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The first feature to take to the track was the Group Two Furious Stakes (1400m) as race four.

Gai Waterhouse had a solid run from More Strawberries who secured her maiden win. The filly overcame the odds to defeat the Peter Snowden-trained duo of Divorces and Parables.

Runner up Divorces was convincing in what was her first up run for the spring, whereas stablemate Parables was the pre race favourite with SportsBet and didn’t create much of a threat.

The headlining event of the day – the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) – was the fifth race of the day, and saw some great racing.

It was once again a Waterhouse-trained runner to claim the victory, this time Theseo.

The winner was guided by Nash Rawiller in the saddle, and has given Waterhouse the confidence she may finally achieve her career ambition – to win the Cox Plate.

Theseo managed to hold off a strong finish from the Group Two Warwick Stakes (1200m) winner Metal Bender, which finished back in second in a fantastic race for spectators.

There were another six superb races which took to the Randwick Racecourse and formed the Carnival, which will head to the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse next week.

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2010 Furious Stakes Results

2010 Chelmsford Stakes Results

The first big event of the day was the $125,000 Group Three Missile Stakes (1200m) which saw eight top quality horses take to the jump.

Danleigh saw Hugh Bowman in the saddle and together they took the lead from the start and held on bravely.

However Love Conquers All went into the race as the favourite with SportsBet and the four-year-old didn’t fail to deliver, as with 150 metres to go he came from the tail of Danleigh to storm home down the straight and claim an emphatic victory.

The Mossman offspring was simply stunning from barrier two and maintains his unbeaten record at the premier Sydney track.

The second feature, and the headlining race of the day was the $1250, 000 Group Three San Domenico Stakes (1000m).

Solar Charged went into the event as the hot favourite despite drawing the wide barrier nine, but the expectations were too high for the three-year-old.

Ridden by Corey Brown, the Charge Forward filly took the lead from the jump but could not maintain the pace when it came to the home straight.

Obsequious sat just off the pace in second spot for the majority of the race, and with champion hoop Tim Clark in the saddle took it up a level with the finishing line in site to claim a length-and-a-half win against the odds.

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2010 Missile Stakes Results

2010 San Domenico Stakes Results

Commands colt Skilled ($10) chased down leader Sasa ($8) in the final strides to win by a head with Snowden’s other runner Divorces ($15) a mere neck back for third.

A photo finish was consulted to decide the winner, with the victory also protested by Sasa’s jockey Tye Angland who said early interference by Skilled forced his mount to race three wide, which lead to his filly’s defeat.

Stewards soon rejected the protest and Skilled’s win stood, giving excited young hoop Joshua Parr his first Group 1 win after being narrowly beaten aboard Skilled two starts back by Yosei in the Group 1 Sires Produce Stakes.

Snowden too was over the moon as the Champagne Stakes victory broke a frustrating succession of 14 black type second placings this Sydney autumn carnival.

After sitting just off the pace, Parr and Skilled made their winning move on the straight, surging up the middle to deny Sasa the win in the closing stages.

Skilled has now saluted in three of his six race starts earning $388,350 in prizemoney to date.

Other feature Group 1 races at Randwick on Saturday included the $400,000 Sydney Cup (3200m) won by possible Melbourne Cup contender Jessicabeel, the $350,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes where Road To Rock charged home in a commanding win, and the $300,000 Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) taken out by Hot Danish giving the mare her maiden elite level win.

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Results of 2010 Champagne Stakes:

Trained by Warwick Farm-based mentor Joseph Pride, Sacred Choice went out at $11 and surprised many by narrowly defeating the hot $2.50 favourite and her half-sister, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Gold Water, by a half-head in a thrilling photo-finish.

Strawberry Field ($8.50) was an even tighter margin away in third, a mere short half-head, followed by stablemate, John O’Shea’s imported galloper Music Review ($26) in fourth.

Gold Water led throughout but was beaten in the final strides by Sacred Choice, who pulled out a dazzling late burst to run down the favourite and come away with the win.

