Stratazoa Takes Out R.S Crawford Stakes
- Saturday, 19 December 2009 13:59
Stratazoa was ideally handled by Shaun O'Donnell, settling him behind the speed throughout, before gaining an inside split at the top of the lane, racing through to victory.
The rising ten-year-old took his stake earnings past the $320,000 mark after his Crawford win, and will now be freshened up for an open sprint at Ascot on January 9.
Race favourite Vain Raider set the speed for Jason Brown, but once the pressure was applied in the home running he began to lay out under pressure, fading to finish in third position.
The George Daly trained Vizard showed he was back to somewhere near his best, finishing a close up second for Victorian jockey Brad Rawiller.
The son of Magic Of Money looked the part in the mounting yard and fingers crossed he can get back to his brilliant best.
"This is a big thrill. He's been a wonderful old horse to us. He is happy with his routine, down the track each morning and to take out a race like this, is amazing," winning trainer Kevin Temple said following the win.
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