On Track Summer 2012 - Moonee Valley Racing Club

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BEHIND DARLEY GERRY RYAN’s 

By Andrew Garvey 

RAcING PAssIoN 

BLAcK cAVIAR 

Is she the best Australian sprinter of all time? 

By Adrian Dunn 

PINKER 

PINKER 

By Shane Anderson 

A cHAT WITH 

cRAIG WILLIAMs 

Royal ascot 

A Royal Occasion 

By Bruce Clark

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FROM THE 

EDITOR 

Happy new year and welcome to the 

summer edition of OnTrack Magazine. 

Following a successful Night Racing Season Launch on AFL Grand 

Final Eve, an exciting Tatts Cox Plate Day, and recent Christmas 

night race meetings throughout December, we now look forward to 

many summer and autumn nights at the Valley. 

It was again great to see so many MVRC Members here at Moonee 

Valley on Tatts Cox Plate Day to witness Craig Williams aboard Pinker 

Pinker to win a Cox Plate for trainer Greg Eurell. This great day of 

racing which also saw Americain win the Drake International Cup and 

Black Caviar win her 15th consecutive race in the Schweppes Stakes, 

followed a terrific few days of Cox Plate week events. 

In this edition of OnTrack, I hope you enjoy reading Shane Anderson’s 

review of Pinker Pinker winning the Tatts Cox Plate, Adrian Dunn’s 

feature on one of Americain’s owners and sports fanatics, Gerry Ryan, 

and we hear from Craig Williams following his successful spring and 

more recently his group one victory aboard Dunadan in The Cathay 

Pacific Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin. 

Andrew Garvey gives us an inside perspective on some of the men 

behind the Darley operation, Bruce Clark provides us with a preview 

of Royal Ascot, and Racing Victoria’s Sprints Handicapper, Neil Jennings 

talks about the best Australian sprinters of all time, their records, their 

victories, and Black Caviar. 

We look forward to seeing you on Friday night January 27 where 

Black Caviar will start her Farewell Tour in the Essendon Mazda 

Australia Stakes before heading to Royal Ascot later in the year. 

See you at the Valley. 

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Contents 

Chairman’s Report 5 

Pinker Pinker 6 

MVRC Members’ News 10 

A Racing Passion 16 

A Chat with Craig Williams 24 

Is She the Best Australian Sprinter of all Time? 30 

A Race Not to be Missed 36 

The Men Behind Darley 40 

A Royal Occasion 48 

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The 2011 Tatts Cox Plate was another wonderful edition 

of our signature race, with jockey Craig Williams 

delivering one of the best Cox Plate rides aboard Pinker 

Pinker to land victory. It was a daring ride by Craig, 

waiting to take a tight run along the rails, and in so doing 

saving every inch from the 800 metre mark. Pinker Pinker was equal 

to the task, accelerating strongly when the gaps appeared, and the 4yo 

mare trained by accomplished horseman Greg Eurell now adds her 

name to the Honour Roll of Cox Plate champions. 

Greg plotted his way through the Spring Racing Carnival with the aim 

of having Pinker Pinker at her peak on Cox Plate Day. We have seen 

Greg train high quality horses in the past, with his champion sprinter 

Apache Cat winning many feature races. it is fitting that Greg has now 

won one of racing’s feature races. 

Congratulations to the winning connections of Pinker Pinker David, 

Carol, Tracey and Peter Kirby and Julie Gazdowicz. 

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Tatts Group for their 

sponsorship of the Cox Plate. This relationship commenced in 2006, 

when Fields of Omagh was victorious, and extended through El 

Segundo in 2007, Maldivian in 2008, So you Think in 2009 and 2010, 

and now Pinker Pinker in 2011. This year marked the final year of 

the Cox Plate sponsorship by the Tatts Group, and I thank Chairman 

Harry Boon, Chief executive Dick Mcilwain, and executive General 

Manager Bruce Houston for their support of Moonee Valley over the 

past six years. 

cHaIRMan’s 

REpORT 

Another of the highlights from Cox Plate day was the appearance of 

super mare Black Caviar in the Schweppes Moir Stakes. Her effortless 

win in this feature Group 2 sprint marked her 15th straight win, and 

her 5th here at Moonee Valley. I look forward to her return to racing 

as part of the Melbourne Festival of Racing, when she steps out firstup 

in the Group 2 $200,000 essendon Mazda Australia Stakes on 

January 27. 

The quality of racing across the Cox Plate Day program was again 

strong this season, with Americain winning the Drake International 

Moonee Valley Gold Cup in great style, and the promising Manawanui 

scoring a strong win in the Mitchelton Vase. 

I thank all of our sponsors for their support of our Cox Plate Day 

meeting, including the Tatts Group, Schweppes, Drake International, 

Mitchelton Wines, essendon Jeep, Microflite Helicopters, inglis, 1300 

Australia, Trojan Hand Tools and Drummond Golf. 

The Moonee Valley Night Racing Season is in full swing, with many of 

our feature races programmed for our February and March meetings. 

I look forward to seeing you at Moonee Valley for our Premium Night 

Racing meetings, and invite you to experience one of our many dining 

facilities when you next attend a night at the races. 

Bob Scarborough - Chairman

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TATTs coX PLATE 2011 

PINKER PINKER 

WINNER WINNER 

By Shane Anderson 

When Pinker Pinker crossed the line a convincing 

winner of the 2011 Tatts Cox Plate, a long held dream 

had finally been realised. 

David and Carol Kirby, who race the daughter of Reset 

and Miss Marion, have had a long involvement in racing 

and breeding which span some 40 years. In that time, they 

have had their fair share of success with a steady stream of 

winners racing in their name, whether bred or bought. But a 

Group One win had eluded them. 

As Carol Kirby reflected, “David and i always said to each 

other that we would win a Group One race but we never 

imagined that it would be the Cox Plate”. 

Now in their 70s and having reduced their involvement in 

both racing and breeding, David and Carol were persuaded 

to attend the 2009 inglis Premier yearling Sale at oaklands 

Junction by their accountant as a day out. 

“The first person that we saw was Richard Kerry from 

Millford Thoroughbreds and we asked him what he was 

offering at the sale and he said that there was only one that 

we needed to see, and that turned out to be Pinker Pinker”, 

Carol explains. 

“Funnily enough, Greg eurell was the next person that we 

bumped into that day, and we have had a long association 

with him. When we raced horses with Ray Lawson, Greg 

would break them in and be involved in the pre-training. 

“When he went out on his own, we sent him a few horses. 

One of which turned out to be Nick On The Run, who was a 

Group Three winner”. 

At the request of David Kirby, eurell was asked to take a look 

at the Reset filly. 

“She was very neat and in great condition, very well 

presented for the sales”, Eurell remembers. 

“From the outset, she just had the loveliest attitude. Physically, 

she possessed a really good hindquarter and she looked like 

she had a great deal of strength”. 

David Kirby purchased the filly for $120,000 and sent her to 

Eurell’s stable. 

“From the moment that she went into work, Pinker Pinker 

always displayed that she had the ability to do whatever work 

you asked of her very easily”, said Eurell. 

“By the time she got up to a trial, Pinker Pinker seemed to go 

to a new level. Like all good horses, she revelled under the 

pressure and would keep stepping up to the mark”. 

After a promising beginning to her career, Pinker Pinker made 

significant progression as a three-year-old. 

“We learned so much during her three-year-old campaign. 

She could handle travel and race well, proved herself against 

the best of her generation, and was effective on any surface 

whether firm or soft”, eurell said. 

