Melbourne - Vic (November 15, 2009) - Eight Street continued the remarkable run of South African feature race wins for champion trainer Charles Laird with a thrashing of his rivals in the Group Two Victory Moon Stakes (1800m) at Turffontein.
Ridden patiently by Anton Marcus, Eight Street settled off the speed before coming with a brilliant finishing burst in the home straight.
So quick was he finishing that by the time the post was reached Eight Street held a two length margin over Rudi Rocks, while Killaridge was third.
The win was the second at group level for the Australian bred. Last season, Eight Street had claimed the Group Three Clairwood Cup Trial.
Since returning from a spell Eight Street showed he was on track for this latest feature event when he ran a slashing first up fifth in stakes company at Turffontein on October 10.
Laird has a number of Australian breds in his team including Oracy, Dan De Lago and Flying Princess all primed for more black type races during the next couple of weeks.
Eight Street is turning into an incredible money spinner for his connections considering Laird paid just $40,000 for him from the draft of Southern Cross Breeders at the 2006 Magic Millions Yearling Sale at the Gold Coast.
The win of Eight Street continued the incredible international run of progeny by star Machiavellian sire Street Cry.
In the past two weeks his daughter Zenyatta starred at the Breeders’ Cup, while his star Aussie son Shocking won the Melbourne Cup.
Eight Street is from a lightly raced mare by Octagonal whose both runners are winners.
The other, the lightly raced Lion Heart filly French Lion, is a winner in Victoria this season for the Melbourne Cup winning trainer, Mark Kavanagh.

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