6-3.30 AAMI BLUE DIAMOND STAKES 1200 M
Of $1015000 Of $1000000 and $15000 trophy. 1st $600000 and trophy of $15000, 2nd $180000, 3rd $90000, 4th $45000, 5th $25000, 6th $20000, 7th $20000, 8th $20000. For Two-Years-Old. Set Weights. (GROUP 1). This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses. No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 16+3 EM
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 NADEEM David Hayes D Dunn 12 55.5
2 ROYAL PERICLES (NZ) Bruce Wallace G J Grylls 9 55.5
3 DUE SASSO Brian Mayfield-Smith N Rawiller 10 55.5
4 WONDERFUL WORLD Bart Cummings N Ryan 7 55.5
5 GAIT John Hawkes B Shinn (a) 14 55.5
6 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Newitt 5 55.5
7 SWINGING BACHELOR Lee Freedman N Callow 13 55.5
8 MONTFORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Brown 6 55.5
9 NEDIYM'S GLOW Mathew Ellerton D Nikolic 3 53
10 MISS FINLAND David Hayes C Williams 8 53
11 SATIN ROBES Lee Freedman Steven King 4 53
12 MY ONLY HOPE (NZ) Danny O'Brien S Baster 11 53
13 PERSONIFY David Hayes G Boss 2 53
14 GLOBAL START Marc Conners D Moor (a) 1 53


8-4.50 OAKLEIGH PLATE 1100 M
Of $352000 Of $350000 and $2000 trophy. 1st $210000 and trophy of $2000, 2nd $63000, 3rd $31500, 4th $15750, 5th $8750, 6th $7000, 7th $7000, 8th $7000. (GROUP 1). No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 18+3 EM
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak J Ford 2 57 (111)
2 ECONSUL (NZ) David Hayes C Williams 3 53 (103)
3 WHAT'S THE MAIL Mathew Ellerton C D Symons 10 52.5 (102)
4 PROPRIETOR Paul Perry S Baster 9 52 (101)
5 STRATUM Paul Perry P Mertens 8 52 (106)
6 WILDLY John McArdle D Gauci 6 52 (101)
7 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan Steven King 7 51.5 (108)
8 MISS ANDRETTI David Mueller K N Forrester 12 51.5 (104.5)
9 SNITZEL Gerald Ryan C Newitt 5 51.5 (104)
10 SOLAR ANTIQUITY Robbie Griffiths B Shinn (a) 1 51.5 (102)
11 GRACE AND POWER David Balfour D Dunn 11 51.5 (99)
12 GONSKI Tim Martin C Brown 4 51.5 (93)

i didn't see the race here in Sydney (surprise),how good a win was Due Sasso's and do you think he is the real deal?

TAKEOVER TARGET
RES: GONSKI

SATIN ROBES
RES:NADEYIMS GLOW

Good win The Big O hard to say really IMO they are a very very even bunch nothing is dominant there.

Good win Big O but the weight will level them. Also for mine Due Sasso peaked on the line, run ending. Risk from the gate.

Strewth, what a couple of class acts these races are!

I might wait for the weather forecast on this one. It might get a bit wet on Sat. and the track favours leaders when wet [well it used to before the rebuilt surface].
Failing rain making it a bit easier, I might just stick to track performers to pick from. 2 very hard races but the odds will be there.