Astern - New Winner

The $200,000 Group III MRC Zeditave Stakes (1200m) was the first stakes race on a quality packed card for Caulfield on Saturday with race fit Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Pallaton taking the prize over last year’s Group I Blue Diamond hero Devil Night.

Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Acknowledged as one of the unluckiest horses going around in New Zealand, Jaarffi finally got the good fortune she deserved and her first Group One victory when she stormed home to take out the Sport Nation Otaki Maori WFA Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie.

The Michael Mehegan trained Bossy Benita broke her maiden on February 26 last year and 12 months on the four year-old So You Think mare is now a stakes-winner after scoring a bold front running victory in the $200,000 Group III MRC Mannerism Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

What a difference three weeks has made in the life of rugged stayer Final Return.

A tilt at the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) is now on the cards for exciting three-year-old That’s Gold following his impressive victory in the Gr.2 Eagle Technology Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie.

Yulong Investments has made a splash in New Zealand this season, buying up the nation’s leading three-year-old filly talent, and they were once again rewarded at Ellerslie on Saturday when sealing the quinella in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m).

Off the back of some consistent form, the multiple stakes placed Magnus gelding Magnaspin broke through for his first black type victory, winning the Listed MRC Victoria Gold Cup (2000m) and taking his earnings past $1m for Bennett Racing.

Never further back than fourth in his five starts since joining the Bjorn Baker stable, Godolphin’s 6yo Street Boss gelding Pericles secured his first G1 victory, winning the MRC Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, becoming the third elite level winner for his dam.

Really coming into her own last time in with back to back stakes victories highlighted by an almost six length victory in the G2 MRC Sandown Guineas (1600m), Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman’s Sheza Albi returned in emphatic fashion on Saturday, winning the $300,000 G2 MRC Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m).