Jason Warren‘s mare Benedetta produced an exhilarating efficiency to seize the distinguished Group 1 $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
2024 The Goodwood winner Benedetta (pictured successful the RN Irwin) is Brisbane-bound for the Stradbroke Handicap. Photograph: Jenny Barnes.
This victory units her sights on the upcoming Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in Brisbane on June 15.
Jockey Jamie Kah, contemporary off her first Adelaide Group 1 win within the SA Derby final week, secured her second Group 1 victory of the carnival with a masterful journey aboard Benedetta.
The progressive four-year-old mare ($6) had been constructing type with a win within the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes and a detailed third within the Robert Sangster Stakes, each at Morphettville.
In a tightly contested race, Kah expertly guided Benedetta, guaranteeing she had sufficient within the tank for a powerful end.
The mare held off a late cost from Phillip Stokes‘ filly Stretan Angel ($31), ridden by Benedetta’s common rider Daniel Stackhouse, to cross the road a head in entrance. Stokes ran second and third on this 12 months’s The Goodwood trifecta, along with his Robert Sangster winner Climbing Star ($20) third.
Delighted coach Warren wasted no time in outlining his future plans for Benedetta.
“We’ll head north now and goal the Stradbroke,” he declared after the race.
This affirmation has seen Benedetta shorten considerably in all-in 2024 Stradbroke Handicap betting markets at Ladbrokes, now sitting at $21.
Benedetta’s win in The Goodwood was a testomony to her preventing spirit and Jamie Kah’s distinctive driving expertise.
The mare now units her sights on a tilt on the prestigious Stradbroke Handicap, promising one other chapter in her thrilling racing journey.
2024 The Goodwood Outcomes
| End | No. | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Beginning Worth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | BENEDETTA | Jason Warren | Ms Jamie Kah | 3 | 55kg | $6 | |||
| 2 | 17 | STRETAN ANGEL | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Stackhouse | 0.2L | 7 | 52.5kg (cd 53kg) | $31 | ||
| 3 | 3 | CLIMBING STAR (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 1.6L | 13 | 56.5kg | $20 | ||
| 4 | 6 | I AM ME | Ciaron Maher | Blake Shinn | 1.9L | 1 | 55kg | $5.50 | ||
| 5 | 15 | OSCAR’S FORTUNE | Dion Luciani | William Pike | 2.1L | 8 | 53.5kg | $6.50 | ||
| 6 | 8 | ARKANSAW KID | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Billy Egan | 2.5L | 15 | 54.5kg | $31 | ||
| 7 | 11 | WHAT YOU NEED | Mick Worth & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Craig Williams | 2.7L | 11 | 54.5kg | $26 | ||
| 8 | 4 | SGHIRRIPA | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | Craig Newitt | 2.7L | 14 | 56kg | $26 | ||
| 9 | 16 | SKYBIRD | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 2.8L | 5 | 53kg | $11 | ||
| 10 | 13 | GRINZINGER PRINCE | Cody Reardon | Ms Emily Finnegan | 3.1L | 10 | 54.5kg | $201 | ||
| 11 | 9 | JOHNNY ROCKER | Nick Ryan | Rhys McLeod | 3.2L | 12 | 54.5kg | $7 | ||
| 12 | 2 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Simon A Miller | Damian Lane | 3.4L | 9 | 56.5kg | $4.40F | ||
| 13 | 10 | RUBAMOS | Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor | Jacob Opperman | 3.6L | 2 | 54.5kg | $201 | ||
| 14 | 5 | EXTREMELY LUCKY | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Jake Toeroek | 4.2L | 6 | 56kg | $61 | ||
| 15 | 12 | KARACASU | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Jason Holder | 4.8L | 4 | 54.5kg | $201 | ||
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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