Carrying an extra 1kg than the winner, Gold Water was found wanting inside the final 30 metres after a fast paced race at the front.

Coming off a disappointing fourth place to Messenger in the Epona Stakes (1900m), a month’s rest between runs, step down in distance and wearing blinkers for the first time seemed to do the trick for Sacred Choice in the Emancipation Stakes.

The winning Choisir mare, Sacred Choice, now has seven wins to her name from 20 career starts with her total prizemoney earned reaching $306,890.

Despite the win tempting connections to keep the in-form mare racing this season in the Brisbane winter carnival, Sacred Choice will instead be sent to the paddock in preparation for a hopefully impressive spring campaign.

Classy runner-up Gold Water, now coming off three frustrating second placings, will continue on to the coveted Queensland races with Waterhouse looking at features including the $1 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) on June 12^th , the $500,000 Group 1 Winter Stakes (1400m) on June 26, or even the $500,000 Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) held earlier on for the four-year-old mare.

It was an elite race programme held at Randwick on Saturday, boasting four great Group 1 races including the $400,000 Sydney Cup (3200m) won by Jessicabeel, and the $350,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes where the Anthony Cummings-trained Road To Rock claimed victory.

Detailed results on all of the excellent Randwick races that were held on the final race meeting of the Sydney autumn carnival can also be found at Races.com.au, one of Australia’s leading Group race information sites.

2010 Emirates Emancipation Stakes Results

Prepared by master mentor Anthony Cummings, Road To Rock went onto the field as the hot $3.30 favourite following Friday’s scratching of Rangirangdoo.

The 2010 Queen Elizabeth Stakes was to be a rematch between the top two Doncaster Mile performers, but the scratching made it a one horse race with Road To Rock’s comprehensive win.

After sitting back early on, Road To Rock charged to the front halfway down the home straight and held on to defeat the Chris Waller-trained Triple Honour ($12) by a widening two lengths.

AJC third placegetter Monaco Consul made it back-to-back Group 1 third place finishes, crossing the line another three-quarters of a length away from Triple Honour.

Road To Rock, a son of Encosta De Lago, was again ridden by the experienced and skilful Damien Oliver. Oliver has now started a three week suspension from riding after he was found to have weighed in a kilo overweight when he rode Road To Rock to a narrow defeat in the Doncaster Mile.

Oliver will, however, be back in the saddle by May 16 when five-year-old Road To Rock seeks glory overseas in the $3 million Singapore International Airlines Cup (2000m).

In six wins from 34 starts, Road To Rock has now secured over $1.15 million in prizemoney.

Saturday at Randwick was the final meeting of the coveted Sydney autumn carnival and other highlight events included the $400, 000 Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) won by Jessicabeel, now looking at a run in the 2010 Melbourne Cup.

Results of the 2010 Queen Elizabeth Stakes:

Keshi ($4.60) took out the second race of the day, the Oncidon Handicap (1100m) a length ahead of the Gai Waterhouse-trained Tell Tale ($16) with Dublette a short neck back for third.

Snowden now leads with 39 wins ahead of Waller with 37. Waterhouse is still in contention sitting in third with 32 wins.

Snowden’s success did not stop there however, he also went on to train third-placegetter in race four, Shameless, who came in 1 ¾ lengths behind the winner Trauma before taking out the final race of the meeting with Brasileira.

The favourite at $4.20, Brasileira crossed the line first ¾ of a length ahead of Brisk Crown with the Anthony Cummings-trained Togha in third.

Chris Waller did have some success on the day, taking out the opening race at the Randwick meeting.

It was a fast finishing and entertaining start to the day as Waller’s Key West ($16) defeated the Gai Waterhouse-trained Samui Lad ($12) by a mere short half head with the favourite at $1.40, St Augustine, coming in a long head back for third.

He also placed second with Needwood Lad in the sixth race, 2 ½ lengths behind the David Payne-trained Buccaneers Prize.

