Champagne Stakes (Group 1)
SHE’S Extreme denied Fireburn a rare juvenile Triple Crown winning last Saturday’s Group 1 Champagne Stakes over 1,600 metres.
Trained by Anthony Cummings with Tommy Berry up the Extreme Choice filly, second to Fireburn in the Sires’ Produce, broke clear at the top of the straight opening up a three-length break with Brenton Avdulla busy on Fireburn.
The pair drew away from the remainder as Fireburn continued to close the margin, failing by just a long-neck in a thrilling finish leaving the Snitzel colt Williamsburg to battle the rest for third, five lengths away.
“It was as simple as working her to her pedigree,” said Cummings. “With a stayer’s pedigree, when you’re working them for short races to try to keep them fresh, they can do it but they don’t do it as well.
“As soon as you flick the switch and you start to work them to their pedigree they get stronger, and that’s what she did. The two weeks in between (races), she put on weight and just showed herself.
“It was the best she has ever turned up at the races. Tommy worked it out, we had two plans – Plan A and Plan B. Plan A worked so we didn’t have to worry about the other – the horse did the rest.”
A A$275,000 Inglis Easter yearling, having been pinhooked for A$32,500 by Colm Santry at the June 2020 Inglis digital online sale, She’s Extreme has now won two from six with two further placings with Cummings indicating that the she will now spell for the spring.
Cascadian shows plenty of zip
All Aged Stakes (Group 1)
THE New Approach seven-year-old Cascadian produced a vintage performance at Randwick on Saturday coming from midfield to run down the multiple Group 1-winning mare Tofane to land the All Aged Stakes, his second Australian Group 1 win.
Finishing full of gusto, Cascadian hauled in a five-length deficit to win by a length from the Ocean Park mare with the Spill The Beans horse Ellsberg third.
“It was quite breathtaking really, and a special victory for the horse, who has got so much heart,” said trainer James Cummings.
“We wondered to ourselves do we want to run him in the Australian Cup, do we want to freshen him up for the All Aged or run in the Doncaster.
“I actually think his run in the Doncaster set him up for today. He was enormous on that day (ninth) but it was something of a barrier trial. He freshened up beautifully from then, and he was unbeatable today.”
A Prix Jean Prat runner-up for André Fabre in 2018 before being sent to Australia the following year, the Godolphin gelding has now won eight from 38 for over A$4.44 million in earnings with both his Group 1 wins over 1,600 metres.
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