Saturday's $200,000 Group II Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick was a story easy told, the Ron Quinton-trained mare Dixie Blossoms went straight to the front under Tim Clark, extended her margin at every call to be six and a half lengths in front when the judge invoked the mercy rule.
The 4yo daughter of Street Sense emerged from the gloom all on her own leaving it to the John Thompson's Zanbagh (Bernardini) to claim second with Flippant (Hinchinbrook) a further one and a half lengths back in third. (photo Steve Hart).
"They pretty much handed it to me," Clark said.
"She's obviously a very talented mare and rapt for Ronnie to ride a good winner for him."
Quinton said Dixie Blossoms would target the $600,000 Group I Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on March 11, a race he has won previously with Ofcourseican (2012) and Peeping last year.
"She's such an adaptable mare," Quinton said. "The last thing we thought is that she would be leading but she got there by default and was able to go three-quarter pace and home two.
"I said to him to make sure he had a big handful of
"It worked out really well. Two weeks to the Coolmore so that should be ideal."
In earning her second stakes success after the Group III Angst Stakes at Randwick last October, Dixie Blossoms advances her record to 4 wins, 4 seconds and 1 third from 12 starts with earnings of $443,960.
A homebred for Alan
Whistle Dixie was pensioned in 2013 and Dixie Blossoms is her final foal.
