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STEWARDS CUP CENTENARY SPRINT CUP MEDIA GUIDE 018/19

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CONTENTS Stewards Cup 10 Centenary Sprint Cup 4 Barrier Draw Data 11 Barrier Draw Data 5 Race History 1 Race History 6 Past Winners 1 Past Winners 7 Last Year s Race 14 Last Year s Race 8 First Four With Sire 15 First Four With Sire 9 Lead Sectional Time (Since 1991) 16 Lead Sectional Time (Since 016) 17 Media Contacts - Racing Public Affairs

STEWARDS CUP

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide STEWARDS CUP BARRIER DRAW DATA (Since 1991) DRAW 1ST ND RD 1 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 6 1 7 5 4 8 1 5 9 0 10 1 1 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 4

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide STEWARDS CUP RACE HISTORY Seasons Bloom is the latest in a distinguished line-up of crack milers to have won the Stewards Cup. Last year s race was the fourth Stewards Cup to have been staged at international Group 1 level, having been designated HKG1 since 1991 when the Pattern race system was introduced to Hong Kong. The race itself dates back to 1954 when, on May, the first running of the Stewards Cup took place at Happy Valley Racecourse. That inaugural race was staged over 100m and the distance stayed relatively consistent at around six furlongs until 197 when Jungfrau won the first edition at around a mile 1650m, to be precise. The distance was upped to 1800m the following year and, after four subsequent renewals at 15m, the race was extended to 1400m upon its relocation to Sha Tin in 1979. It remained as a 1400m contest until 1991, with the exception of the 198 race, which took place on Sha Tin s sand track over 1650m. The 1991 race saw the Stewards Cup gain a new identity as an elite mile contest. The Jockey Club moved it from a March slot to November and established it as the first leg of the newly-created Hong Kong Triple Crown. That year s race went to the Patrick Biancone-trained Mastermind, ridden by Gerald Mosse. Two years later the David Hill-trained River Verdon took the spoils under Basil Marcus before adding the Hong Kong Gold Cup and the Champions & Chater Cup to become Hong Kong s only Triple Crown winner. Since the turn of the century, the Stewards Cup has emerged as a world-class contest. Its roll-call of winners features superstars such as Able Friend, Good Ba Ba, Ambitious Dragon, Bullish Luck, Fairy King Prawn and Electronic Unicorn. John Size is the most successful trainer in the race s history with five wins, while the contest s most successful jockey is Basil Marcus, also with five, one of which was achieved before the race was raised to its elite status. 5

