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Showboy wins 2014 Golden Homes Wakefield Stakes Group 2 NZ$100,000 at Trentham (NZ) 2yo, 1100m.
Having wound up stylishly from off the pace for fourth in the Murdoch Newell Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at his previous start Showboy sat three wide on the pace yet displayed grim determination, and his fair share of ability, to win pretty well.
After camping one off the rail behind the leaders, Serena Miss kept winding up in the straight to claim second.
Ahead of her stable-mate Jacquetta who worked off the trail for third. She is Stryking had raced outside the leader, Billy Mojo, who dictated a comfortable pace, but the pair were collared at the 100m to finish fourth and fifth respectively.