“The greatest fear for a trainer is that a solid three-year-old 

program can burn out a filly and then they fail to come back 

as a mare but we always kept some fuel in the tank with 

Pinker Pinker”. 

After a luckless first up run at Caulfield, Pinker Pinker 

destroyed her rivals when winning the Group Two Let’s Elope 

Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. 

craig Williams aboard Pinker Pinker after 

winning the 2011 tatts cox Plate

“Her performance that day was outstanding”, eurell explains. 

“She displayed amazing acceleration which suggested that she had 

gone to a new level. But this was against her own sex and I still 

questioned whether she would be as good against the males”. 

After a close runner-up finish in the Group Two Stocks Stakes 

(1600m) at Moonee Valley, Eurell tested her in the Group One 

epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. 

“The epsom Handicap was a toe in the water exercise, basically to 

see if she could measure up at the elite level. Admittedly, she was 

down in the weights but her performance was very good. 

“She lost momentum when racing through a poor section of the 

track at a crucial stage and that pretty much proved the difference 

between winning and losing”, eurell reflects. 

,, 

“But Pinker Pinker really thrived after that performance so the 

Cox Plate became the goal. 

“We took her to Breakfast With The Best at Moonee Valley on the 

Tuesday before the Plate. Craig Williams rode her that morning and 

he was glowing in his praise. i knew that i couldn’t get her any fitter 

and that she was feeling really well within herself. 

“everything had gone to plan until the barrier draw. i was terribly 

disappointed when she drew wide, the same thing happened with 

Apache Cat when he ran in the race a few years before and that 

ended his chance”, Eurell said. 

Initially, the race didn’t appear to be working out for Pinker Pinker. 

“During the run, i was really concerned. Pinker Pinker was getting 

shuffled back and held up, while most others were starting to blend 

into contention. We got back to third last at one stage”, Eurell said. 

“But then gaps started to appear and Craig had the guts to take 

them. i knew at the top of the straight that she would reel in Jimmy 

Choux”. 

Craig Williams, who had previously won the Tatts Cox Plate in 2006 

aboard Fields Of Omagh, was full of praise for Pinker Pinker. 

“When i asked her to be really tough between horses she was great 

and game, and when she came out to make her run I thought oh 

great we’re going to have to chase down Jimmy Choux, but after i 

gave her a little reminder and asked her to extend she was never 

going to be in any doubt”, Williams said. 

“She just won with ease, she gave me a beautiful ride and she was 

awesome”. For Eurell, the moment proved surreal. 

,, 

There are so many mixed emotions 

with winning a Cox Plate 

but the main one is of relief. 

craig Williams 

riding Pinker Pinker 

Pinker Pinker passing 

Jimmy choux to win the 

2011 tatts cox Plate 

“it was funny. i like to watch races that i have a runner in on the 

television as i find it a more accurate guide as to what is happening. 

There was a private function in the owners and trainers area that 

I usually watch the races from so I ended up watching the race in 

the bar near the mounting yard”, Eurell said. 

“A bloke was looking at me strangely and asked me why on earth 

would I be in there when I had a runner in one of Australia’s 

biggest races? Anyway, after she won he ended up giving me the 

biggest bear hug you could imagine”, Eurell laughs. 

“i just felt a bit lost. i couldn’t believe that i had just won the 

ultimate race that you want to win and here I was getting a bear 

hug from a stranger with everyone going off all around me. 

“i remember doing a mad dash down to the winner’s enclosure to 

welcome her back to scale”. 

David and Carol Kirby had their whole family, including three 

children and six grandchildren, with them on Tatts Cox Plate Day. 

“it was such a wonderful day, to have the whole family present”, 

Carol said. 

“David hasn’t been in the best of health. it was very nerve 

wracking but I had this feeling that we could do it. At the top of 

the straight, i just knew that Pinker Pinker would get past Jimmy 

Choux”. Now, over a month later, Eurell has had more time to 

reflect on the achievement. 

“i had such a wonderful ride with Apache Cat and he won me 

eight Group One races but this was something completely 

Pinker Pinker winning the 

2011 tatts cox Plate 

different, it was the one race above all others that I wanted to win. 

“There are so many mixed emotions with winning a Cox Plate 

but the main one is of relief. So much work and worry goes into 

preparing a horse for the race, so to get rewarded like that is just 

unbelievable”, Eurell said. 

“To share it with Craig is pretty special. He knows my family and he 

would often come around at Christmas with presents for my sons. 

“it has been a real pleasure to watch him rise through the jockey 

ranks as he was always a rider who would never give in until he 

was one of the best”. 

Eurell would like Pinker Pinker to be back to defend her crown in 

the 2012 Tatts Cox Plate. 

“The main objective is to have a similar program to 2011, to get 

her back in work at the same time and try and replicate what she 

did”, Eurell said. 

“A five run program in a preparation seems to be a recipe that 

works for her. The autumn will probably take in the Futurity Stakes 

(1400m) at Caulfield and the Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) in 

Sydney. 

“There is a possibility that she could have an international 

campaign with the Group one Queen elizabeth ii (2000m) at 

Sha Tin in April the most likely race, but nothing is confirmed. 

“i just know that i want her back at Moonee Valley at the end of 

october in 2012”. 

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MVRc 

Member news 

Gary Stewart, 

Frank Ritchie 

and Bruce clark 

cox Plate 

Legends 

Evening 

Members and their guests 

were treated to an exclusive 

evening with Bonecrusher 

trainer and jockey, Frank 

Ritchie and Gary Stewart, 

winner of the 1986 Cox Plate. 

The evening was hosted by 

Bruce Clark on Thursday 

6 October 2011 and held 

in the Committee Room. 

MEMBERs’ pRE-RacE 

cHRIsTMas paRTY 

annual Guest cards 

Members are reminded they are able to purchase one 

Annual Guest Card per season. Guest Cards are priced 

at $110 for the remainder of the season. 

TGIFebuary! 

Win $955 in the Members’ Dining Room (Jockey Bar) this 

February. All guests that book dining in the Members’ Jockey 

Bar for the month of February receive a coupon with a time on 

it between 55.00 and 57.99. Whatever the time recorded by the 

winning horse in race 4, the Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge 

on that night, the person with the coupon for that time wins $955 

in cash! Dining begins at $65 per person. 

Wine, Dine and Win up to $5,000 in the Dining Boxes 

this February. All patrons booked into the Dining Boxes will be 

asked to enter a business card draw where one name will be 

drawn for each race between 3 and 8, the drawn entrant will 

then get to draw a horse in their allocated race. If the horse wins 

the entrant wins $250. if the horse doesn’t win, the prize jackpots 

to the next race (to a maximum of $5,000). Dining begins at 

$85 for Members and $95 for guests. 

TGIFebruary! at Moonee Valley 

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Members and racecourse patrons. some of the promotions 

taking place include: 

complimentary Members’ reserve guest Passes 

All Members will find enclosed a complimentary Members’ 

Reserve Guest Pass coupon relating to all February race 

meetings. This coupon will enable you to bring a guest to any 

or all of the race meetings during February. Simply present 

the coupon at the gate to allow entry to the course for your 

guest and head to the Information Booth (located at the top 

of the tunnel leading from the centre car park) to collect your 

complimentary guest pass for the evening. 

complimentary supper 

Members who spend $15 or more in the Members’ Bistro on level 

2 during TGiFebruary! will receive a voucher for a complimentary 

supper to be utilised on the evening. 

