The David Pfeiffer-trained Safusa (Elusive Quality  - Zolaroyale, by Dominion Royale) strengthened his grip on favouritism for Saturday’s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast.

Safusa drew barrier two for the $1 million event. The favourable draw gave the gelding a great chance to win a second Magic Millions feature in as many starts.

Bookmakers tightened Safusa’s pre-post quote after the draw. The Chris Waller-trained Subarc (Stratum - Corporate, by Mt Livermore) also firmed in betting on the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas  after drawing barrier seven.

Below is the full barrier draw for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Sydney-visitor My Destiny (4 g Stratum - Grand Show, by Grand Lodge) produced a powerful finish to win the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday. My Destiny came with a big finish in the straight to defeat Ready To Rip (More Than Ready) by a neck with  Adebisi (Shovhog) a neck away third.

My Destiny’s win was overshadowed by a serious injury to high-class mare Zero Rock who had to be pulled out of the race by jockey Chris Munce shortly after the start. Early reports suggest Zero Rock may have sustained a career ending pelvis injury.

Trainer Con Karakatsanis set My Destiny on a path towards next month’s  Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast but arrived earlier than planned after the four-year-old was balloted out of last week’s G2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

“He’s still very green and has a lot to learn.  He’s only had nine starts before this and he’s taken a while to put it all together,” Karakatsanis said.”His next run will be in the Magic Millions Cup if all goes well.”

Karakatsanis revealed My Destiny hasn’t been the easiest horse to train throughout his 10-start career. ”He’s had a lot of leg problems and isn’t the easiest horse to train and takes a lot of looking after. I think he’ll be a better horse on a bigger track than Doomben.”

A unique win for Widden Stud sire Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) has underpinned a quartet of victories for the Hunter Valley operation’s stallions on Wednesday.

Stratum four-year-old Looklook (Stratum - The Nip, by Dehere) became the first of the sire’s progeny to score over further than 2000 metres when the gelding claimed the Cove Hotel 0-68 Handicap (2400m) at Sandown.

The Mike Moroney-trained Stratocracy (Stratum - Gemstone, by Pentire) is the only other of the sire’s runners to have won over 2000 metres. Stratocracy achieved the feat when he won a 0-62 race at Ballarat earlier this year.

Paul Perry trained Stratum to win the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) in 2005. The Newcastle trainer provided the sire’s second winner when Social Rank (Stratum - Leonina, by Snippets) took out the Australian Turf Club at Wyong Handicap (1100m).

The late Widden legend General Nediym (Nediym - Military Belle, by Without Fear) earned yet another winner when Man Form Oz (General Nediym - Broadway Dance, by Danzero) won the Winning Edge Presentations Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm.

Lucky Owners (Danehill - Miss Priority, by Kaapstad) got in on the act when his daughter Slippery Ninja (Lucky Owners - Grisabella, by Tale Of The Cat) posted a comfortable win in the Criterion Tavern Maiden Plate (1111m) at Gawler.

A double for a former Widden Stud legend led a treble of successes for sires from the Hunter Valley operation at Friday night’s Moonee Valley and Canterbury meetings.

The late General Nediym (Nediym - Military Belle, by Without Fear) served Widden Stud with distinction until his death but the sire still manages to produce his share of winners, including two at Canterbury on Friday.

The Lee Curtis-trained Flight Command (General Nediym - Touched In Flight, by Falisyev) took out the Flinders Lane Perfect Fit Handicap (1550m) before Mrs Onassis (General Nediym - Miss Jakeo, by Unbridled’s Song) cruised to victory in the Vinery Stud Handicap (1100m).

Mrs Onassis’s city win added to the speedy winners on the maternal side of her pedigree. Mrs Onassis is a half-sister to the Group 3 winners Miss Judgement (Strategic - Miss Jakeo, by Unbridled’s Song) and Fifth Avenue Lady (Encosta De Lago - Miss Jakeo, by Unbridled’s Song).

The four-year-old’s grand dam is the Group 1 winner Lady Jakeo (Last Tycoon - Food For Love, by Lunchtime) and counts the Hong Kong Group 3 winner Able Choice (Dehere - Lady Jakeo, by Last Tycoon) and US Grade 3 winner Red Arrow (Red Ransom - Lady Jakeo, by Last Tycoon) among his relatives.

