Fleur de Lune was 3rd - a 3yo filly having her first try in a stakes race!
It was a surprising result, but Barinka is a very good mare, and this was a strong performance.
Banchee was 7th, but only 1.9 lengths away.
Keep The Peace is going out for a break - Shaune Ritchie thinks she must have had enough of racing for a while, just like Jimmy.
I'm still proud of Jimmy - 10 starts this season for 7 wins (3 G1). He won the Hawke's Bay Guineas, 2000 Guineas, Great Northern Guineas, Wellington Stakes, Waikato Guineas, NZ Derby and Rosehill Guineas - no horse has ever won all those races before. He was just tired today. A few months off and he'll be good as new.
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