For more information on any of the above or to book your 

dining experience at Moonee Valley please contact 

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JUNIOR JOCKS 

M O O N E E VA L L E Y R AC I N G C L U B 

JUNIOR JOCKS 

M O O N E E VA L L E Y R AC I N G C L U B 

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Damien Oliver powers to victory aboard Diamond 

Earth in the Microflite Helicopters Inglis Banner 

Diamond Earth’s connections 

Luke Nolen aboard torah in the Listed 

Essendon Jeep Stakes 

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torah’s winning connections after the 

Listed Essendon Jeep Stakes 

TaTTs cOX pLaTE DaY 

wInnERs GaLLERY 

Jockey Glyn Schofield 

abroad Manawanui 

after winning the Group 2 

Mitchelton Wines Vase 

Black caviar fans 

Jockey tommy Berry waves 

to the crowd after winning 

the Group 3 1300 Australia Stakes 

Black caviar cruising to victory 

in the Group 2 Schweppes Stakes 

Karuta Queen’s connections after 

the Group 3 1300 Australia Stakes 

trainer Ron Leemon & 

jockey Glyn Schofield 

after winning the Group 2 

Mitchelton Wines Vase

Americain after winning the 

Group 2 Drake International cup 

testa My Patience’s winning 

connections following the Group 2 

Drummond Golf crystal Mile 

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Americain’s winning connections 

testa My Patience wins the Group 

2 Drummond Golf crystal Mile 

TaTTs cOX pLaTE DaY 

wInnERs GaLLERY 

Pinker Pinker winning 

the Group 1 tatts cox 

Plate 

Ocean challenger wins the 

Group 3 trojan Hand tools Stakes 

Ocean challenger’s 

winning connections 

Pinker Pinker’s winning connections

Gerald Mosse riding Americain 

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A RAcING 

PAssIoN 

Scroll through the different sports – racing, AFL, 

NRL, cycling, basketball, cricket, motorcross and, even, lawn 

bowls – in both Melbourne and Australia and there’s 

a common thread. 

Woven among all these sports and, significantly, their 

sponsorships is Gerry Ryan, a self-made millionaire whose 

passion for sport knows no boundaries. 

it began when father Jack and mother Madge institutionalised 

the family – Gerry has eight siblings - gathering around the 

crystal radio to listen to the Melbourne Cup in their Bendigo 

home. 

Seemingly from that moment, Ryan was hooked. History now 

reflects that Ryan, owner of 2010 Melbourne Cup winner 

Americain, has come a long way in more ways than one from 

such humble beginnings. 

No longer does Ryan sell newspapers on the street corner, 

he’s the one making news right around the globe. 

By Adrian Dunn 

Ryan is at the heart of GreenEDGE, the Australian cycling 

team which has secured a World Tour licence. And, no one 

was prouder than Ryan when Cadel Evans, who he supported 

and sponsored for many years, posted the first win by an 

Australian in the Tour De France last year. 

Later in the year GreenEDGE was launched at Moonee Valley. 

interestingly, a 3yo gelding of the same name created an 

impression with a debut win at Ballarat on its Cup day. No 

surprises that the owner is Ryan’s Limerick Lane. 

He played a considerable role when women’s cycling 

pioneer Kathy Watt won gold at the 1992 Barcelona olympics 

and has pumped an untold fortune into the Jayco AiS cycling 

team, which will form the backbone of our London Olympics 

bid this year. 

And, there’s another entwined link – Jayco, the caravan 

company that Ryan founded in 1976 with a staff of eight that 

has now ballooned to 850 with an annual turnover of $250 

million. 

,, 

,, 

I really enjoy the breeding side. Even if 

I don’t directly own the horse, I get 

a kick out of one of my breed winning. 

Jayco is emblazoned on all the jockey silks not only in Victoria, 

but also around Australia. Ryan has been one of the most 

generous sponsors of racing since he really embraced the sport 

more than a quarter of a century ago. 

RyAN, AlWAyS A KeeN PuNTeR 

AND RACE GOER, DECIDED 

To eleVATe NoT oNly HiS 

RACeHoRSe oWNeRSHiP, BuT 

AlSo HiS BReeDiNG iNTeReSTS. 

One of Ryan’s latest business ventures, was to purchase the 

Mitchelton Winery in Nagambie, and with it has undertaken a 

three year sponsorship of The Vase, one of the headline races on 

Cox Plate Day. 

Valerie Ryan, jockey Gerard 

Mosse, and Gerry Ryan 

following Americain’s win in the 

Drake International cup on 

tatts cox Plate Day. 

It was Stuart Trott, a former captain and best and fairest winner 

at St Kilda, the club that Ryan served as a board director, who 

was responsible for his first venture into racehorse ownership. 

While that horse, Catherine Mary, also part-owned by the late 

Travis Payze, another St Kilda legend, won a maiden at yarra 

Glen and another modest race at Bendigo, she was the mother 

of Shelbourne Lass, a Group winner, which spawned Ryan’s 

interest in breeding. 

“i sold out of her (Catherine Mary) and ended up buying a 

Brocco yearling out of her and it ended being Shelbourne Lass,” 

Ryan said. 

About the turn of the 21st century, Ryan, always a keen punter 

and race goer, decided to elevate not only his racehorse 

ownership, but also his breeding interests.

Americain’s winning connections 

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“i really enjoy the breeding side. even if i don’t directly own 

the horse, I get a kick out of one of my breed winning. I get 

just as much a kick out of that as when one of my horses win. 

I enjoy the breeding side, doing the matings and see how they 

come out,” he said. 

“He ReAlly SHoulD HAVe 

WoN THe (2011) MelBouRNe 

CuP. eVeRy TRAiNeR AND 

JoCKey i’Ve RuN iNTo SAiD 

He WAS THe BeST HoRSe 

iN THe RACe” 

“over the years you have some success and you have your 

quiet times. you hang in there and either try to breed or buy one.” 

Among the more noteworthy winners Ryan has bred are 

Avenue, a multiple Group winner who was runner-up in 

last year’s Oakleigh Plate, Shrewd Rhythm, who won a Blue 

Diamond Prelude and a Vain Stakes, and Al Garhood, winner 

of the Grand Annual. 

Ryan, along with prominent Melbourne businessman Kevin 

Bamford, engaged local bloodstock agent Rob Roulston, a 

Racing Victoria board member, to purchase a “stayer good 

enough” to run in the Melbourne Cup. 

He notes he was “very fortunate” that Roulston and his 

European agent was able to identify Americain, which has won 

four of his five Australian starts – Melbourne Cup, Zipping 

Classic, Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Drake International Cup) 

and Geelong Cup. 

“He really should have won the (2011) Melbourne Cup. 

Every trainer and jockey I’ve run into said he was the best 

horse in the race,” Ryan said. 

As luckless as Americain undoubtedly was, Ryan put into 

perspective a claim that he was a tragedy beaten. “A 

week before the Melbourne Cup, I went to Sydney to 

bury a friend of 30 years and a business associate for 20 

years. That’s what I call a tragedy,” Ryan said. Over the 

journey, Ryan estimates he’s raced more than 100 horses. 

“i certainly have the same passion. i’ve been fortunate to 

achieve what most people dream about.” 

While he has enjoyed untold success with Americain, Ryan 

can’t wait for the former French stayer, now with David 

Hayes, but with original handler Stephanie Nigge keeping a 

watchful eye, returning to the track early in 2012. 

“He’s such a beauty,” Ryan said. The same can be said 

about Gerry Ryan.

