The promising Chris Waller-trained filly, Girl Shenandoah, soared to victory over the Randwick mile on Epsom Day with a powerhouse three-length win within the 2024 Flight Stakes.
Girl Shenandoah was monumental as much as a mile dominating the 2024 Flight Stakes outcomes. Photograph: Steve Hart.
Betting on this yr’s Group 1 $750,000 Flight Stakes (1600m) was thrown vast open on Friday with Waller’s one-time favorite, the undefeated Autumn Glow, withdrawn from the race and the remainder of the spring.
Waller nonetheless managed to safe his third Flight Stakes trophy nonetheless along with his good Snitzel filly Girl Shenandoah exhibiting loads of class to beat her rivals in a blistering late run on the again of a Group 3 Ming Dynasty High quality victory over the boys.
A skillful trip by in-form younger hoop Zac Lloyd noticed the eventual winner settle fourth within the run earlier than powering to the lead on the straight and cruising away for an all-too-easy win within the prestigious occasion.
For Waller it was his 164th Group 1 success however for apprentice jockey Lloyd it was simply his second following his Stradbroke Handicap success on considered one of this yr’s The Everest contenders, Stefi Magnetica.
“The sensation by no means will get outdated,” Lloyd mentioned post-win.
“The second is nearly as good as the primary. And to do it for Mr Waller, who has given me good alternatives up to now and I haven’t fairly repaid him however hopefully that makes up for a few the dangerous rides.”
Harlem Queen, the in-form Brutal filly, secured second place, whereas the pre-race favorite, Snow In Might, completed a 3rd to finish the Flight Stakes trifecta.
Waller hinted at a possible run within the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield in November.
“She was going to go to the Thousand Guineas as a result of we thought one other filly may be operating on this race as we speak,” Waller mentioned.
“She was entered for the trials yesterday, however clearly she’s bought just a little bit up her sleeve. We gained’t get too carried away, she’s nonetheless filling out and growing, however she’s bought a Group One subsequent to her title.”
Girl Shenandoah seems poised for a profitable spring marketing campaign and is at a pre-field quote of $4 in Thousand Guineas odds at Ladbrokes.
2024 Flight Stakes Outcomes
| End | No. | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Beginning Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | LADY SHENANDOAH | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd (a) | 4 | 56kg | $3.10 | ||
| 2 | 7 | HARLEM QUEEN | Nathan Doyle | Sam Clipperton | 3.17L | 2 | 56kg | $7.50 | |
| 3 | 2 | SNOW IN MAY | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.51L | 5 | 56kg | $2.60F | |
| 4 | 9 | POWERS OF OPAL (NZ) | John Sargent | Tommy Berry | 4.5L | 1 | 56kg | $6.50 | |
| 5 | 3 | LAZZURA | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 5.66L | 6 | 56kg | $7.50 | |
| 6 | 6 | MISS BUSSLINGER | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons | 10.23L | 3 | 56kg | $31 | |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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