Caulfield trainer Mick Price produced the Melbourne leg of Widden’s trio when Stratigraphy (Stratum - Diamond Masque, by Align) took out the Drake International Handicap (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

General Nediym’s double took his season’s tally to 40 while Stratum has produced the winners of 43 races, including three carrying stakes status.

Past and present Widden Stud sires have combined to quinella the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup meeting at Flemington.

The late Widden Stud stallion General Nediym (Nediym - Military Belle, by Without Fear) provided the winner of the $150,000 race when the Matthew Smith-trained Combat Kitty (General Nediym - Fondle, by O’Reilly) poked through a gap late to score narrowly.

The three-year-old became the sire’s 34^th individual stakes winner with her success. Smith paid $150,000 to secure the filly at the 2010 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Victorian trainer David Hayes provided the runner-up with the Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) three-year-old Mabsam (Stratum - Gypsy Dollar, by Zabeel).

Shadwell Stud paid $240,000 for Mabsam out of the Yarraman Park Stud draft at the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.

Mabsam is a half-sister to the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes winner Viking Hero (Elvstroem - Gypsy Dollar, by Zabeel)

Widden Stud resident Lucky Owners (Danehill - Miss Priority, by Kaapstad) sired his first two-year-old winner of the season when Lucky Us (Lucky Owners - Meritxell, by Thatching) took out the Become A Member Maiden (1050m) at Rockhampton.

The Todd Austin trained-colt posted a smart 2-3/4 length success in the $20,000 feature. Lucky Us became the second juvenile winner Widden has produced in Queensland this week after Snipzu (Snippetson - Pilgrim, by Danehill) scored at last Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting.

Widden had success on the other side of Australia on Thursday with the Strada (Danehill - Shindig, by Straight Strike) three-year-old Settle Strada (Strada - Unsettled, by Thunder Gulch) scored a decisive win in the Western Allpest Maiden (1016m) at Bunbury.

Past and present Widden stallions have sired the winners of 113 races this season with Golden Slipper-winning sire Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) leading the way with 32 successes.

Widden Stud stallion Stratum was represented by an impressive Maiden winner at Doomben on Wednesday when the Alan Bailey-trained Our Design (3 f Stratum - Queen Of Fashion, by Last Tycoon) bolted in to score by four and three-quarter lengths.

Our Design sold for $250,000 as a yearling at the 2010 NZB Premier Sale is the second winner for the Last Tycoon (Ire) mare Queen of Fashion, a half-sister to Listed-placed Secrete Marina, the dam of Group 2 winner Joanna (High Chaparral).

“I’ve got a very good opinion of her,”  Bailey said. ”She’s one of the nicest fillies I’ve had for some time and has got the makings of being a very good filly later on and she should get to 1600 metres.”

Stratum was represented by his second Group 1 winner last Saturday when his daughter Streama won the Flight Stakes by six-lengths

Three-year-old filly Streama (Stratum - Pensiamo, by Sovereign Red) became the second Group 1 winner for Widden Stud resident Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) after the streeted her rivals to claim the Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Streama has raced on the pace at her previous starts but a change of tactics produced amazing results as the Guy Walter-trained filly came from midfield to win the $400,000 event by a widening 6-1/4 lengths. Streama earned Stratum another Group 1 success just eight days after the premature death of the sire’s Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily (Stratum - Crystal Snip, by Snippets).

Winning trainer Guy Walter said he would spell the four-time stakes winner instead of chasing further riches in Melbourne.

“What she showed is how adaptable she is. She can sit on the speed or be ridden back,” he said. “She’s had four quick runs in succession and will go for a break now.”

Meanwhile, The Verminator (Jeune - Fraar Side, by Fraar) became the fourth Group 1 winner for the late stallion Jeune (Kalaglow - Youthful, by Green Dancer) with his success in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick.

The Chris Waller-trained gelding booked his place in the Caulfield Cup in a fortnight with his 2-3/4 length win over his stablemate Hawk Island (Hawk Wing - Crimphill, by Sadler’s Wells).