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide STEWARDS CUP PAST WINNERS (Since 1985) YEAR HORSE (COUNTRY BRED) A/W/S JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER MARGIN DRAW ODDS GOING TIME 018 SEASONS BLOOM (AUS) 5/16/g Joao Moreira Danny Shum 017 HELENE PARAGON (FR) 5/16/h Tommy Berry John Moore Paul Lo Chung Wai & Kathy Lo Ho Hsiu Lan Sir Po-shing & Lady Woo, Wilson Woo, et al. 1/ 1/1 4.1 G 1.4.74 /4 /1.1F G 1.4.8 016 GIANT TREASURE (USA) 5/16/g Christophe Soumillon Richard Gibson Pan Sutong SH 6/11.8 G 1.4.16 015 ABLE FRIEND (AUS) 5/16/g Joao Moreira John Moore Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan 1 1/ 8/9 1.F GF 1..50 014 BLAZING SPEED (GB) 5/16/g Mirco Demuro Tony Cruz Fentons Racing Syndicate SH /11 10 G 1..91 01 GLORIOUS DAYS (AUS) 5/16/g Douglas Whyte John Size Tom Brown's Syndicate /4 1/14 G 1..75 01 AMBITIOUS DRAGON (NZ) 5/16/g Douglas Whyte Tony Millard Johnson Lam & Anderson Lam 1 1/4 7/14.4F G 1.4.9 011 BEAUTY FLASH (NZ) 5/16/g Gerald Mosse Tony Cruz Kwok Siu Ming NK 8/1. G 1.4.9 010 FELLOWSHIP (NZ) 7/16/g Zac Purton Paul O'Sullivan David Sin Wai Kin HD 9/1 10 G 1..96 009 GOOD BA BA (USA) 7/16/g Christophe Soumillon Andreas Schutz John Yuen Se Kit 1 /4 9/1 1.5F G 1..9 008 GOOD BA BA (USA) 6/16/g Olivier Doleuze Andreas Schutz John Yuen Se Kit 1 1/4 4/8. G 1.4.0 007 ARMADA (NZ) 5/16/g Douglas Whyte John Size Wong Yuk Lun 1 1/4 1/1.1F GF 1.4.10 006 RUSSIAN PEARL (NZ) 5/16/g Gerald Mosse Tony Cruz Mr & Mrs Kam Shing Kan SH 10/14 8.5 GF 1.5.10 005 BULLISH LUCK (USA) 6/16/g Christophe Soumillon Tony Cruz Wong Wing Keung 1 /4 1/1 6.8 GF 1.5.50 004 SUPER KID (NZ) 4/16/c Shane Dye John Size Wong Yuk Kwan 1 1/4 /11 11 GY 1.7.0 00 ELECTRONIC UNICORN (USA) 7/16/g Robbie Fradd John Size Lo Ying Bin /4 1/14 1.9F GF 1.4.90 00 ELECTRONIC UNICORN (USA) 6/16/g Robbie Fradd John Size Lo Ying Bin 1 1/4 6/14 1.5F G 1.5.0 001 FAIRY KING PRAWN (AUS) 5/16/g Robbie Fradd Ivan Allan 000 RESFA (ARG) 5/16/g Basil Marcus David Hayes Mr & Mrs Lau Sak Hong James Lau & Alice Woo 1 1/ 11/1 1.4F GF 1.5.10 1 /4 11/1 4.4 Y 1.5.40 1999 Not Run 1998 BILLION WIN (AUS) 4/16/g Felix Coetzee Ivan Allan C K Hui SH 5/11 16 F 1..90 1997 SMASHING PUMPKIN (AUS) 4/16/g Basil Marcus David Hayes Fame & Fortune Syndicate 1 1/4 8/1.5F GF 1.4.10 1996 MICHAEL'S CHOICE (USA) 4/16/g Eric Legrix Patrick Biancone Michael Ying /4 5/10 1.6F GF 1.5.10 1995 MR VITALITY (AUS) 4/16/g Basil Marcus Ivan Allan Larry C K Yung 1 1/4 7/1 1.6F GF 1..50 1994 RIGHT WAY (IRE) 5/16/g Willie Ryan Brian Kan Samuel Wong Ping Wai 1 1/4 11/1 6.7 G 1.5.0 199 RIVER VERDON (IRE) 6/16/g Basil Marcus David Hill Sir Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli SH 6/10 1.8F GF 1.5.0 199 SOUND PRINT (IRE) 4/16/g Mick Kinane Brian Kan Edmund Tam Wing Fun HD 9/11 4 G 1.5.60 1991 MASTERMIND (FR)* 4/16/c Gerald Mosse Patrick Biancone Dr Peter Lam How Mun /4 11/14 19 G 1.5.0 1991 STEEL SUPREMO (IRE)* 7/15/g Basil Marcus Hung-Fie Lam Henry Lai Tai Hing SH 9/10 16 G 1.4.0 1990 RIVER JORDAN (AUS) 5/16/g Tony Ives David Hill Sir Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli 1 /14 6. S 1.6.50 1989 HANDCLAP (IRE) 7/140/g Bartie Leisher Brian Kan Lam Fung NK 6/1.8F GF 1..50 1988 SEVEN JOY (AUS) 6/118/g Johnny K S Ho Po-ming Chu Ho Man Fat /4 6/14 14 GY 1.4.60 1987 DISTINCTION (AUS) 5/140/g Terry Duckett John Moore Mr & Mrs Hui Sai Fun /4 10/1 11 Y 1.5.0 1986 ALWAYS PLENTIFUL (GB) 5/116/h Danny Lee Jerry Ng Yau Shui Tong /4 4/1 GF 1..00 1985 ALWAYS PLENTIFUL (GB) 4/118/c Tony Cruz Jerry Ng Yau Shui Tong 1 14/14 11 F 1..40 * Two races in 1991, first as a Class 1 handicap (1400m) in March 1991, second as a HKG1 (1600m) on 10 November 1991 # Run as a limited handicap (1400m) since 1985; as HKG1 (1600m) since Nov 1991, and as G1 since 015 6

