“That’s the first time I have ridden four winners, so it’s a good day.”
Passeggiata roared through the first half of her 1000m return, running the section from the 800m to 400m in 20.77 seconds.
“She needs to learn to harness that speed,” Baker admitted. “She is far from the finished product, and we will have a little think about what to do with her next. We might give her another one before a break, but I can see her winning a good race.
“Ozzmosis will have a break and look towards a Coolmore Stud Stakes. He will really take some benefit from a break, while Iowna Merc will find another race soon and keeps stepping up.”
The day soured for Gibbons when he was suspended for careless riding on Phearson, which narrowly went down in the final event to Pascero. Stewards gave the apprentice six meetings starting on June 20.
Spacewalk gets listed win in Bob Charley Stakes
A nearly horse so many times in stakes company, gelded three-year-old Spacewalk finally delivered a listed victory with a tough effort in the Bob Charley Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Jean Van Overmeire, who is a excellent judge of pace, elected to have Spacewalk three wide outside the leaders and, when he asked him for an effort, his kick was better than his older and more experienced rivals.
“It was good in that company to do it tough and beat those seasoned sprinters,” Godolphin foreman Paul Reid said. “This is a perfect time of the year for him, and hopefully there is another couple of races for him.
“The Ramornie Handicap might suit him.”
When Van Overmeire asked Spacewalk to sprint he found a half-length advantage and then held off a late challenge of Dragonstone to win by a short neck with Wewillrock close up in third.
“I elected to slide forward and get outside the two leading pairs in a three-wide spot but the way he was travelling was just phenomenal,” Van Overmeire said.
“He gave me a lot of confidence at the 400, and at the 300 when I gave him a squeeze, he quickened very well. It was quite impressive.”
Think About It too good in Stradbroke
Joe Pride can focus on The Everest with Think About It after he outclassed the Stradbroke field at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
There was a degree of confidence in the way Sam Clipperton rode the star four-year-old midfield before he zoomed away from Rothfire to win by 1½ lengths, with Hawaii Five Oh a neck away in third.
“He’s just been able to keep climbing. This is the first time I haven’t put him up in grade from one run to the next – and it was group 1 to group 1. It was amazing,” Pride said. “Bring on anything for this horse. I just don’t know where his ceiling is.
“I’d love to see how far he can run. He ticked off a strong 1400m today, you’d think he could easily run a mile.
“But first thing’s first – the Everest slot. The Everest is there in the spring, and it’s hard to imagine him not running well.”
Earlier, King Colorado went from Kembla Grange maiden winner to group 1 winner as he charged away with the JJ Atkins to give Ciaron Maher and David Eustace an 11th group winner for the season.
Beasley eyes Wagga Cup with Cliff House
Danny Beasley was back in the winner’s circle at Randwick for the first time since 2015 as he took Saturday’s Highway Handicap on Cliff House.
The now Wagga-based Beasley was never closer than three from the fence on Cliff House but the Tim Donnelly-trained galloper was too classy.
“He’s a big monster of a horse, so he enjoys that room, but I would have liked a nicer run,” Beasley said. “I’ve had four rides on him now and the only time I got beaten I tried to ride him too pretty. He is a very good horse that is looking for more ground, and he might just be a Wagga Cup horse, which is a race we both want to win.”
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