“It’s everyone’s dream to have a Caulfield Cup runner so that’s where we’ll head,” Waller said. “That’s the Australian dream with a good racehorse. Whether you’re a chance or not, you follow the dream.”

The late stallion Anabaa (Danzig - Balbonella, by Gay Mecene) continues to serve his Australian home well with his outstanding daughter Anabandana (Anabaa - Great Notice, by Nureyev) in fine form in New Zealand.

Anabandana posted a comfortable 1-3/4 length success in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) to record her fifth stakes win from seven starts in the $NZ70,000 feature. Anabandana cost $26,000 at the 2009 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale but her Hastings success took her earnings to more than $NZ392,500 for her owner Christopher Grace.

“Today wasn’t a day where we were overly confident,” Grace said. “It’s her first race back and she’s got a lot of improvement in her. That (performance) was spooky.”

“We’ve got races down the track that we’re really aiming her for. Don (Sellwood, trainer) is a conditioner of racehorses and he said today the horse would tell us - I think she shouted pretty loud.”

The Guy Walter-trained Streama (Stratum - Pensiamo, by Sovereign Red) completed a stakes double for Widden sires with her all-the-way victory in the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill.

The win was Streama’s second straight stakes success after the filly won the Group 2 Furious Stakes (1400m) at Warwick Farm at her previous start.

“She’s a beautiful filly who is very adaptable, she can run on wet or dry,” Walter said. “I think if they had have gone hard she would have just sat behind them and pounced.

“It was a beautiful ride by Hugh, he said he was going to go forward and I was a bit worried but it proved to be the right move.”

Widden Stud stallions Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) and Snippetson (Snippets) enjoyed winning doubles on Thursday. Stratum  with two new winners yesterday and Snippetson with a quinella.

Sylvan Power (3 c Thanksgiving, by Generous) proved too good for his rivals in the 3yo Maiden over 1000m at Ballarat while Straleta (4 m Galleta) won an Open Maiden over 1400m at Northam.

Sylvan Power defeated It Is Written (Written Tycoon) by three-quarters of a length. Passed in for $24,000 at the 2010 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Sylvan Power was racing for the first time.

The Shane Edwards-trained Straleta defeated Kabram Boy (Stormys Son) by three-quarters of a length. A $28,000 purchase at the 2009 Magic Million Perth Yearling Sale. Straleta enjoyed the drop in class here, having placed at her past two starts at Belmont Park.

Golden Slipper Stakes winner Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) stands at Widden Stud where his fee in 2011 is advertised at $55.000 (inc GST).

In West Australia Snippetson was represented by the 1,2 in the $10,000 Open Maiden over 1300m when Magic Mover (4 g Lady Biton, by Rubiton) defeated Mia (3 f Snippetson - Wasabi Miss, by Fuji Kiseki) by a neck.

Snippetson (Snippets) will stand for $7,700 (inc GST) at Widden Stud in 2011.

Unpretentious (Stratum - Alisa Free, by Favorite Trick) became the latest promising prospect for Widden Stud sire Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) with an effortless debut win at Thursday’s Sale meeting.

Unpretentious gave away experience to his opposition in the Iplex Pipelines 0-68 Handicap (1100m). A wide run on a slow track had no effect on the three-year-old, who coasted to a 2-1/2 length win over the city-performed Sharnee Rose (Nadeem - Farasha, by Jeune).

“We will take it a run at a time,” Burke said. “He is very babyish and he still has a bit of growing to do but he has got a good motor.

“We’ll take him to the city for his next start, for a Saturday maybe. He can graduate from then.”

The Mike Moroney-trained Stratocracy (Stratum - Gemstone, by Pentire) completed a double for Stratum with his win in the Australian Group Valve Handicap (1400m).

Meanwhile, Waikato Stud sires Pins (Snippets - No Finer, by Kaoru Star) and Savabeel (Zabeel - Savannah Success, by Success Express) combined for a double for the New Zealand operation at Sale.

Mornington trainer Jason Warren produced Won Ton Noodles (Pins - Delgatie Queen, by Spectacular Love) to win the Masterflash Maiden Plate (1200m) before Tantrum (Savabeel -Tantamount, by Last Tycoon) claimed the Plastec Handicap (1100m).

