Kiwi Bred 3YO Evaporate Wins G2 Stutt Stakes

Media Release - Friday September 27

Smart three-year-old Evaporate has maintained his rich-vein of form with a comfortable victory in the Gr.2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at The Valley on Friday night.

Evaporate wins the G2 Stutt Stakes - image Grant Courtney

Trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes continue to build the confidence of the good looking son of Per Incanto, who has now won four races in succession.

After a winless two-year-old season, Evaporate bounced off a maiden victory at Cranbourne at the beginning of the season to win a pair of Saturday races at The Valley before taking the step up to stakes company in his stride at the inner city Melbourne venue.

After travelling comfortably throughout under Mick Dee, Evaporate was presented rounding the home bend and was an easy length victor from Henlein who closed well for second.

Will Hayes said consideration would now be given to a tilt at the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 12.

“I think you'd be mad not to think about it. That win had a lot of credit to it,” he said.

“It's always difficult to build a picket fence, and that's what he's done. He's got a good affinity with The Valley.

“It was predicted to be a bit of speed, and they didn't go that quick, and for him to circle and get pushed out wide and then win quite dominantly - I think he's just going from strength to strength.”

Hayes said the team have long had a good opinion of the gelding.

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“He's always showed us really nice ability. You'll see that we have got the cross-over nose band on, so it's just a matter of the penny dropping, and once we get that moment and he started racing more tractably, the rest is history."

Evaporate owners celebrate - image Grant Courtney

Winning jockey Michael Dee has a lot of time for the Kiwi-bred.

"He had a few goes as a two-year-old and he just wasn't ready and he's really coming to his own now,” he said.

"I say it every time I ride him, he improves each time."

Evaporate has now had eight starts for four wins, two placings and A$395,625 in stakes.

He was bred by Little Avondale Stud, home to Per Incanto, a son of Street Cry who has sired seven Group One winners and Evaporate is his 30th stakes winner.

The dam of Evaporate is the unraced Animal Kingdom mare Savanna, whose half-sister Belluci Babe (also by Per Incanto) has been a Group Three winner in Australia for Bjorn Baker in the Little Avondale colours. Both of Savanna’s two foals to race have been winners.

Evaporate was bought by Lindsay Park Racing for A$330,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in 2023. – NZ Racing Desk

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Race Result - MGI Golf Stutt Stakes Gr2 1600m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 1:36.32
1
Evaporate
- 3g Per Incanto (USA) x Savanna (NZ) (Animal Kingdom (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: M J Dee 57
2
1
Henlein
- 3c Dundeel (NZ) x Time Awaits (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 57
3
3.3
Rue De Royale
- 3c Per Incanto (USA) x Urban Royal (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: John Allen 57
4
4
Detroit City
- 3g Toronado (IRE) x Elle Gagne (NZ) (Pour Moi (IRE))
Tnr: Dominic Sutton Rdr: W Egan 57
5
4.1
Daggers
- 3c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Omei Sword (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
6
5.1
Garcon D'espoir
- 3g Omaha Beach (USA) x Triple Asset (AUS) (Nadeem (AUS))
Tnr: Yassy Nishitani Rdr: Codi Jordan 57
7
7.1
Discreetly Blue
- 3g Blue Point (IRE) x Serenely Discreet (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: D Clarken & O Macgillivray Rdr: Jamie Kah 57
8
8.3
Dawn Service
- 3c Justify (USA) x Sunlight (AUS) (Zoustar (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: B Shinn 57
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