More Joyous
2010 Toorak Handicap
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Limited edition of 25 Units Only
Personally Hand signed by jockey: Nash Rawiller
Approx Framed Size: 650mm x 490mm
Accompanies a Certificate of Authenticity & Limitation
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Gai Waterhouse's glamour mare More Joyous made it eight straight with a stunning win in the sixth race at Caulfield today, beating a quality field in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m).
Starting the odds-on favourite, More Joyous ($2.40) in an historic run set the winning weight record for mares in the Toorak Handicap carrying a hefty 58kg to victory with Nash Rawiller in the mount.
The four-year-old daughter of More Than Ready jumped away evenly with the field from barrier 10, Spacecraft speeding away on the outside to take the lead.
More Joyous settled in fifth, while Spacecraft went to the rails and lead.
Held up in traffic, More Joyous looked in trouble mid-race having her first Victoria start following her eight consecutive wins in Sydney.
On the home turn Poor Judge and Spacecraft battled for the front, before More Joyous wound up, knuckled down and pushed through to snare the lead inside the 100m and claim a gritty, well-deserved victory.
At the line it was More Joyous a half length ahead of the Mark Kavanagh-trained We're Gonna Rock ($12) with Poor Judge ($51) in a photo finish for third.
The Toorak Handicap success was More Joyous' 10 th victory from 13 career starts, her second Group 1 in a row following her last start win in the George Main Stakes.