A brilliant rails-hugging ride by Mark Zahra resulted in the 4-year-old Written Tycoon entire Southport Tycoon running down his 3-year-old stablemate Growing Empire in a thrilling $2,000,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
A top class mare in Western Australia that worked through her grades and was second in the Group I WATC Railway Stakes last November, Alsephina showed her class at Moonee Valley on Friday night to win the Group II MVRC Stocks Stakes (1600m).