A day when the best weight-for-age horses lined up to do battle – and where the stories around the winners will live long in the memory of those who witnessed an incredible two hours of back-to-back Group 1s.
An air of incredulity swept across the packed grandstands as perennial giant killer Roch ‘N’Horse toppled odds-on favourite Nature Strip to claim the Darley Champions Sprint. The milers then took centrestage in what was expected to be a race in two between My Oberon and Private Eye – until the late money for Alligator Blood saw the second favourite get his own Flemington redemption and win the Kennedy Champions Mile.
And so onto the TAB Champions Stakes over the 2000m. The much-awaited rematch between I’m Thunderstruck and Anamoe would surely put the world back on its axis with one of the two favourites saluting? But a clever rail-hugging run from the front by Jamie Kah on Zaaki, gave the Annabel Neasham gelding consecutive victories in the feature - and another incredible story was written.
Saturday, 5 November 2022
Feature races
Group 1 Darley Champions Sprint (1200m)
Group 1 Kennedy Champions Mile (1600m)
Group 1 TAB Champions Stakes (2000m)
Gates open: 10:30 am
First race: 12:40 pm
Last race: 5:50 pm
Races Sat 5 Nov | Results | View Full Race Day Guide View Race Guide | |
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1
TWITTER TROPHY
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12:40 PM
1600
$150000.00
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1st
14. FRENCH EMPEROR
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2
AUSTRALIAN CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION TROPHY
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1:15 PM
2000
$150000.00
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1st
12. FLASH FEELING
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3
THE AMANDA ELLIOTT
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1:50 PM
1400
$175000.00
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1st
14. MAGIC TIME
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4
QUEEN'S CUP
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2:30 PM
2600
$300000.00
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1st
11. SOULCOMBE
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5
TAB MATRIARCH STAKES
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3:10 PM
2000
$300000.00
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1st
4. ATISHU
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6
DARLEY CHAMPIONS SPRINT
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3:50 PM
1200
$3000000.00
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1st
11. ROCH 'N' HORSE
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7
KENNEDY CHAMPIONS MILE
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4:30 PM
1600
$3000000.00
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1st
4. ALLIGATOR BLOOD
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8
TAB CHAMPIONS STAKES
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5:10 PM
2000
$3000000.00
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1st
2. ZAAKI
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9
WORLD HORSE RACING GRAND HANDICAP
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5:50 PM
1100
$150000.00
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1st
2. SNAPPER
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