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide STEWARDS CUP LAST YEAR S RACE Seasons Bloom s fortunes turned around when trainer Danny Shum enlisted the services of Joao Moreira. The Brazilian jockey gained his fourth win from six rides on the former Australian galloper when the gelding claimed the best win of his career in the 018 G1 Stewards Cup. Moreira settled his mount midfield on the rail in the Stewards Cup, angled out into clear ground turning for home, and whistled past the post at the end of a final 400m clocked at.08s. Seasons Bloom indeed finished strongly to beat Fifty Fifty by a half-length with Werther close up in third. The race was most notable for three horses who were unplaced - Southern Legend (4th), Beauty Generation (7th) and Time Warp (10th). Beauty Generation went on to win six of his next seven starts, earned himself the Hong Kong Horse of the Year accolade, and ended 018 with a stunning second success in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile. Time Warp was to win the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup next start, in then record time, while Southern Legend later won the SIN G1 Kranji Mile in Singapore. This Stewards Cup success with Seasons Bloom gave Danny Shum his first Group 1 since Little Bridge at Royal Ascot in 01. It s a relief!, Shum said post-race, He loves to race fresh, this horse. He was a little bit disappointing on international day, even though he ran a good race. Purse: HK$10 million Status: Group 1 Distance: 1600m Going: Good Race time: 1m 4.74s RANK HORSE AGE WEIGHT TRAINER JOCKEY DRAW MARGIN (LBW) ODDS 1st Seasons Bloom 5 16 Danny Shum Joao Moreira 1-4.1 nd Fifty Fifty 5 16 Peter Ho Karis Teetan 10 0.5 8.8 rd Werther 6 16 John Moore Hugh Bowman 11 0.75 11 4th Southern Legend 5 16 Caspar Fownes Umberto Rispoli 7 1 76 5th Beauty Only 5 16 Tony Cruz Neil Callan 6 1 19 6th Western Express 5 16 John Size Sam Clipperton 4 1.5 16 7th Beauty Generation 5 16 John Moore Derek Leung 1 1.75 8.6 8th Helene Paragon 6 16 John Moore Tommy Berry.5 4. 9th Giant Treasure 7 16 Tony Cruz Brett Prebble 1.75 144 10th Time Warp 5 16 Tony Cruz Zac Purton 9 4.5 4.0f 11th Joyful Trinity 6 16 John Moore Gerald Mosse 4.5 64 1th Horse OF Fortune 7 16 Tony Millard Nash Rawiller 5 4.5 104 1th Sichuan Dar 6 16 Tony MIllard Chad Schofield 8 5.5 80 7

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide STEWARDS CUP FIRST FOUR WITH SIRE (Since 011) 018 017 1st SEASONS BLOOM (AUS) CAPTAIN SONADOR (AUS) nd FIFTY FIFTY (NZ) THORN PARK (AUS) rd WERTHER (NZ) TAVISTOCK (NZ) 4th SOUTHERN LEGEND (AUS) NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) 016 1st HELENE PARAGON (FR) POLAN (FR) nd JOYFUL TRINITY (IRE) ZANZIBARI (USA) rd ABLE FRIEND (AUS) SHAMARDAL (USA) 4th CONTENTMENT (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) 015 1st GIANT TREASURE (USA) MIZZEN MAST (USA) nd LUGER (AUS) CHOISIR (AUS) rd CONTENTMENT (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) 4th BEAUTY ONLY (IRE) HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) 014 1st ABLE FRIEND (AUS) SHAMARDAL (USA) nd BEAUTY FLAME (IRE) FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND (GB) rd REWARDING HERO (GB) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) 4th BLAZING SPEED (GB) DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) 01 1st BLAZING SPEED (GB) DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) nd DAN EXCEL (IRE) SHAMARDAL (USA) rd HELENE SPIRIT (IRE) FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND (GB) 4th MILITARY ATTACK (IRE) ORATORIO (IRE) 01 1st GLORIOUS DAYS (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) nd DAN EXCEL (IRE) SHAMARDAL (USA) rd CALIFORNIA MEMORY (USA) HIGHEST HONOR (FR) 4th AMBITIOUS DRAGON (NZ) PINS (AUS) 011 1st AMBITIOUS DRAGON (NZ) PINS (AUS) nd XTENSION (IRE) XAAR (GB) rd CALIFORNIA MEMORY (USA) HIGHEST HONOR (FR) 4th THUMBS UP (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE) 1st BEAUTY FLASH (NZ) GOLAN (IRE) nd SUNNY KING (IRE) DESERT SUN (GB) rd IRIAN (GER) TERTULLIAN (USA) 4th SPECIAL DAYS (NZ) KEEPER (AUS) 8

