The star of the show was Te Akau Shark, making his first raceday appearance since finishing third in the Cox Plate in October and looking more potent than ever ahead of his Australian autumn campaign with a career-first Group One victory. The Mitigator held on bravely for second, while South Island raider Kiwi Ida prevented a Matamata trifecta with the winner's stablemate Avantage in fourth place. Jamie Richards is never one for overstatement, so to hear him refer to Te Akau Shark as "possibly the best we've had" says a lot. 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at the end of the month and culminating with the A$4 million Gr. Tiptronic, a six-year-old son of late champion stallion O'Reilly, was having his 30th start on Saturday and his sixth win.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2020 22:41 UTC