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Excelida chasing $1 million bonus

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A Group 1 win and a $1 million is up for grabs for Excelida at Flemington.

EXCELIDA winning the Furphy Rose of Kingston Stakes.
EXCELIDA winning the Furphy Rose of Kingston Stakes. Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

Having secured a stakes win for her future career as a broodmare, Lindsay Park would like to top that by claiming a Group 1 win with Excelida

The Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday would look good on the resume of the Ben and J D Hayes-trained mare who is in the twilight of her racing career. 

Lindsay Park had originally thought about targeting a lesser stakes race during the Melbourne Cup Carnival, but decided on the Empire Rose after Excelida took out the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on October 1. 

And by winning the Rose Of Kingston, Excelida will also earn her connections a $1 million bonus is she is successful on Saturday. 

Ben Hayes expects getting back to Flemington on the bigger track will suit Excelida after the mare finished sixth in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on October 15. 

"She's a horse we like to keep nice and fresh," Hayes said. 

"The goal going into this prep was to win a Group race and she's done that. 

"She's now a stakes winner so if she can run well in the Empire Rose it will be a big bonus. 

"We were planning to head towards the Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m on Tuesday), but when she won the Group 2, we changed plans pretty quickly." 

Michael Dee, who has ridden the mare in her past three starts, including her victory at Flemington two starts back, partnered Excelida in a gallop on Tuesday and was impressed with how she went about her work. 

"I feel she's freshened up well from her last run at Caulfield and getting back to Flemington is certainly her go," Dee said. 

"She prefers to be at Flemington on the big track." 


Racing and Sports

Flemington

Saturday, 29th October 2022

8
17:00
(local)

TAB Empire Rose Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up Sex: FM Type: OPEN
AUD $1,005,325
1600m TURF SOFT
8
17:00
(local)
AUD $1,005,325
1600m SOFT

TAB Empire Rose Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up Sex: FM Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 1. ICEBATH (NZ) 6yo M
SACRED FALLS (NZ) - FABULIST (NZ)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
BRAD WIDDUP
$11
57kg
D J Mcgrath, J E Mcgrath, D G Basheer, S D Basheer & T G Roufos

Sales Information

2nd 6. MIRRA VISION (AUS) 6yo M
LONHRO (AUS) - MIRRASALO (AUS)
JOSH PARR
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$61
57kg
Bennelong Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: P Campbell)

Sales Information

3rd 5. EXCELIDA (AUS) 6yo M
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - LADY SAYYIDA (NZ)
MICHAEL DEE
BEN & JD HAYES
$61
57kg
B J Lindsay & Mrs J E A Lindsay

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4th 14. LA CRIQUE (NZ) 4yo M
VADAMOS (FR) - DESTINY COVE (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
SIMON & KATRINA ALEXANDER
$1.8
56.5kg
5th 18. ATISHU (NZ) 5yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - POSY (NZ)
BRETT PREBBLE
CHRIS WALLER
$26
57kg

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6th 3. KISSONALLFORCHEEKS (AUS) 5yo M
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - ROSIE ROCKET (AUS)
WILLIAM BUICK
NICK RYAN
$31
57kg

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7th 9. BELLE PLAISIR (NZ) 6yo M
PROISIR (AUS) - EDEN (AUS)
BAREND VORSTER
T & C MCEVOY
$17
57kg

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TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) - SHE'S SLINKY (NZ)
DEAN HOLLAND
ANDREW FORSMAN
$8.5
49kg
9th 4. KIKU (AUS) 5yo M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - ATOTORI (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
CHRIS WALLER
$26
57kg

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10th 17. MY WHISPER (AUS) 4yo M
FRANKEL (GB) - HERSIGH (GB)
JOHN ALLEN
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$21
56.5kg

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11th 20. CLIFF'S ART (IRE) 6yo M
CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) - SALDENART (GER)
CRAIG NEWITT
MATTHEW SMITH
$151
57kg

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12th 15. ELUSIVE EXPRESS (NZ) 4yo M
JAKKALBERRY (IRE) - BRAIDED (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
A & S FREEDMAN
$61
56.5kg

Sales Information

13th 8. CHAILLOT (AUS) 6yo M
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - MARY OF MODENA (AUS)
DANIEL MOOR
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$61
57kg

Sales Information

14th 12. YEARNING (AUS) 4yo M
SNITZEL (AUS) - RISING ROMANCE (NZ)
DAMIEN THORNTON
M, W & J HAWKES
$16
56.5kg

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15th 7. PALAISIPAN (AUS) 5yo M
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - TOUCH OF RED (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
CHRIS MUNCE
$18
57kg

Sales Information

16th 13. DAISIES (AUS) 4yo M
SEBRING (AUS) - TIGRESS LILY (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$41
56.5kg

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