Daryl Braithwaite plays up to the crowd 

Giaan Rooney Matt Welsh & Lauren Newton 

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TaTTs cOX 

pLaTE DaY 

Steven Arnold receives 

his cox Plate pin, 

marking one year since 

he rode So You think to 

victory in the 2010 tatts 

cox Plate. 

the 2011 carlton Draught 

Plastic cup 

Kate Langbroek with Nova Boy Miss Universe Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs 

Francesca cumani 

the Nova team

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Breakfast with the Best 

On the catwalk 

Love Never Dies 2 

Peter Moody receives 

assistance to place King’s 

Rose’s marker on Barrier 2 

TaTTs cOX pLaTE 

wEEk EVEnTs 

Shelley craft and 

Grant Hackett 

On the catwalk 

trainer Greg Eurell 

selects Barrier 12 for 

Pinker Pinker at the tatts 

cox Plate Barrier Draw 

Elixir featuring Katie Noonan at 

the Ladies’ Fashion Luncheon

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Q&A 

Q How did you see the cox Plate 

before the race? 

A It was a race of many chances but I 

was confident i had the horse (Pinker 

Pinker) with the right form and profile 

to be one of the main contenders. Also 

i became more confident after her final 

gallop on the Tuesday morning before 

the race. 

Q And your role on Pinker Pinker to win the race, what 

was the plan? 

A After assessing the form of the opposition and their 

respective barriers it was decided that our best option was 

to be midfield/back. There was never a set plan or pressure 

put on a specific way to ride her in respect to the last 

800m of the race. 

Q can you describe how the race was run and won in 

your eyes? 

A Before the running of the race we endured a couple 

of small delays which seemed to affect a few of the runners 

while Pinker Pinker remained calm and focused. Going past 

the winning post the first time i was able to have her in 

a good position (midfield one off the fence). The pace 

was genuine throughout and Pinker Pinker stayed smooth 

and in rhythm. When the pressure came on (at the 800m) 

horses started making their runs and I made a conscious 

decision to take a line inside of Sincero who I felt didn’t 

look comfortable in the run, which enabled me 

to follow up Rekindled interest and King’s Rose who in 

turn were following Helmet. When in that position i 

felt confident i was following the right horses and then the 

runs started opening in front of me and I gave Pinker 

craig Williams on Pinker 

Pinker after winning the tatts 

cox Plate 

WITH 

cRAIG 

WILLIAMs 

Pinker some rein and encouragement and she responded 

with great acceleration. once straightening Jimmy 

Choux was two lengths clear and looked to be our only 

opponent. I felt I was going to run a very good second until 

i asked her for one final effort which proved decisive. 

Q What did you do that night after winning the 

tatts cox Plate? 

A We celebrated with all my family at my place with a feast 

of Japanese take-away. 

Q Having been suspended for the cup, where were you 

when this year’s Melbourne cup was run? 

A I was with my family at the Cinema watching the movie 

Real Steel. 

Q Has the 2011 Spring Racing carnival been the best of 

your career? 

A yes so far it has been. 

Q An amazing way to cap off the carnival with four wins and 

three seconds at Sandown, did you feel like you were in 

the zone and every move was the right one? 

A After being suspended for three days of the Flemington 

Carnival I was glad to be doing the job I love which is race 

riding. The rest was an added bonus. 

Q With the volume of racing, it’s difficult to have everything 

covered in preparing for races and preparing ahead of 

time for carnivals. How important is it to have the 

right support from a guy like Mark Guest? And what 

other support staff do your rely on? 

A My job is made easier by having Mark as my agent as 

he has a great eye for assessing a horse’s ability and his 

communication with trainers allows me the freedom to 

focus on riding horses. Other support comes from my 

family and close friends. 

Q Do you find it difficult to find as much time as you’d like for 

the ever expanding family being in the profession that 

you’re in? 

A At the start of every new season Mark and I sit down and 

discuss our riding schedule which allows me to have a good 

balance between work and family. 

Q What’s the attraction for you to ride in Japan? can you 

also give us some insights into any differences between 

racing in Australia and Japan? 

A It’s a great opportunity for me to be invited to ride for Mr 

yoshida during their classic season. Since races held by the 

JRA (Japan Racing Association) are only on weekends the 

crowds that turn out every meeting are what we (Australia) 

experience only during carnival time which means the 

excitement is on every race meeting in Japan. 

Q Best horse ridden? 

A Throughout my career I have ridden a lot of horses which are 

special to me. These are just a few that come to mind. 

Pearl Prince – first city winner. 

Main Strike – hometown (Cranbourne) Cup win owned by 

family. 

Prime Address – beaten in photo-finishes by him three times 

before my brothers Jason and Damien purchased him and he 

went on to win a Werribee Cup and an Eclipse Stakes. 

Grand echezeaux – first Group one. 

Toubougg – first overseas Group one. 

Miss Finland – Golden Slipper and VRC Oaks winner who I 

was married to before Larysa (my wife) came along. 

Fields Of Omagh – Cox Plate winner who was having 

his last run as an 8yo. 

Dunaden – HK Vase 

Q Best horse seen? 

A i loved the bold front running style and fight of Vo Rogue. 

Japanese champion Deep impact is another great horse who 

now stands at Shadai. 

Q 1st Group One winner? 

A Grand Echezeaux. 

Q First winner overseas? 

A Budelli which won a maiden at a lingfield evening meeting. 

Q What countries have you ridden in? 

A Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, 

Macau, Japan, uAe, France, england, Germany, italy, ireland and 

Scotland. 

Q Who was your mentor when you were an apprentice? 

A My father Allan Williams was and still is. 

Q Best advice received? 

A Too much given to me over the years to come up with a 

best. 

Q If you weren’t a jockey what would you like to be? 

A Professional tennis player. 

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26 

AUsTRALIA sTAKEs 

The essendon Mazda Australia Stakes represents Victoria’s first Group 2 race in 2012. Run in association with Australia Day 

celebrations, Moonee Valley plays host to this key sprint race under lights on Friday 27 January as Black Caviar attempts 17 

consecutive wins. 

In the race’s short but outstanding history, the Essendon Mazda Australia Stakes has been won by some of country’s fastest horses 

including Black Caviar, Special, Redelva, Schillaci and Hareeba. 

A prominent inclusion on the race’s honour roll is W.S. Cox Plate champion, el Segundo (2007). Historically a race won by the 

punters elect, Black Caviar ($1.70) continued the tradition and became the 10th favourite to win the race in its 24 runnings. Piavonic 

(2001) and Flavour (1998) are the only winners of the race to pay double figure odds, paying $26 and $15 respectively. 

This year’s running of the Group 2 essendon Mazda Australia Stakes will see the return of the world’s best sprinter, Black Caviar as 

she embarks on her Australian Farewell Tour before taking on the world. 

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Dwayne Dunn aboard Rekindled Interest winning 

the Group 2 Dato tan chin Nam Stakes 

wInnERs 

& GRInnERs 

Russell Robertson 

Vandalism playing in the Pure 

Pleasure Lounge on Grand Final Eve 

Peter Snowden and Kerrin 

McEvoy celebrate after Sepoy 

wins the Group 1 Sportingbet 

Manikato Stakes 

Former Adelaide captain and 

premiership player, Mark Rucciuto, 

Richmond captain chris Newman, 

Richmond Legend Kevin Bartlett and 

former Demon Russell Robertson at 

the football dinner on Grand Final Eve 

Sepoy wins Group 1 Sportingbet Manikato Stakes 

on the Night Racing Season Launch 

the Jim Beam girls 

Richmond captain chris 

Newman with Sister 

Madly, who ran second to 

Sepoy in the Sportingbet 

Manikato Stakes 

taylor Wilson, partner of AFL 

Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan, with 

Sepoy in the lead-up to the Group 1 

Sportingbet Manikato Stakes

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Is sHE THE BEsT 

AUsTRALIAN 

sPRINTER 

oF ALL TIME? 

