to the races and thought that was the place to be. The horse had a bit of a look aropund so he might have been getting away from the winning post."
Winning Jockey: Mark ZahraMark Zahra
Impressive: "Very impressive and very keen. He went to the front and around the bend he was ears pricked and backed-off the tempo which suited him. When I asked him to let rip, he had a look at the winning post and was very soft."
Tracking out: "He was laying out as well, but I was happy to let him go where he was happy in the straight."
FP | Silk | Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam |
Jockey Trainer |
SP
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1st |
1. GROWING EMPIRE (AUS) 2yo C ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MILES OF KRISHAN (AUS) |
MARK ZAHRA CIARON MAHER |
$2.75
57.5kg |
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Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang) | |||||||||||
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2nd |
9. FLATTERED (AUS) 2yo F YES YES YES (AUS) - ZIZZIS (AUS) |
BILLY EGAN PATRICK PAYNE |
$10
55.5kg |
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J V O'Neill, B K Parker, D P Byrne, T J Henderson, H C Leung, R A Smith, M J Curtain, T Mitchell, Dr O K Chan, N D Rance, I M Halliday & Power Thoroughbreds (Mgr: W Power) | |||||||||||
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3rd |
10. FLYER (AUS) 2yo F EXCEEDANCE (AUS) - MISS TOORAK FLYER (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS JASON WARREN |
$12
55.5kg |
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B D Charman & Rosemont Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: A P Mithen) | |||||||||||
4th |
7. KARAVAS (AUS) 2yo F ALABAMA EXPRESS (AUS) - ALL OF ME (AUS) |
JAKE TOEROEK R & C JOLLY |
$4.2
55.5kg |
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5th |
8. PURE AQUA (AUS) 2yo F HEADWATER (AUS) - JESTER JEWEL (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH R & C JOLLY |
$7.5
55.5kg |
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6th |
11. KHADIME (AUS) 2yo F STAR TURN (AUS) - COUNTESS NAN (AUS) |
DANIEL STACKHOUSE DOMINIC SUTTON |
$5.5
55.5kg |
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7th |
3. GOLDRUSH GURU (AUS) 2yo C AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) - GLAM GURU (AUS) |
CAITLIN JONES ANDREW GLUYAS |
$51
57.5kg |
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8th |
2. DANCING STORM (AUS) 2yo G SIR PRANCEALOT (IRE) - TYPHOON (AUS) |
TODD PANNELL R & C JOLLY |
$26
57.5kg |
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9th |
5. AKMO (AUS) 2yo G AKEED MOFEED (GB) - HEART STRONG (AUS) |
ARRON LYNCH TREVOR J ANDREWS |
$201
57.5kg |
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10th |
4. TAKING OMAHA (AUS) 2yo C OMAHA BEACH (USA) - MASIPAG (AUS) |
JASON HOLDER ANDREW GLUYAS |
$41
57.5kg |
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11th |
12. GIORGI (AUS) 2yo F THE AUTUMN SUN (AUS) - MISS WITH ATTITUDE (AUS) |
SAMUEL PAYNE ROSLYN DAY |
$101
55.5kg |