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide STEWARDS CUP LEAD SECTIONAL TIME (Since 1991) YEAR 400 800 100 1600 018 4.70 47.90 1.11.8 1.4.74 017 4.48 47.8 1.11.7 1.4.8 016 4.59 48.16 1.11.47 1.4.16 015 4.86 47.88 1.11.15 1..50 014 4.95 47.56 1.11.00 1..91 01 4.84 47.17 1.10.76 1..75 01 5.05 48.9 1.1.45 1.4.9 011 4.97 48.6 1.1.00 1.4.9 010 4.69 46.81 1.10.86 1..96 009 4.41 46.9 1.09.68 1..9 008 4.70 48.0 1.11.70 1.4.0 007 4.50 47.10 1.11.00 1.4.10 006 4.70 47.90 1.1.10 1.5.10 005 5.10 48.90 1.1.10 1.5.50 004 4.50 47.0 1.11.0 1.7.0 00 5.50 49.0 1.1.0 1.4.90 00 4.70 47.80 1.1.0 1.5.0 001 5.0 48.10 1.1.40 1.5.10 000 4.90 47.50 1.11.90 1.5.40 1999 Not Run 1998 4.60 46.90 1.10.40 1..90 1997 4.90 47.50 1.10.90 1.4.10 1996 4.0 47.0 1.11.0 1.5.10 1995 4.10 46.60 1.09.80 1..50 1994 5.60 48.80 1.11.50 1.5.0 199 5.0 48.00 1.11.50 1.5.0 199 4.90 46.90 1.10.70 1.5.60 1991 4.50 47.0 1.10.80 1.5.0 9

CENTENARY SPRINT CUP

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CENTENARY SPRINT CUP BARRIER DRAW DATA (Since 016) DRAW 1ST ND RD 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - - - 14 - - - # Since the race was run as a 100m event in 016 11

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CENTENARY SPRINT CUP RACE HISTORY The Centenary Sprint Cup is the newest of 1 Group 1 events in Hong Kong, although the race dates back to November 1984 when it was first run as the Centenary Cup. It was inaugurated to celebrate the centenary of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, which was founded in 1884. Switched between Sha Tin and Happy Valley for the first seven runnings, it was established as a HKG in March over the Sha Tin 100m when the pattern system was introduced in Hong Kong in the 1991/9 season. In 1994, the race was changed from a handicap to set weights and the distance was reduced to 1000m, where it would remain until 016. In 001, the race now renamed the Centenary Sprint Cup was upgraded to HKG1 status, with prize money increased to HK$4.5 million. The race that year went to Tony Cruz-trained King Of Danes, the only three-year-old to win since the contest gained Group status. In 006, it was programmed as the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series, which also features the Queen s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) and Chairman s Sprint Prize (100m). It was run as an international Group for the first time in 017, before receiving top billing in 018, when prize money increased to HK$10 million. The great Silent Witness features prominently among the race s honour roll, with other dual winners including Best Of The Best, Scintillation, Sacred Kingdom, Eagle Regiment and Peniaphobia. Also successful were Hong Kong Sprint winners Absolute Champion and Aerovelocity, as well as last year s winner D B Pin. Tony Cruz is the race s most successful trainer, winning five times to complement his two victories as a jockey. The most successful rider is Felix Coetzee with four wins. 1