As the Black Caviar phenomenon rolls on, much has been 

talked about where she would rank amongst the great 

Australian and Australian bred sprinters to have graced the turf. 

Our undefeated World Champion Sprinter continues to create 

history each time she steps onto a racetrack, and with each win 

comes further admiration for our latest thoroughbred superstar. 

History will show us Australia has produced some truly 

exceptional sprinting horses. 

in 1957 a two year old named Todman won the inaugural 

Golden Slipper Stakes by a staggering eight lengths. He was to 

go on and win ten times in only twelve starts, and capture races 

such as the AJC Champagne Stakes, the Hobartville Stakes, 

Canterbury Guineas and Lightning Stakes in his short but stellar 

career. in 2005, he was inducted into the Australian Racing 

Hall of Fame. 

The explosive Vain who was crowned Australian Racehorse 

of the year (1969 - 1970) has captured racing enthusiasts 

for many generations. In a short racing career he only tasted 

defeat twice from fourteen starts. unbeaten as a two year old, 

he demoralised his opposition in the Golden Slipper and was 

simply breathtaking when running away to record an astonishing 

ten lengths victory in the AJC Champagne Stakes. in the spring 

of 1969 over the Flemington Carnival he won three times for a 

combined winning margin of nineteen lengths. The ease of his 

victories in the Craven A Stakes (now known as the Salinger 

Stakes) and the Linlithgow Stakes (now known as The Age 

Classic) have many astute judges rating him the best sprinter of 

all time. His win in the George Adams Handicap (now known 

as the emirates Stakes) on the final day, also happened to be his 

last race, before retiring to stud. 

By Neil Jennings 

Sprints Handicapper Racing Victoria 

We didn’t have to wait long following the retirement of Vain, 

for the emergence of another outstanding sprinter to stamp 

himself on Australian racing. Baguette won fifteen races in total, 

including the 1970 Golden Slipper Stakes, AJC Champagne 

Stakes, AJC Sires Produce Stakes, before winning the 1971 

Newmarket Handicap and Doomben 10,000. 

luskin Star became the first horse to win the two year old 

“triple crown” by winning the Golden Slipper Stakes, AJC Sires 

Produce and AJC Champagne Stakes in 1977. He would end his 

racing career winning thirteen races, that included the Galaxy 

Handicap and the Caulfield Guineas, and through his deeds on 

the racetrack etched himself as a genuine superstar. 

History will show us 

Australia has produced 

some truly exceptional 

sprinting horses. 

The mighty Bernborough in 1946 won fifteen consecutive races 

and carried 63kg to victory in the Newmarket Handicap. His 

versatility shone through in the Doomben Cup when with the 

weight impost of 68kg he was able to claim victory. A winner of 

twenty six races, he delighted a racing generation. 

‘‘ 

,, 

Our undefeated World 

Champion Sprinter 

continues to create history

,, 

,, 

From my perspective, 

Black Caviar is the most 

exciting sprinter I have 

seen in my time in racing. 

under a decade earlier a horse named Ajax was about to embark 

on a wonderful chapter in racing history. He would win eighteen 

consecutive races. His wins ranged from 1,000 metres to 2,400 

metres and included the Newmarket Handicap in 1938 and in the 

same year the Cox Plate. He was only to miss being placed once 

in a career spanning 46 starts for 36 wins. His sire Heroic, was 

also an outstanding horse who won twenty one races. He like his 

son, was victorious in the Newmarket Handicap and Cox Plate in 

the same year. Ajax and Bernborough will truly be remembered 

as two of our greatest racehorses ever. 

In the modern era, we have been blessed with sprinters of 

the calibre of Takeover Target, Manikato, Schillaci, Placid Ark, 

Shaftesbury Avenue, Mahogany, Testa Rossa, Hareeba, 

Miss Andretti, Redelva, Apache Cat, Rancher, General Nediym, 

Special, Spinning Hill, Alinghi, Starspangledbanner, 

Redoute’s Choice, Exceed And Excel and Sepoy. 

Australian bred horses have also dominated at international 

level. The sensation of Singapore racing, Rocket Man, an eighteen 

time winner and winner at the highest level, Silent Witness who 

became a cult hero in Hong Kong following on from his racing 

achievements, and in recent years Sacred Kingdom who was 

voted Hong Kong Horse of the year in 2009-10, have highlighted 

our sprinters to be the best in the world. 

From my perspective, Black Caviar is the most exciting sprinter 

I have seen in my time in racing. The sheer arrogance and 

dominance of her performances sets her apart. Her win in the 

Newmarket Handicap, run in the quickest time in the history 

of the race was exhilarating. She has the ability to have races 

in her control, within a matter of strides, whilst deflating her 

opposition. I can clearly understand why she has been compared 

to the great Vain. 

We should all continue to embrace this amazing thoroughbred 

as she continues her unbeaten run. She is set to embark on an 

international campaign, and the world will witness first hand just 

how good our Black Flash is. 

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34 

Master Plan 

After two years of planning and having given consideration to the 

feedback from members and the local community, the Moonee Valley 

Racing Club has formally lodged its Master Plan for redevelopment of 

the Moonee Valley racecourse with the Moonee Valley City Council. 

At the heart of our proposal is a reconfiguration of the racecourse 

to underpin our future as a financial and viable world-class racing 

venue and the development of eight hectares of our site for 

residential, retail and commercial use over the next 15 to 20 years. 

The MVRC has proposed a residential development in a central 

location that will meet the requirement for increased population 

growth in Moonee Ponds over the next two decades. 

The new development would help provide a range of affordable 

housing solutions that are currently lacking in our city. young, firsthome 

buyers would be one of our key targets and we would 

envisage that they will enjoy the suburb to the extent that they will 

remain in the area with their families for the longer-term benefit of 

the community. 

This is not a public housing development and nor has it been 

suggested by government and other stakeholders. 

It is the Club’s objective to have exceptional quality buildings and 

design that will enhance rather than detract from the suburb and 

through good design, develop the precinct to reflect the emerging 

lifestyle of inner urban Melbourne. 

The proposal respects surrounding residential areas with higher 

buildings located as far away from existing dwellings as possible. 

Car parking would be self-contained within separate buildings and 

substantial public open space of approximately five per cent of the 

development site would be available. 

This development would increase business opportunities in and 

around Moonee Ponds Junction for retailers and service providers 

and offer protection against expansion of retail precincts outside of 

the municipality. 

Following the Community Information sessions that the MVRC 

staged last June, members and local residents provided us with their 

views of the proposed future development and in some instances, 

an indication of how we can do things better for our mutual benefit. 

With the master plan now on public display, it is the responsibility 

of the MVCC to engage the community in a consultative process 

over an acceptable period of time and for Councillors to make a 

decision on the merit of our proposal. 

In support of our master plan, the Club has presented additional 

independent studies and reports that include a focus on the 

modelling of the area’s traffic and public transport, housing density 

and the capability of the development to accommodate increased 

services and community infrastructure in future years. 

At various stages of our planning, the Club has made MVCC 

executives, Victorian State Government, Opposition and local 

members aware of our blueprint and its changes and have advised 

of the feedback received. Racing Victoria Limited has also remained 

informed and it is supportive of our endeavours to develop underutilised 

land to assist with the raising of funds to improve the 

facilities for thoroughbred horse racing well into the future. 

The MVRC Master Plan aims to complement the MVCC’s Moonee 

Ponds Activity Centre Structure Plan and we would favour inclusion 

of the racecourse within that zone. 

