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2010 Champagne Stakes Won by Skilled in Photo Finish from Sasa

2010 Champagne Stakes Won by Skilled in Photo Finish from Sasa
April 27th, 2010

The $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m), the feature race for two-year-olds at Randwick’s Sydney Cup meeting on Saturday, was decided in a thrilling photo-finish with the Peter Snowden-trained Skilled coming away with the win. Commands colt Skilled ($10) chased down leader Sasa ($8) in the final strides to win…

2010 Champagne Stakes Final Field, Barriers & Betting

2010 Champagne Stakes Final Field, Barriers & Betting
April 22nd, 2010

GOLDEN SLIPPER RUNNER BENETEAU BACKING UP WITH 2010 CHAMPAGNE STAKES RUN ON SATURDAY A surprise 15-horse capacity field of eager two-year-olds has been announced as the final field for this Saturday’s $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. One of four Group 1 features to light up the track…