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CENTENARY SPRINT CUP PAST WINNERS (Since 199) YEAR HORSE (COUNTRY BRED) A/W/S JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER MARGIN DRAW ODDS GOING TIME 018 D B PIN (NZ) 5/16/g Olivier Doleuze John Size Samuel Wong Yin Shun NK 8/8 6.1 G 1.09.64 017 PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) 6/16/g Neil Callan Tony Cruz Huang Kai Wen /4 8/8 9 G 1.09.15 016 AEROVELOCITY (NZ) 7/16/g Zac Purton Paul O'Sullivan Daniel Yeung Ngai 1-1/ 4/1 8.5 G 1.08.6 015 PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) 4/16/g Douglas Whyte Tony Cruz Huang Kai Wen SH 1/8 1.8F GF 55.49 014 AMBER SKY (AUS) 4/16/g Joao Moreira Ricky Yiu Hung Kam Po -1/4 6/10.F GF 55.86 01 EAGLE REGIMENT (AUS) 5/16/g Olivier Doleuze Manfred Man Cheng Ka Shing 1-1/ 1/14 6. G 56. 01 EAGLE REGIMENT (AUS) 4/16/g Olivier Doleuze Manfred Man Cheng Ka Shing NK 4/1 8 G 57.05 011 SACRED KINGDOM (AUS) 7/16/g Brett Prebble Ricky Yiu Sin Kang Yuk /4 6/8 1.6F G 56.5 010 SACRED KINGDOM (AUS) 6/16/g Brett Prebble Ricky Yiu Sin Kang Yuk /4 9/9 1.4F G 55.7 009 INSPIRATION (AUS) 5/16/g Gerald Mosse John Moore Mr & Mrs Hui Sai Fun 1/ 11/1 15 G 56.91 008 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION (AUS) 6/16/g Brett Prebble David Hall Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong Ming Chak SH /8 9 G 56.50 007 SCINTILLATION (AUS) 6/16/g Eric Saint-Martin Danny Shum Mr & Mrs Hui Sai Fun /4 1/10.6 GF 56.40 006 SCINTILLATION (AUS) 5/16/g Eric Saint-Martin Danny Shum Mr & Mrs Hui Sai Fun 1/ 7/10 4. GF 56.0 005 SILENT WITNESS (AUS) 5/16/g Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 004 SILENT WITNESS (AUS) 4/16/g Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz Arthur Antonio da Silva & Betty da Silva Arthur Antonio da Silva & Betty da Silva 10/11 1.0F GY 56.70-1/ 5/10 1.1F GF 56.0 00 GRAND DELIGHT (AUS) 5/16/g Shane Dye John Size Peter Law Kin Sang /4 /10.4F G 56.70 00 FIREBOLT (IRE) 4/16/g Frankie Dettori Ivan Allan Tony Yue Kwok Leung /4 6/14 6. G 57.00 001 KING OF DANES (AUS) /1/c Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz Lucy Lu Kai Yee /4 14/14.F GF 55.80 000 BEST OF THE BEST (USA) 5/16/g Douglas Whyte Wong Tang-ping Alexander Lee Chun Hung 1-1/ 4/14 4. GF 56.70 1999 BEST OF THE BEST (USA) 4/16/g Eric Legrix Wong Tang-ping Alexander Lee Chun Hung 1-1/ 9/1.4F G 56.90 1998 FASTEST STAR (IRE) 5/16/g Danny Nikolic Alex S T Wong Poly Law Sung Fai NK 8/14 9.7 GF 57.10 1997 QUICK ACTION (IRE) 6/16/g Eric Saint-Martin Ivan Allan Elite Syndicate /4 4/10 17 GF 56.90 1996 MR VITALITY (AUS) 4/16/g Basil Marcus Ivan Allan Larry C K Yung 1 6/14.1F G 57.40 1995 STERLING TOWN (NZ) 5/16/g Eric Legrix Ivan Allan Michael Shum Wai Kit & Lim Kiam Leng SH 6/14 99 G 58.0 1994 SOUND PRINT (IRE) 6/16/g Felix Coetzee Brian Kan Edmund Tam Wing Fan HD 1/1 18 G 57.70 199 KADBRIDGE (NZ) 5/16/g Darren Gauci Lawrie Fownes Lincoln Hsu Chi Yuan HD /7 5 G 1.10.0 199 CARRY ON WINNING (IRE) 5/16/g Tony Cruz Wong Tang-ping Sammy Chow Choi Leng /4 5/1 5.8 Y 1.11.0 *Run as a HKG handicap since 199, the race was promoted to a HKG1 in 001, a G in 017 and a G1 in 018 # Race distance was changed from 100m to 1000m in 1994, before returning to 100m in 016 1

