Stepping up to the 2000m for the first time off the back of his dominant victory on Melbourne Cup day in the Listed VRC TAB Trophy (1800m), Henry Dwyer’s progressive 3yo Ghaiyyath gelding Different Gravy was just as classy on Saturday, pulling clear to win the inaugural running of the $400,000 MRC Melbourne Classic.

It was a race that lived up to all the hype - the $1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes of 2025 provided the two horse war we were all hoping to see!