It was a successful day for local trainer Gai Waterhouse, who began by taking out the first race of the meeting, the Randwick Betting Auditorium Handicap, with her improving stayer Lorne Dancer. Lorne Dancer ($3.20) defeated the Chris Waller-trained Vintedge ($6) by a length with Peter Snowden’s Pinatas ($12) in third. The favourite at $2.50 heading into the race, Informality, could only manage fourth.

The winning horse was ridden by heavyweight apprentice Kody Nestor, in his first ride for Waterhouse after being transferred to the stable two months ago. It was only the second start for five-year-old Lorne Dancer following a 12 month spell for a slab fracture to his knee.

Waterhouse missed out on the second race of the meeting, the Mahogany Handicap, as her starter Judicial, second favourite at $4, finished a disappointing sixth behind the David Payne-trained winner Magic Model ($7.50). Magic Model beat home the $2.20 favourite Killian by two lengths with Movie in third. Magic Model will now be aimed at the lucrative fillies races in the Autumn following her impressive victory at Randwick on Saturday.

Waterhouse was back on track in race three, the Autumn Carnival Package on Sale Now Handicap, seeing her second victory of the day with her long-shot Zutara ($20), who won on debut in an intense and controversial race. Two-year-old Zutara was awarded the race after an initial dead heat with Third Man following a protest by Zutara’s jockey Joshua Parr and Brenton Avdulla, who was aboard Ilovethiscity, against Third Man’s rider Berry for interference. The final result was Zutara in first, Ilovethiscity ($5) second and Third Man ($11) demoted to third.

The premier trainer backed up with a second placing in race five, the Naturalism Handicap, as Waterhouse’s Kinnersley ($2.80 favourite) finished a half-length behind Brother Patrick ($3.30) with the Peter Snowden-trained Daytona Beach ($8) in third.

Waterhouse’s final major placing of the day came in race seven, the Octagonal Handicap, with runner-up Princess Quality ($2.45 favourite), who finished two lengths behind the Peter Snowden-trained Clothing ($5) with Visa Lisa ($13) in third.

The next race meeting at Randwick is scheduled for Wednesday January 20.

Randwick Racecourse Race Results – Saturday January 9:

The first major event, the Carrington Stakes, took place as race five on the day. The Clarry Conners-trained mare Court ($4), ridden by Glyn Schofield, claimed victory by 1.8m with Prince Braeman ($4.40) in second while Pins On Parade ($3.70) finished third. The odds-on favourite, Dorf Command ($3.40), following the scratching of early favourite News Alert at the gates, could only manage fourth place. It was an impressive comeback for Court, following a poor ninth place in her previous start in the Razor Sharp Handicap on December 19.

The Listed Tattersall’s Club Cup followed as race six, where Rainbow Styling ($3.10) won a length ahead of runner-up Hairy ($14), with the Peter Snowden-trained Spinney ($9) in third. The winner, ridden by Jim Cassidy, ran a sharp 2:04.89 over the 2000m staying event. It was a fantastic turn of luck for Cassidy, who just moments earlier had lost his ride in the Carrington Stakes when hot favourite News Alert was scratched following the rider’s concerns over the horse’s action.

It was a disappointing finish for the $3 favourite, Gai Waterhouse’s Rabbuka who came in sixth. Waterhouse saw plenty of other success on the day however, taking out the opening two races of the day. The trainer won the TAB Jackpots Today Handicap with Kinnersley and the Zephyr Bay Handicap with Power And Glory.

The next race meeting scheduled at Randwick is tomorrow, January 6 followed by a raceday this Saturday, January 9. This Wednesday the action takes place at the Randwick’s Kensington track. Gates open at 12:15pm while racing will take place from 1:53pm until the last race of the day jumps at 5:40pm. On Saturday, gates open at midday and the first race of the day starts at 1:10pm.

Randwick Race Results – Friday January 1: