Ballarat Cup Day – November 20th

Magic Millions Ballarat 3yo & 4yo Classic

(3&4yo SW - 1100m)

Post Race Details & Comments

Winning Horse: Aquagirl (Aus)

4yoM Headwater (Aus) - Galapagos Girl (Aus)(Dehere (USA))

16 starts - 4 wins 1 second 3 thirds 2 fourths $220950

Black Type Placings

3rd G3 Caulfield Beck Probuild Quezette Stakes 1100m (2020)

Other Wins

1st Pakenham Sportsbet Same Race Multi-Bm78 1000m (2021)

1st Moonee Valley Sustainable Energy (Bm70) 1000m (2021)

1st Flemington Firstly Sprint (Rs0mw) 1000m (2020)

Other Placings

3rd Moonee Valley Ladbrokes 55 Second Chall-Bm84 955m (2021)

2nd Sandown-Hillside Clanbrooke Racing (Bm70) 1000m (2021)

3rd Moonee Valley Quest Moonee Valley Mdn Plate 1000m (2020) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: Aquagirl (B Allen/P Stokes) - $TBA

2nd: Easy Single (J Allen/C Maher & D Eustace) - $TBA
3rd:
 Ranting (D Oliver/L & T Corstens) - $TBA

Winning Time: 1:04.04  Last 600m: N/A

Margins:  ½ Neck x Short Head

Winning Trainer: Phillip Stokes (rep by Wylie Dalziel)

“Well done to Phillip Stokes and the team. She went around at big odds today but if you look at her form she doesn’t handle the straight. I know she’s won there as a two-year-old and it was 900 metres and the form behind her hasn’t been much chop.

“So back around a bend she wasn’t without a chance today particularly the way the track was racing (and) got shuffled back a bit.

“But well done Ben Allen. He was pretty confident that he didn’t want to be on the speed and he got the job done.”

Next: “I’ll have a chat to Phillip and see where we go. Possibly (Gold Coast), she is a black type placed mare and worth quite a bit of money now.

“We paid $60,000 and she’s really well bred with a Group 3 placing to her name.

“I know that Moods and Stokesy aren’t big on taking mares to the Magic Millions, it’s hot and all that, but we’ll reassess and it was a fantastic win. Great bunch of owners and they’ll be rapt.

“Savannah Cloud ran second so we’ve had a good day.”

Winning Jockey: Ben Allen

“She’s a horse that’s had a bit of ability but doesn’t seem to like the straight. Just put a line through that.

“She was a bit unlucky last start as was the second horse in the same race. They were coming here on equal chances and she was good today.

“She jumped well but there was always going to be nice speed and I was happy to ride her with a bit of cover and she ran the 1100 metres out strong. She settled well and showed a good turn-of-foot.”