Overview
- Joliestar captured the A$750,000 Group 1 Canterbury Stakes over 1,300m at Randwick, giving Chris Waller his first win in the race as stablemates Beiwacht and Lady Shenandoah completed the trifecta.
- James McDonald rode six winners on the program, taking his career total to 127 Group 1 victories, two short of Damien Oliver’s Australian record.
- Trainer plans have Joliestar targeting the TJ Smith Stakes next, with a Royal Ascot tilt planned after that assignment.
- Beiwacht’s second place supported Waller’s assessment that the colt performs best between 1,200m and 1,500m following mixed results at shorter distances this season.
- Stewards reported Raging Force went four out of five lame in the Challenge Stakes and was transported to Randwick Equine Centre with a suspected pelvis injury, with further updates pending.