It is proposed that the development would be completed in four 

stages over a 15 to 20 years timeframe. The Club would undertake 

this redevelopment through a series of joint venture agreements 

with developers. The first stage would be the redevelopment 

of the car park on the western boundary of Moonee Valley 

racecourse. 

The MVRC is pleased that the formal master plan is in the public 

domain for all to view and share our vision for the enhancement of 

our property and Moonee Ponds generally with the quality of living 

it will provide to new residents. 

What happens next? 

The Moonee Valley City Council will ensure it follows a proper 

process in order to assess the proposed master plan and rezoning. 

As part of Stage 1 of this process, the MVCC conducted two 

community information sessions in the Pascoe Vale Room at the 

Clocktower Centre on December 1and December 4, 2011. 

During these sessions it: 

• outlined the process for assessing the draft master plan and 

rezoning. 

• confirmed the issues that the community has already made 

known in relation to the proposal. 

• provided an update on community comments to date. 

• explained when and how Council will undertake community 

consultation on the draft plan and rezoning. 

Stage 2 would include public exhibition and submissions from the 

community. However, because the process includes a rezoning of 

the land, consultation would not occur until Council has received 

authorisation from the Minister for Planning to prepare the planning 

scheme amendment. upon approval, it is likely that community 

consultation will take place in the first half of 2012. 

All information relating to the MVRc Master Plan 

can be found on our website: www.mvrc.net.au 

the club welcomes feedback from members. 

Feedback can be provided via email to feedback@mvrc.net.au 

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36 

A RAcE NoT 

To BE MIssED 

WILLIAM REID sTAKEs 

Moonee Valley Racing Club is proud to 

announce Power Tracker as the naming 

rights sponsor of the Group 1 William Reid 

Stakes which will bring to a close Moonee 

Valley’s Sportingbet Night Racing Season for 

2011/2012. 

Traditionally contested in February, the Power Tracker William Reid 

Stakes was strategically repositioned in 2011. The meeting falls 13 

days after the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap and 15 days before 

the Group 1 TJ Smith in Sydney. With the race now falling after 

Flemington’s Super Saturday, it offers sprinters a clear pathway and 

improved synergies between the Melbourne and Sydney carnivals. 

The Club anticipates an enhancement to the quality of the field, 

whilst also dramatically improving the end of the Sportingbet Night 

Racing Season. 

The Group 1 William Reid Stakes was won in 2011 by the 

all conquering Black Caviar and the victory marked her 11th 

consecutive win. The weight-for-age 1200 metre race has been 

won by Australia’s premium sprinters including Apache Cat (2008 

and 2009) and Miss Andretti (2007) in recent times. But the race 

holds significant importance for Moonee Valley legend, Manikato. 

The mighty Manikato claimed the William Reid Stakes over five 

consecutive years between 1979 and 1983. The William Reid Stakes 

was first run in 1925 and has been a Group 1 event since 1987. Six 

W.S. Cox Plate winners have won the William Reid Stakes, including 

The Night Patrol, Heroic, Tranquil Star, Chanak, Star Affair and Family 

Of Man. Ten mares have won the race, the last being Miss Andretti 

in 2007. Twenty-four 3-year-olds have won the sprint including ten 

fillies. The last colt to win the William Reid was yell (2003) and the 

last filly to do so was 

Virage de Fortune in 2006. 

After Miss Andretti won the William Reid Stakes in 2007 she then 

conquered Royal Ascot, winning the King’s Stand Stakes. Cape of 

Good Hope is another Royal Ascot graduate. After winning the 

William Reid in 2005, he claimed the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Ascot 

4 months later. 

The Group 1 Power Tracker William Reid Stakes has a rich 

pedigree of past champions and is a must for all racing enthusiasts 

to be on-course at Moonee Valley to enjoy the speed and thrills 

of thoroughbred racing under lights. The night will also host the 

$200,000 Group 2 Sportingbet Sunline Stakes (1600m) and the 

Group 2 Sportingbet Fillies Classic (1600m). 

PoWER TRAcKER WILLIAM REID sTAKEs 

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Moonee Valley Racing club is proud to announce Power tracker as the naming rights sponsor 

of the Group 1 William Reid Stakes which will bring to a close Moonee Valley’s Sportingbet 

Night Racing Season for 2011/2012. 

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THE MEN BEHIND 

DARLEY 

By Andrew Garvey 

SHeiKH Mohammed might not have been at Moonee Valley 

to welcome back his outstanding colt Sepoy after winning the 

Manikato Stakes last spring. However for four men who are largely 

the public face of the Australian arm of the Sheikh’s Darley racing 

operation it was smiles all around as they welcomed back to scale 

yet another group one victor. 

,, 

Darley’s Managing Director, english born Henry Plumptre might 

not have the same profile with racegoers as jockey Kerrin Mcevoy, 

trainer Peter Snowden and his son Paul who runs the Melbourne 

stable but has spent a lifetime working in the thoroughbred 

industry. 

I thought I’d 

give it try for 12 

months and that 

was 20 years ago 

,, 

Plumptre was a keen rider as he grew up in Kent but had his 

interest in thoroughbreds piqued when his maths teacher took his 

class on visits to racing stables where the horses he saw included 

the great Mill Reef who was to go on and win the Epsom Derby. 

After leaving school, Plumptre worked in the wine industry 

for several years before a contact helped him gain a job at 

Widden Stud in the Hunter Valley, giving him an entrée into the 

thoroughbred business. 

He then had further stints on studs in Australia and the uK before 

running a successful bloodstock agency, later consulting to Darley 

before taking over as Managing Director in 2008 shortly after its 

purchase of Woodlands stud. 

Since then there has been some rationalization of horse numbers 

but with 260 broodmares at stud there are huge numbers of 

racehorses coming through the system and the results on the 

racetrack have been outstanding. 

‘’Since the Woodlands purchase we’ve had a dream run. We are all 

realistic about it going on forever but it’s fantastic at the moment,’’ 

Plumptre said. 

Since taking up the role as Darley’s head trainer Peter Snowden 

has trained 18 group one winners, over 750 winners in total and 

prizemoney of $43 million. 

It’s a world away from being a former battling jockey and then 

trainer in the Hunter Valley where Snowden eked out a living in his 

early days in much the same way his father Ross, another jockey 

turned trainer had done. 

Snowden initially worked as a private trainer for Segenhoe Stud’s 

then principal Lionel Israel and later in Scone before an offer came 

to work under Woodlands then trainer Vic Thompson and after 

originally declining, Snowden figured it was an offer too good to 

refuse. 

‘’I thought I could plod along as I was, making ends meet, or give 

myself and my family a go in Sydney and give them things that I 

never had when I was growing up. 

‘’i thought i’d give it try for 12 months and that was 20 years ago,’’ 

Snowden said. 

in late 2007 Snowden was promoted to head trainer for Woodlands 

Stud after the surprise resignation of John Hawkes and five months 

later to the same position with Darley. 

While Sydney based Snowden is a regular visitor to Melbourne, the 

local stable is headed by his son Paul. 

After working in the stables at weekends, Snowden junior joined 

his father working under Hawkes upon leaving school and while he 

rode plenty of trackwork, he did not have designs on being a jockey, 

preferring to concentrate on playing rugby league through his teenage 

years, where he was good enough to make several representative 

teams. 

After serving a few years as traveling foreman, Snowden was more 

than ready to take charge of the Melbourne stable where he has been 

an indispensable part of the Darley team. 

Sepoy wins the Group 1 Sportingbet Manikato 

Stakes on the Night Racing Season Launch 

Peter Snowden

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‘’He’s been with me for a long time and knows exactly 

how I think so it great to have him there,’’ Snowden 

senior said. 

like the Snowden’s, Kerrin Mcevoy who shot to 

prominence after winning the Melbourne Cup on Brew 

in 1990, also comes from a strong racing family. 