Four-year-old mare Uplifting (Pins - Saveke, by Centaine) completed a double for Pins and a treble for Waikato with her win in the Cranston Pies Maiden Plate (1600m).

Golden Slipper winner Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) was represented by a new winner at the weekend in South Africa when Rock The System (3 f Verdict Declared, by Mr Henrysee) scored in a 1160 metre Maiden at Turffontein.

Rock the System sold for $42,000 as a yearling to Worldwide Bloodstock from the Reavill Farm draft at the 2010 Magic Million National Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast and is a half-sister to Group 3 winner A Country Girl.

Stratum is standing for $55,000 (incl GST) at Widden Stud in 2011.

Widden Stud sires continued their strong start to the 2011/12 season with another trio of successes on both sides of the country on Saturday.

The exciting son of Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent), That’s The One (Snippetson - Chosen, by Redoute’s Choice) maintained his undefeated record with his barnstorming win in the Olive Curtis & Andrew Denadic Handicap (1410m) at Flemington.

That’s The One settled well back in the field before unleashing a terrific sprint to win comfortably, placing the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on the gelding’s agenda.

“Today was another revelation, I didn’t think he could do that,” co-trainer Cindy Alderson, who trains the gelding in partnership with her father Colin, said. “They went hard early then they slowed it up. At the top of the straight, I thought he has got to be good to win from there.

“He just kept coming and coming. It was pretty exciting stuff.

“We have got to be mindful that this is his first preparation. Obviously he had to learn a lot to get here in the first place so we are just going to take it race by race.”

Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) mare Celebration Girl (Stratum - Gypsy Frolic, by Bluebird) provided a Perth leg to Widden’s treble with her success in the Racingjobs.com.au Handicap (1000m) at Belmont.

The Paul Messara stable completed Widden’s treble when he produced Anadan (Anabaa - Demerger, by Saithor) to take out the Tandem Engineers Maiden Plate (1600m) at Newcastle. Messara paid $575,000 for the son of the late Widden sire at the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Sale.

Anadan’s dam Demerger (Saithor - Triattica, by Centaine) was good enough to win a Group 1 Adelaide Cup (3200m) during her career.

Widden Stud yesterday announced two new stallion fee packages for this spring aimed squarely at assisting the serious commercial breeder in what can only be described as a tough economic climate.

“We’ve been listening to our clients and have been looking at ways we can help breeders to get their mares covered by the best possible sires at a price that is affordable and as a result have come up with the following package deals,” said Antony Thompson.

“The Golden Slipper Winners” - Send a mare to our Golden Slipper winners Stratum and Sebring for $65,000+ gst (advertised price for Stratum $55,000 and Sebring $38,500).

“Choose Two for 50k” - Send two mares to either Northern Meteor, Sebring or Star Witness for $50,000 +gst (advertised price Northern Meteor $33,000, Sebring $38,500 and Star Witness $33,000).

Stratum was Champion Australian First Season Sire in 2009/2010 and will also be Champion Second Season Sire for 2010/2011 by earnings, winners and stakes-winners, while the first foals by Sebring and Northern Meteor will be offered as yearlings in 2012.

“Stratum has done all we could have asked of him and is well established now as the best sire of his generation, while the Sebring and Northern Meteor foals have impressed everyone and we look forward with great anticipation to the sales next year,” Thompson said.

Sebring and Northern Meteor are poised for the next stage in their stud careers, while global traveller Star Witness is due back in Australia soon to embark on his first season at stud.

“All of these sires are rock solid commercial options for the breeder seeking to produce a superior athlete and participate at top end yearling sales, so we expect these new packages to generate considerable interest and given the popularity of these sires, there may be a limited number of mares accepted under these terms, so we urge breeders to give us a call,” Thompson added.

“Widden have always maintained a willingness to work with our clients and are ready to discuss other package options with the best deal possible and this could include the likes of Champion 3yo sprinter and dual Group I winner Nicconi, who was the most popular first season sire last year.”

Victorian operation Eliza Park’s stallions went to great lengths to produce a winning double on Tuesday with successes at each end of Australia.

