Black-type success has always seemed to be a matter of when and not if for highly talented Almanzor (Fr) mare Mary Shan, but few would have expected it to come at the expense of a $1.50 favourite and reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year.
Earlier this week we ran a story that was super well read on Street Boss (USA) and he featured on Saturday at Caulfield with a new stakes-winner when lightly raced filly Motorsports took out the $250,000 Group III MRC Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m).