Tom Kitten covered the banner day in Australia for Godolphin

After a stakes in Randwick under the direction of two wins of group 2 with Homebred Golden Slipper (G1) candlelewings, Godolphin's day March 8th would get even better, since he met a crescendo in Flemington about the James Cummings -trained Homebreds in Flemington Tom Kittenwho performed excellently to remove the AU $ 2.5 million (approx. $ 1,575,750) all-star Mile (G1).

The gelding tasted for the second time on the top level after winning the 2023 Spring Champion Stakes (G1) in Randwick. In order to score at the group level since this victory, he had placed in the Epsom Handicap (G1) and lucrative Golden Eagle in the meantime.

The 4-year-old gelding returned to the Futurity Stakes (G1) last month and ran from the Australian group 1, MR Brightside, under the direction of Ben Melham only a second place to defeat only 0.1 lengths. With Melham in the saddle for the competition of this weekend, Tom Kitten was again competed with the Mr. Brightside trained by Lindsay Park, but this time it would come out.

The son of Darley's shuttle stallion, Harry Angel was angled to the outside of the Sieben-Runner field at 400 meters before the race, Harry Angel, and after an excellent dual between the couple within the closing stage, he protruded to Mr. Brightside, and had his head down where it was essential to turn the table on his elderly rival.

The profit removal was again only 0.1 lengths, with the front couple another 1.2 lengths in front of northern stakes (G1) winner of delicate infantry man.

“He came back really well, this horse. His second preparation as gelding and James Cummings and Godolphin, they are so good conditioners of this caliber of the horse, which occurs to these substantial races,” said Melham. “He was obviously very unhappy recently (in the future). In another hop, he probably beats Mr. Brightside.

“I was confident that he could come here today and beat Brightside, but he only had a few antics on the barriers and entered a bit
Usually, but it worked very well for us.

“I could make myself a bit velvety and when I let him down, I knew he would be there for me.”

Newmarket Handicap Victory never in doubt for Joliestar

Many kiwi eyes would have been on the action at Ellerlies Champions Day on Saturday, but all the eyes at Cambridge Stud were firmly on their mare joliest in the 1200-meter meter (about six Furlongs). Newmarket Handicap (G1) and they were not disappointed when the speaker delivered a dominant performance in Flemington's Time-Honeored trade.

The 4-year-old trained by Chris Waller, who won over 1600 meters over 1600 meters over 1600 meters over 1600 meters in 2023, had been switched to the Melbourne basis of the Melbourne from Sydney from Sydney just 10 days before the victory on Saturday. And what a step turned out.

Joliestar and Lane jumped from Barrier Eight, were strongly back on the 350 meters
them. When most of her 14 rivals started to do under pressure, Joliestar found a racing room under a self-confident track and showed her trademark turnaround, scored 150 meters, which were still running, and finally went out a 1.3-length winner against Headwall, which was also shortly before the room.

“We had the confidence in the fact that the horse was the best horse in the race. We thought that we would go out there,” said Waller's stable racing driver and deputy coach Charlie Duckworth. “It made the watch a little less stressful and knew that it had this electric turn, because when it is in the best form, it is incredible.”

Lane revealed that he was confident that he had won the race when they got one out, and was also pleased to raise the winner trophy named after the deceased Jockey Dean Holland.

“It felt like I needed an inch room and she would put it away. She just traveled the whole race so easily,” said the winner. “(I) has never been so confident that I could put a group 1 away if I got the right run.”

After the race, Duckworth revealed that Joliestar could go to Royal Ascot, a meeting that Waller plagued earlier after he had landed King's stand Stakes (G1) in an enormous style with Champion Sprinter Nature.

Royal patronage takes Canterbury Stakes

Royal patronage It has shown that after a stubborn first win in the Canterbury Stakes (G1) in Randwick, he will be a force in Randwick, with the Doncaster Mile (G1) next month at Randwick, the main goal for the 6-year-old, next month.

In his second campaign with Gai Waterhouse and the Tulloch Lodge by Adrian Bott, Royal Patronage under Tim Clark was severely ended in order to cut the racing manager here by 0.4. The Switzerland winner of Coolmore Studes (G1) became sixth.

Although the royal patronage won its Australian debut over 1400 meters (about seven Furlongs) in the spring, Adrian Bott admitted that he believed that the 1300 meters (approx. 6 1/2 Furlongs) of Group 1 could be neglected on Saturday, and the fact that he managed to score a goal was well expanded for his campaign.

“He is an incredible horse. To do what he started in Australia for the first time and has the first preparation, I thought he was one of the most frozen Europeans we had,” said Bott. “We were open about how far I should stretch it, but I feel that the mile is his true sweet spot.”

The royal patronage in a trio of first-class races placed in spring before ending the field in the Cox plate (G1) when Bott had the feeling that he had reached the end of his campaign.

Linebacker gives co-trainer Charlton First Group 1 success

A week after Feroce became the first winner for Waikato Studs Youthful Gun Stallion Super Seth, another of his sons, LineBacker, the father's Tally, doubled when he was better off the Randwick Guineas (G1) (G1), and in the process of the first group 1 winner for Youthful Co-Trainer Tom Charlon.

Laste Backer had to be satisfied with second place behind Broadsiding in the Champagner Stakes (G1) last April last April, but on this occasion the gelding proved to be too robust for Godolphin Colt.

For the first time by Zac Lloyd, LineBacker, who trains Charlton in collaboration with John O'Shea, the Tenbury fountain followed the crotch. Linebacker turned at home and soon appeared next to this competitor before he was left with a little more than 300 meters to run.

Lloyd sent the winner as a linebacker and produced a stylish turn to promote Broadsiding, which he defeated with 0.6 lengths.

“It came up perfectly. I just wanted to work with LineBacker, not against him,” said Lloyd. “He broke well and had a nice rabbit in Tenbury Wells. His capital is his substantial, long step and he suffered his gallop well.

Charlton also dismantled an enthusiastic character when he registered his first Group 1 win in partnership with O'Shea.

“I know the balance of Crosshuhr hits that we have had in group 1 in 1 in recent years, so it's great,” said Charlton. “This horse was content to have all the way since we were owed. They could see a long way that it was today in a really good rhythm. They went at high speed, but it looked comfortable.”

The victory on Saturday was the 30th on the elite level for Charlton training partner O'Shea and his first since the Kiwi-Bred Lion's Roar
landed the same race in 2021.