The Neil Dyer stable produced the first leg of Eliza Park’s dual success when Bel Shandy (Bel Esprit - Mrs Bently, by Euclase) won the Rex Gorell Volkswagen Handicap (1200m) in Victoria. Manhattan Skyline (Statue Of Liberty - Kylie’s Waltz, by Secret Savings) completed Eliza Park’s double with a win more than 3000km away in Townsville in the Cup Calcutta Thursday @ 6pm Handicap (1200m).

Eliza Park is home to the sires of Australia’s two highest rated sprinters. Eliza Park stands Bel Esprit (Royal Academy - Bespoken, by Vain), the sire of world champion speedster Black Caviar (Bel Esprit - Helsinge, by Desert Sun) while Statue Of Liberty is the sire of Hay List (Statue Of Liberty - Sing Hallelujah, by Is It True).

Widden Stud stallions completed a similar feat with wins at the Geelong and Townsville meetings. Twitchintime (General Nediym - Forest Flame, by Twig Moss) won the Pro-Ride Handicap (1300m) at Geelong before Beaux Strata (Stratum - Mysterious Times, by Carry The Crown) claimed the Book Now For Cup Day Handicap (1630m) at Townsville.

Widden Stud sire Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) might have another outstanding prospect on his hands after Stratford (Stratum - Celebration Bell, by True Version) won in outstanding fashion at Saturday’s Rosehill meeting.

Hawkes Racing gave Stratford a break after his maiden win at the Gold Coast in January. The rising four-year-old showed the break had done him with world of good with his exciting performance.

Stratford settled back in the field before casually reeling in his rivals to score an effortless 3-1/2 length win. The gelding’s win took his prizemoney to more than $100,000, not far off his $130,000 purchase price at the 2009 Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions Sale.

Meanwhile, the $2.1 million yearling Master Of Design (Redoute’s Choice - Urge To Merge, by Last Tycoon) made a winning start to life in Sydney with his win in the Alpha Flight Services Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill.

“He is a very serious racehorse and we will look at some serious races with him,” Payne said. “He’s not 100 per cent wound up yet.

“He has been at my place for three months and is sound now. It’s early days but I think he can extend to 1400 metres and there is a lot in store.”

Darley paid the high price for Master Of Design at the 2007 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, The son of Redoute’s Choice (Danehill - Shantha’s Choice, by Canny Lad) is a half-brother to the South African Group 1 winner Suntagonal (Octagonal - Urge To Merge, by Last Tycoon).

Master Of Design is also from the same family as Tracy’s Element (Last Tycoon - Princess Tracy, by Ahonoora), the Champion 2YO in South Africa in 1993, who is the dam of the 2009-10 Australian Horse Of The Year Typhoon Tracy (Red Ransom - Tracy’s Element, by Last Tycoon).

Master Of Design did his early racing in the care of Lee Freedman before Australian Bloodstock bought the stallion for a fraction of his original price.

Master Of Design had one start for a win for Perth trainer Adam Durrant before connections decided to send the five-year-old back to Sydney.

Caulfield trainer Mick Price did his part for Widden Stud after preparing a double with sons of Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) and the late Anabaa (Danzig - Balbonella, by Gay Mecene).

Price prepared Configuration (Anabaa - Patterns, by Success Express) for a debut win in the Leech Jewellers Maiden Plate (1100m) at Bendigo. Patterns (Success Express - Silver Robe, by Elusive Quest) was good enough to win at Group 3 level in 2001.

The three-year-old cost Price and his bloodstock manager Luke Wilkinson $145,000 at the 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

The stable completed a Widden double when the Price-trained Lone Star (Stratum - Coogee Crown, by Stravinsky) strode to a 1-3/4 length success in the Pakenham Sports Club Maiden Plate (1000m) at Pakenham. Lone Star is the second foal of Coogee Crown (Stravinsky - Joyfulness, by Bletchingly), who hails from the famous Denise’s Joy (Seventh Hussar - Fun For All, by Pipe Of Peace) family.

Price’s efforts provided the backbone for a winning quartet for Widden Stud. The NSW operation also had success with another of its late champion stallions when So Genourous (General Nediym - Amorous, by Covetous) won the John Davis Motors Handicap (1400m) at Bathurst.

