Publishing (AUS)

While many felt leading South Australian breeder Harry Perks would provider the winner of Saturday’s Listed SAJC Hill Smith Stakes (1800m), it was the outsider of his trio that took the race, as 3yo Ghaiyyath filly Freedom Flame proved too strong in the run to the line at Morphettville.

On this day for the past few years, Joe Pride’s Private Eye has taken part in the Everest, having finished second, third and sixth respectively, but connections decided on Melbourne this year where the 8yo took his earnings soaring past $12.6m with an easy victory in the Group 3 MRC Moonga Stakes (1400m).