A thrilling victory for South Australia unfolded on the 2024 Oakleigh Plate as Shane & Cassie Oxlade-trained Queman held off a fierce problem to say the Group 1 title on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
Queman Wins the 2024 Oakleigh Plate in a Caulfield thriller. Photograph: Final Racing Pictures.
The Mint Lane gelding, taking a big step up in school, displayed exceptional resilience to edge previous Hypothetical in a photograph end.
Queman, in glorious type, constructed upon his latest Listed W.J. Adams victory on the identical monitor, extending his profitable streak at Caulfield to 2.
Jockey Harry Coffey, who labored arduous to succeed in the required weight, secured his second Group 1 win with an emotional post-race celebration.
“I’ve received a Group 1, so I’ve had that feeling earlier than, however I needed to do it once more so it wasn’t a fluke, so hopefully they stream on a bit now,” he mentioned.
The horses carrying the lightest weight dominated the rostrum, with Mornington Glory ending an in depth third behind Hypothetical.
Co-trainer Shane Oxlade, thrilled with the victory, acknowledged the household’s dedication to racing and highlighted the win’s significance as their first Group 1 success. He emphasised the enjoyment of coaching a champion and attaining such a prestigious win.
“Whether or not it’s Cassie or my different daughter Tamara, my spouse, the entire household, we’re simply battlers. We love racing, it’s been in our household all my life, it’s all I’ve completed,” he informed Racing.com.
“I’ve had some good horses however to get one to return right here on Oakleigh Plate day and pull it off, it’s fairly particular.
“You get off the bed every single day to coach a very good horse and to win a bunch race or a Group 1 is simply the top of something in our sport, isn’t it?”
Full 2024 Oakleigh Plate outcomes and ending order might be discovered right here.
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