Widden also had a winner in Hong Kong when Ice Fire (Lucky Owners - Bon Matin, by St Jude) took out the IWC Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin.

The terrific prospect Stratumsphere (Stratum - Aces Royale, by King’s High) has led home a quinella for Widden Stud stallion Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) in the Essendon Hyundai i30 Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley.

Scratchings left Widden Stud with four representatives in the nine-horse field. Stratumsphere showed terrific speed to lead his rivals before coasting home for a 3-3/4 length success over the David Hayes-trained stakeswinner Eramor (Stratum - Romare, by Marscay).

Stratumsphere’s trainer Tony Noonan said the colt has overcome hurdles such as a stress fracture in a hind leg last spring to take his racing record to two wins from as many starts at Moonee Valley.

“He was always a good, forward little colt with a great temperament,” Noonan said. “He just wants to be a racehorse. He just keeps improving.”

Noonan said he has invested in Stratum’s yearlings again in 2011 in a bid to find another likely type such as Stratumsphere or perhaps another Golden Slipper winner such as Stratum’s 2010 winner Crystal Lily (Stratum - Crystal Snip, by Snippets).

“I love them (Stratum’s progeny) today,” Noonan said. “He has done a super job, the stallion. We purchased a few more this year because I think they are just nice horses.

“I am hoping this bloke will continue to improve.”

Stratum enjoyed further success on the other side of the country at Wednesday’s Belmont meeting. Three-year-old filly Celebration Girl (Stratum - Gypsy Frolic, by Bluebird) comfortably took out the Port Bouvard Real Estate Handicap (1000m).

Widden Stud sires will have plenty of chances to win Wednesday’s Essendon Hyundai i30 Handicap (1000m) with the operation providing no less than six runners in the $30,000 race.

Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) will provide four of the Widden Stud sextet, including the David Hayes-trained stakes winner Eramor (Stratum - Romare, by Marscay).

The Tony Noonan-trained Stratumsphere (Stratum - Aces Royale, by King’s High) and Jason Warren’s Strato Mostro (Stratum - Borely, by Reprimand) were the most expensive of Stratum’s five runners. The duo cost their owners $70,000 at Magic Millions sales on the Gold Coast.

Stratumsphere is a half-brother to the stakes winner Carlton Spirit (Fraar - Aces Royale, by King’s High) and the stakes-placed Carlton Ace (Bianconi - Aces Royale, by King’s High). Carlton Ace produced the stakes-placed juvenile Carlton Forward (Charge Forward - Carlton Ace, by Bianconi).

The Mick Price stable will produce Stratigraphy (Stratum - Diamond Masque, by Align) for his debut run. Diamond Masque (Align - Diamond Snip, by Snippets) is a sister to the Group 3 winner Coup Align.

Another young Widden sire, Strada (Danehill - Shindig, by Straight Strike) will be represented by the Mike Moroney-trained Chabrier (Strada - Aubade, by Mukaddamah) in the race. Smooth General (General Nediym - Vestey, by Last Tycoon) will represent the Widden legend General Nediym (Nediym - Military Belle, by Without Fear).

Smooth General is a half-brother to the Listed winner Rutherford Eagle (Favorite Trick - Vestey, by Last Tycoon) and the consistent mare Jolie Brise (Fastnet Rock - Vestey, by Last Tycoon).

Widden Stud stallions enjoyed a trio of successes with young horses at three meetings around Australia on Thursday.

The promising Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent) filly Maecenus (Snippetson - Royal Mecene, by Al Jaasi) took her record to three wins from six starts after the three-year-old claimed the Big Apachee Benchmark 60 Handicap (900m) at Newcastle.

Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) earned a win at Ballarat when the Mike Moroney-trained gelding Stratocracy (Stratum - Gemstone, by Pentire) took out the Ryan & McDonald Homes 0-62 Handicap (2000m). Stratocracy broke new ground for his sire after becoming the first of Stratum’s progeny to win over 2000 metres.

Strada (Danehill - Shindig, by Straight Strike) produced a new two-year-old winner when Filjon (Strada - Sequin, by Green Desert) won the Mal Gerrard Handicap (1100m) on debut at Launceston.  Filjon became Strada’s third individual winner with his success.