His father Phillip and uncles Tony and Peter were all 

jockeys and he started his apprenticeship with his 

grandfather Bill Holland, a trainer at Streaky Bay in South 

Australia’s west coast. 

After a highly successful stint as number two rider for 

Sheikh Mohammed’s international Godolphin stable 

during which he rode 8 group one winners, McEvoy 

took up the role as Darley’s number one jockey in 

Australia in 2008. 

He rode four group one winners in season 2009-10 

before a serious back injury sustained in a race fall led 

to a long stint on the sidelines. 

However he returned to race riding better than ever 

earlier this year and his win on Sepoy in the Coolmore 

Stakes on Derby Day brought up group win number eight 

for himself and Darley in 2010. 

Henry Plumptre 

Paul Snowden 

Kerrin McEvoy 

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Moonee Valley awash 

with salmon & Pink 

salmon and Pink were 

the order of the day at 

the 2011 cox Plate, as 

Inglis graduates stole 

the show 

Inglis and the horses it sells are synonymous with Australia’s 

weight-for-age championship, the Group One MVRC Tatts 

W.S. Cox Plate, citing recent winners MALDIVIAN, FIELDS OF 

oMAGH and the great MiGHT AND PoWeR. 

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PInKEr PInKEr. 

The daughter of Reset from metropolitan winner Miss Marion 

was purchased by winning trainer Greg Eurell from the draft of 

Millford Thoroughbreds at the 2009 inglis Melbourne Premier 

yearling Sale for $120,000. 

“it was funny how things work out, we were at the inglis sales 

and i ran into David and Carol Kirby and they had a couple of 

horses there that they had picked out and wanted me to look 

at, we had a look at her [Pinker Pinker] and she was the one we 

wanted and fortunately we got her,” said Greg Eurell after the 

historic win. 

Earlier in the day Moonee Valley was doused in Salmon and Black 

as the crowd cheered unbeaten champion BlACK CAViAR 

to her 15th win from as many starts. The great mare is also a 

graduate of inglis’ Melbourne Premier yearling Sale, having been 

plucked from the Oaklands sale ring by trainer Peter Moody for 

$210,000 in 2008. 

Horses purchased at inglis’ Melbourne showcase have starred 

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Choisir colt STARSPANGLEDBANNER was the winner of 

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restricted to Inglis Race Series entrants that has kicked off each 

Cox Plate Day since 2008. 

Renamed the Inglis Banner in recognition of its inaugural winner, 

the 2011 running of the event unearthed another top juvenile by 

Choisir, as DiAMoND eARTH held off all challengers to salute. 

Diamond Earth was purchased by her trainer Anthony 

Cummings from the inglis Sydney Classic yearling Sale in January 

for just $60,000. 

The Sydney Classic sale marks the start of Inglis’ busy yearling 

sale series each year, and the sale is also the source of star threeyear-old 

gelding MANAWANui, who added an easy win in the 

Group Two Mitchelton Wines Vase to his resume on Cox Plate 

Day. 

Manawanui was plucked from Classic for just $45,000 by trainer 

Ron Leemon. 

,, 

It is such a pleasure to see 

Inglis’ clients be rewarded 

with success on big days 

such as the Cox Plate, 

,, 

said Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster. 

“All four inglis winners were all purchased by their respective 

trainers as yearlings, and in a clear indication that anybody can 

be involved and have success in this wonderful industry a 10% 

share in one of them would have only cost you between 

$4,500 and $21,000.” 

• Inglis’ 2012 select yearling sale series kicks- 

off with the sydney classic Yearling sale on 

January 22 to 24. 

• 2012 Melbourne Premier Yearling sale will be 

held on february 27 to March 1. 

• 2012 Australian Easter Yearling sale in sydney 

is on April 10 to 12. 

for catalogues and more information go to 

www.inglis.com.au 

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A RoYAL 

occAsIoN 

By Bruce Clark 

Perhaps not that long ago it just seemed a distant, 

somewhat aloof if not snobby get together under regal 

recognition just to go to the races. Gentleman in morning 

suits and outrageously expensive top hats, women behaving 

appropriately as expected of a bygone era. 

We had our carnivals here, fun and everyone could play. But the 

perception of Royal Ascot was just the opposite. So observed 

Dame Edna Everage to the assembled press when on a visit in 

1976 she said, “wasn’t aware it was a racing event until the other 

day. I always thought it was an exhibition of gas water heaters!” 

Royal Ascot commemorated it’s tercentenary last year, 300 

years after the then Queen Anne first saw the potential for a 

racecourse which then was called East Cote. 

Her Majesty’s Plate was open to any horse, mare or gelding over 

the age of six, and seven english Hunters took place in three or 

four miles in distance. 

It took in 1813, the Act of Enclosure in parliament, to ensure the 

Ascot Heath, although the property of the Crown, would be 

kept and used as a racecourse for the public in the future. 

And so it is today and now at the most magnificent of venues 

following a $500m rebuild in 2006. 

But it is the history, the tradition, the pageantry and of course the 

quality of racing that makes the Royal Ascot meeting of its own. 

Some history snapshots - The precise origin of the Royal Meeting 

is unclear. It was an event that evolved, perhaps, rather than was 

introduced at a specific time, but the first four-day meeting took 

place in 1768. Arguably, the meeting as we know it today started 

to take shape with the introduction of the Gold Cup in 1807. 

it was at around the time of the first running of the Gold Cup 

that the roots of today’s traditional Royal Enclosure dress code 

emerged. 

So You think in action at Ascot 

Beau Brummell, a close friend of the 

Prince Regent, decreed that men 

of elegance should wear waisted 

black coats and white cravats with 

pantaloons. Over the years, this has 

evolved into the wearing of morning 

suits and equally formal clothes for 

ladies, who must wear hats. 

The dress code has varied little 

for men over the years but is now 

written into terms and conditions 

of entry as such for women – “Her 

Majesty’s Representative wishes to 

point out that only formal day dress 

with a hat or substantial fascinator 

will be acceptable. Off the shoulder, 

halter neck, spaghetti straps and 

dresses with a strap of less than one 

inch and miniskirts are considered 

unsuitable. Midriffs must be covered 

and trouser suits must be full length 

and of matching material and colour.” 

in 1825, the Royal Procession as 

an annual tradition began. The King, 

leading four other coaches with 

members of the Royal party, drove 

up the centre of the racecourse 

in front of the crowds and this has 

continued to the present day with 

betting on the colour of the Queen’s 

hat on the Thursday much watched. 

In 1955, the rules of divorce were 

relaxed and divorcees were able to 

enter the Royal Enclosure. 

But the royal meeting (and it is only 

royal for the now five days in June), 

changed forever for Australian’s 

when Choisir monstered his rival’s 

in the King’s Stand Stakes and then 

the Golden Jubilee Stakes on the old 

course. 

Since then Takeover Target, 

Miss Andretti, Scenic Blast, 

Starspangledbanner and Haradasun 

have won before the Queen and 

the meeting has become a haven for 

Australians. Why, Joe Janiak has even 

been invited to afternoon tea in the 

Royal Box thanks to the deeds of 

Takeover Target. 

And now the first Tuesday (which opens with three Group 1 races in a row), hosts the 

unofficial Australian BBQ – it can’t be promoted or signed – but it seems everyone, not 

just Australians know when it is on and where it is. And quaintly under bylaws, no fires are 

allowed in the car parks hence it is hardly a BBQ in the true sense. But it is a must do if 

travelling to Royal Ascot. 

