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Plate hero Shamus Award had an impressive winner at Cranbourne on Friday
evening with two year-old gelding Shamino dashing clear to win as he pleased.
Having his second starts following an encouraging debut third at Mornignton
earlier this month, the David Brideoake trained youngster shared the lead with
runner-up Yulong May, but proved much the better in the run to the line.
He forged clear to win the 1000 metre maiden by two lengths.
Retained to race by his breeder, Shamino is the third winner from good
Victorian metro winner Elumino, a winner of nearly $300,000 in prizemoney by El
Moxie (USA).
Shamino is the fifth winner (one in the Phillippines) for Shamus Award, who
stands this spring at a fee of $11,000.