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CENTENARY SPRINT CUP LAST YEAR S RACE The John Size trained D B Pin produced one of the best performances of the season to win the 018 G1 Centenary Sprint Cup under Olivier Doleuze. He won despite beginning moderately and sitting three wide, without cover, for much of the race. D B Pin led a Size trained trifecta in the race with the gelding beating stablemates Mr Stunning and Beat The Clock, who dead-heated for second. The same three horses would then, remarkably, close 018 by finishing first, second and third in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint with Mr Stunning (then trained by Frankie Lor) beating D B Pin and Beat The Clock. He s so consistent, Size said after D B Pin s Centenary Sprint Cup win. He s honest and he s diligent, he likes to do his job. He s made incremental improvement every time he s gone to the races, but particularly this season. He s a naturally fast horse, but this season he s learnt to settle under Olivier s guidance, he s certainly come on and puts most of his energy into the last 400m, which is winning races for him. It was a momentous result and one of many for ten-time champion trainer Size. Doleuze took the winning ride to record his first international Group 1 success since Hong Kong s Rich Tapestry won the 014 G1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship. It would be the final G1 win in Hong Kong for the French rider before his contract ended at the close of the season. It means a lot to me, if you had told me I would win a Group 1 this year when it is so hard to stay on a horse in a Class 5, I wouldn t have believed you! said Doleuze. Purse: HK$10,000,000 Status: Group 1 Distance: 100m Going: Good Race time: 1m 9.64s RANK HORSE AGE WEIGHT TRAINER JOCKEY DRAW MARGIN (LBW) ODDS 1st D B Pin 5 16 John Size Olivier Doleuze 8-6.1 nd Mr Stunning 5 16 John Size Nash Rawiller 4 NK 1.8f rd Beat The Clock 4 16 John Size Joao Moreira 7 NK 4.6 4th Lucky Year 6 16 Danny Shum Alexis Badel 1.75 40 5th Blizzard 6 16 Ricky Yiu Karis Teetan 6 0 6th Not Listenin tome 7 16 John Moore Tommy Berry 1.5 5 7th Peniaphobia 7 16 Tony Cruz Brett Prebble.75 5 8th Lucky Bubbles 6 16 Francis Lui Hugh Bowman 5 4 5.5 14

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CENTENARY SPRINT CUP FIRST FOUR WITH SIRE (Since 011) 018 017 1st D B PIN (NZ) DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) nd MR STUNNING (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) rd BEAT THE CLOCK (AUS) HINCHINBROOK (AUS) 4th LUCKY YEAR (AUS) HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) 016 1st PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) DANDY MAN (IRE) nd LUCKY BUBBLES (AUS) SEBRING (AUS) rd NOT LISTENIN'TOME (AUS) DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) 4th AMAZING KIDS (NZ) FALKIRK (NZ) 015 1st AEROVELOCITY (NZ) PINS (AUS) nd GOLD-FUN (IRE) LE VIE DEI COLORI (GB) rd PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) DANDY MAN (IRE) 4th FREDERICK ENGELS (GB) ICEMAN (GB) 014 1st PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) DANDY MAN (IRE) nd BUNDLE OF JOY (AUS) MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) rd SMART VOLATILITY (AUS) DANEWIN (AUS) 4th FREDERICK ENGELS (GB) ICEMAN (GB) 01 1st AMBER SKY (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) nd STRAIGHT GOLD (AUS) STRATUM (AUS) rd CERISE CHERRY (SAF) GOLDKEEPER (USA) 4th FREDERICK ENGELS (GB) ICEMAN (GB) 01 1st EAGLE REGIMENT (AUS) EL MOXIE (USA) nd FREDERICK ENGELS (GB) FREDERICK ENGELS (GB) rd BEST ELEVEN (AUS) CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) 4th CAPTAIN SWEET (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) 011 1st EAGLE REGIMENT (AUS) EL MOXIE (USA) nd JOY AND FUN (NZ) CULLEN (AUS) rd LET ME FIGHT (IRE) HAWK WING (USA) 4th RICH UNICORN (AUS) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) 1st SACRED KINGDOM (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) nd DIM SUM (GB) KYLLACHY (GB) rd SWEET SANETTE (SAF) JALLAD (USA) 4th VITAL FLYER (AUS) MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) 15

018 / 019 Racing Media Guide CENTENARY SPRINT CUP LEAD SECTIONAL TIME (Since 016) YEAR 400 800 100 018 4.40 47.50 1.09.64 017 4.9 46.71 1.09.15 016.48 45.77 1.08.6 16

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