And the car parks (only after the bandstand singing of course, a bit of flag waving and Rule 

Brittania gets you going), are as much a part of the Royal Ascot experience as the races. 

But 2012 will be something different for Royal Ascot. They have been preparing for the 

arrival of Black Caviar for over a year. The club courted her last year but when she resumes 

her career aiming for 17 straight at Moonee valley in the Australia Stakes on January 27 – it 

will be a case of “all roads” lead to Royal Ascot. 

All going to plan, she will be before the Queen on Tuesday June 19. And she will have 

an army of Australians, some togged appropriately, some just fanatics, and some intrigued 

race fans from around the world, if not the Royal Box watching. Could it be a top hatted, 

morning suited Pete Moody, from Wyandra Western Queensland, down for afternoon tea 

with Her Majesty. 

Who said Royal Ascot wasn’t fun too? 

Royal Ascot 

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Martin Takes out 

Metropolitan 

Racecourse Award 

Moonee Valley Racing Club’s Racecourse And Facilities Manager, 

Martin Synan has been awarded the Metropolitan Racecourse 

Managers Award at the 16th Annual Australian Racecourse 

Managers Association (ARMA) conference held at the Gold 

Coast earlier this year. 

The award is recognition from the ARMA for significant 

contribution to a metropolitan racecourse with the award being 

voted on by the stewards. 

At the conference and awards ceremony, there was 137 delegates 

coming from all states of Australia, Hong Kong, england, New 

Zealand and the uSA with 46 racecourses, training centres, and 

industry bodies represented. 

Martin has had a distinguished career at Moonee Valley for 

over 28 years including holding the position of Racecourse and 

Facilities Manager for the last 3 years. 

Photos: 

Australian Racecourse Managers Association Chairman, Lindsay 

Murphy; the 2011 Turcraft Australian Racecourse Manager of the 

year, Steve Andrews; Turcraft international editor, Alastair Downie; 

Metropolitan award winner Martin Synan; Regional award winner, 

Steve Routledge; and guest speaker Titans Rugby League player, 

Scott Prince. 

Martin Synan (who also was the events MC) interviews Titans 

Rugby League player, Scott Prince. 

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general truce defeats Weekend special in the Essendon Mazda 

55 second challenge on new Year’s Eve. 

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The Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge is a 

pure test of speed over 955 metres. The barriers 

are positioned in the 1000 metre chute and the 

challenge will be to see which horse can break 

the 55 second mark across the Sportingbet Night 

Racing Season. 

On each of the 18 night meetings in season 

2011/2012, Moonee Valley will stage an 

Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge heat, with 

each heat carrying prizemoney of $55,000. The 

Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge heat will 

be programmed as Race 4 at 8:15pm at each of 

the night meetings. 

Last year trainer Peter Boynton with La Bella 

Roo had the winning time of 55.48 seconds. The big 

question is will the 55 second mark be broken 

this year? The only way to find out is to be on 

track at Moonee Valley. 

The trainer of the horse that runs the quickest 

time across the 18 race series will win a Mazda 

BT-50 from Essendon Mazda. 

For all your Mazda needs zoom zoom to 

Essendon Mazda at 345 Wirraway Road, Essendon 

Fields (Melway 16 B7) or call (03) 9374 2222. 

ricky Maund’s general truce ran a 

time of 55.28 seconds with Ashley 

thompson aboard to lead the 

Essendon Mazda 55 second challenge. 

Essendon Mazda 55 second challenge 

Following the outstanding success of the inaugural Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge last season, Essendon Mazda are again offering 

a great prize for the 2011/2012 night racing season. The trainer that saddles up the fastest horse over the 18 night meetings will collect a 

$55,000 Mazda BT-50. 

We witnessed trainer Peter Boynton drive home in a brand new Mazda CX9 on the back of La Bella Roo’s blitzing time of 55.48 seconds 

achieved last New year’s eve over 955 metres. 

After nine heats of the Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge, the Ricky Maund trained General Truce has the quickest time over 

955 metres with a time of 55.28 seconds. 

Essendon Mazda 55 Second challenge Heats 

HEAt DAtE RAcE HORSE tRAINER tIME 

1 Fri 30 Sept open Handicap Definitely Ready Mark Kavanagh 56.68 sec 

2 Fri 7 oct 0-78 Rating Handicap Alpha Proxima leon Corstens 56.47 sec 

3 Fri 28 oct open Handicap Definitely Ready Mark Kavanagh 55.66 sec 

4 Fri 11 Nov Fillies & Mares open Handicap Centexpress Heath Conners 55.66 sec 

5 Fri 25 Nov 0-72 Rating Handicap Exceed and Excite leon Corstens 56.29 sec 

6 Fri 2 Dec 3yo 0-72 Rating Handicap Sweet Music Andrew Noblet 56.08 sec 

7 Fri 9 Dec 0-82 Rating Handicap Weekend Special Mark Kavanagh 55.51 sec 

8 Fri 16 Dec Mares open Handicap Rapidement Ricky Maund 55.96 sec 

9 Sat 31 Dec 0-95 Rating Handicap General Truce Ricky Maund 55.28 sec 

10 Fri 13 Jan NMW Handicap 

11 Fri 27 Jan Mares open Handicap 

12 Fri 3 Feb 0-78 Rating Handicap 



15 Fri 24 Feb open Handicap 

16 Fri 2 Mar 0-78 Rating Handicap 

17 Fri 16 Mar Fillies & Mares open Handicap 

18 Fri 23 Mar open Handicap 

callaway Golf Ride of the Night 

Moonee Valley Racing Club welcomes Callaway Golf to its stable of sponsors. At every night meeting this season, Callaway Golf is to 

reward a Ride of the Night prize to the jockey as judged by the TVN panel to have completed the most outstanding ride. The prize is a set 

of Callaway RAZR irons and a Callaway Golf bag valued at $1,222. 

All winning jockeys are invited to complete an exclusive Callaway Club Fit Experience to ensure their new Irons are perfectly 

matched to their game. 

Moonee Valley Racing Club Members are invited to book an exclusive Callaway Club Fit experience by calling 1800 217 777. 

The Melbourne fitting centre is located at Callaway Golf Head office at 18 Corporate Avenue, Rowville. 

30.09.11 Miss Stellabelle Damien Oliver 

07.10.11 testas Double Dwayne Dunn 

28.10.11 Rescue Mission Steven Arnold 

11.11.11 Stratigraphy craig Newitt 

25.11.11 Greater than Great Billy Egan 

02.09.11 coldens choice chris Symons 

09.12.11 Weekend Special Michael Rodd 

16.12.11 Empress cleo Dale Smith 

31.12.11 Zuma Roc Andrew Mallyon 

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MooNEE VALLEY RAcING cLUB 2011/12 sEAsoN 

JAnUARY FRI 27 essenDon MAzDA AUstRALIA stAKes nIGHt (G2) 

FeBRUARY FRI 3 nIGHt MeetInG 

FRI 10 nIGHt MeetInG 

FRI 17 nIGHt MeetInG 

FRI 24 tYPHoon tRACY stAKes nIGHt 

MARCH FRI 2 e.J. WHItten FoUnDAtIon Men’s HeALtH 

nIGHt - sPoRtInGBet FILLIes CLAssIC (G2) 

Mon 12 LABoUR DAY RACInG 

FRI 16 ALIsteR CLARK stAKes nIGHt 

FRI 23 nIGHt RACInG seAson FInALe FeAtURInG tHe 

PoWeR tRACKeR WILLIAM ReID stAKes nIGHt (G1) 

sAt 31 DAY MeetInG 

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