Queen of the Turf 2022

Australia

Randwick · 09.04.22

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Queen of the Turf

1stNimalee6yo by So You Think × Dezign

2ndAnnavisto4yo by Reliable Man × Avisto

3rdIcebath5yo by Sacred Falls × Fabulist

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JockeyDamien Oliver

TrainerMatthew A Smith

OwnerLetmar Investments Pty Ltd

BreederBruce Neill (Cressfield)

PurseA$ 1,000,000

Distance1600 metres

Winning time1m 40.24s

SurfaceTurf · Heavy(10)

ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up

Runners14

Stories of this Result

Nimalee

In 2021, Nimalee had finished ninth here behind Nettoyer. The horse was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 31. The five-year-old mare is by So You Think out of Dezign. The winning time was 1m 40.24s.

So You Think

With this win, So You Think reached 3 Group 1 wins this season, level with All Too Hard and Shamus Award at the top of the sires' table. Next in the table: Rebel Dane (2) and Maurice (2). Those wins came from 3 different horses.

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Result

14 runners

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stNimalee5yo mare by So You Think × DezignDamien OliverMatthew Smith

2ndAnnavisto4yo mare by Reliable Man × AvistoRachel KingM Price & M Kent Jnr2.3

3rdIcebath5yo mare by Sacred Falls × FabulistKerrin McEvoyBrad Widdup2.5

4thYonce4yo mare by Proisir × ZivaJohn AllenC Maher & D Eustace3.2

5thPromise Of Success6yo mare by Dansili × Summer SchoolJ BowmanJ A O'Shea6.2

6thVangelic4yo mare by Vancouver × Angel BeeTimothy ClarkG Waterhouse & A Bott6.3

7thNever Been Kissed3yo filly by Tivaci × MovieRegan BaylissG Waterhouse & A Bott8.4

8thLighthouse5yo mare by Mizzen Mast × More HopingJamie KahC Maher & D Eustace10.1

9thSteinem4yo mare by Frankel × Thai NoonTommy BerryC Maher & D Eustace10.3

10thQuantum Mechanic5yo mare by Deep Field × Life In A MetroDamian LaneM Price & M Kent Jnr11.6

11thBarb Raider3yo filly by Rebel Raider × GraebarbCraig A WilliamsJerome Hunter11.8

12thLe Lude6yo mare by Lope De Vega × Second DrawBrock RyanJohn Thompson17.7

13thFangirl3yo filly by Sebring × Little Surfer GirlB AvdullaC J Waller20.3

14thColette5yo mare by Hallowed Crown × LibrettoJames McDonaldJames Cummings22.6

Pedigree of the winner

SireSo You Think

DamDezign

DamsireZabeel

Connections

JockeyDamien Oliver

TrainerMatthew A Smith

OwnerLetmar Investments Pty Ltd

BreederBruce Neill (Cressfield)

All winners since 2020

Year		Winner	Trainer / Jockey	Owner / Breeder	Video
2021		NettoyerSebring × Cleanup	Ms W RocheTommy Berry	Newgate S F, Hollymount Stud & Newgate BloodstockInvermien Pty Ltd
2020		Con Te PartiroScat Daddy × Temple Street	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottTim Clark	Newgate S FK.C. Garrett Farm LLC

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