“They’ve done a massive job at Flemington to get him here today the way they did. There are a lot of Parallels, Koeman about 0:1 with Getafe: Barcelona didn't create many chances. For his third stable since his last win - more than two years ago in the 2018 Memsie Stakes - Humidor started $18 in his first race under Waller and when leading chances Harbour Views, Sircconi and Surprised Baby loomed to fight out the finish in Saturday's group 2 Feehan Stakes, it was the old boy - at the ripe age of eight - who stormed through the middle and won his way into next month's Cox Plate under last year's winning jockey Damian Lane. Meanwhile, veteran jockey Dwayne Dunn was taken to hospital following race four after Shot Of Irish jumped in the barriers, causing Dunn to hit his head on the gates. Sircconi was just in front approaching the turn with 450m to go, but the runs were coming from the back. The big push for Age Of Chivalry back fired in the Strathmore Community Bendigo Bank Stakes (1200 metres). “We did nominate her for the Caulfield Cup cheekily, but she has got a nice win in her somewhere over the (spring) carnival.” Shandy has now won three on the bounce since returning from a spell and she is winning like a good horse. We had a think about it but because of that association I wanted to give him one last chance," he said. He held over half the market and was extremely popular through multis. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Planted three-wide the trip, Age of Chivalry couldn’t withstand the finishing burst of the easing favourite Showmanship ($1.85-$2.25). Between it and Age of Chivalry, they commanded a whopping 75 per cent of the market. "They rang and said they want to give the horse one last chance. Brooklyn Hustle and Hanseatic will also head towards the Moir. “He’s still learning his craft,” Eustace said. Surprise Baby accounted for 43 per cent of the total investment. "Ever since then I have been pulling on his tail. The News Pocket is a dominant news organization in the digital platform serving the audience with global and national news stories. Winx set a record time of 2:02.92 for her third Cox Plate success that year before famously returning for an unprecedented fourth win in the Australasian championship in 2018. Not sure about the penalty against Barca, Laporta on Nyom's foul on Messi: pulled on a red card, but there was not even a yellow. The Matt Ellerton & Simon Zahra-trained runner opened $5 on Wednesday and TAB punters were quick to jump on board the mare. Since Weir’s fall from grace with a four-year ban, Humidor has been handled by three different trainers – Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Lindsey Smith and now Waller. “Shocking news. Earlier, Night Raid claimed the listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes to establish herself as an early $10 equal-favourite for the Thousand Guineas. He was due to come up here today to race but was unable to do so, so this was the right race for him. “Damian Lane has had a great association with the horse. BETS: Shandy $4,000 @ $3.30, $1,000 @ $3.30, $1,000 @ $3, $3,000 @ $2.80, $2,500 @ $2.80, $1,600 @ $2.80, $1,000 @ $2.80 MULTIPLE TIMES. Rick was a great man, a wonderful horseman, and so kind. "I tried to buy [him a few years ago] and I was miserable when I didn't get him," Waller recalled. Creedence hovered around the $4 mark for most of the day before starting $4.20. Dwayne Dunn was taken to hospital for precautionary scans on his neck after his mount Shot Of Irish reared on jumping from the barriers, causing Dunn to strike his head leaving the gates. He’s a part of the family and let’s hope we can take him all the way. He ran on Plate day last year, finishing fourth in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup with subsequent results seemingly pointing towards retirement. Damien Thornton, unfortunately, was riding him and broke his foot – a comedy of great stories. Veteran victory: Humidor, ridden by Damian Lane, wins the Feehan Stakes. “It was great to see, great old horse, simple as that,” Waller mused after Damian Lane capitalised on Damian Thornton’s broken foot to pick up the ride before delivering a wonderful ride. Flinders River ($7) went around with the most money while Best Ever ($11) and Surooj ($10) were tried late at odds while Milton Park ($18-$9) halved its quote on the day too. Out of contention, Dunn and Shot Of Irish completed the course before Dunn was assisted back to scales by the clerk of the course before being stood down for the rest of the day. We had just taken him over from what looked like a pretty average campaign last time around so we just went back to the basics. Nothing else matters.”. Heavily-backed Dabiyr had enjoyed the perfect run to the 400m but laid out under jockey Michael Rodd rounding the home turn, costing him his chance of victory. “She is really just coming of age,” co-trainer Simon Zahra said. Strong money all day suggested Bella Vella would be hard to toss in the Mittys McEwen Stakes (1000 metres). He’s a little superstar and on his day he’s as good as any horse. But certainly, it’s hard to bypass this one isn’t it.”. She has heaps of ability but I just admire how tough she is and how hard she tries. “I guess it (victory) was (a surprise), we hadn’t given him a chance to disappoint us. Full copyright notice. With Damian Lane hunting the rails for a run, the eight-year-old found a split early in the straight and sprinted sharply to score. Humidor, twice placed in a Cox Plate behind the champion mare in 2017 and 2018, was overlooked at the selection table for last year's race by Moonee Valley's race committee in favour of three-year-old Castelvecchio, who eventually finished runner-up to Lys Gracieux. “I’ve watched him in a lot of trackwork the last few weeks and he looked in great condition,” Lane said. We showed character, Ex-referee Andujar Oliver: Nyom deserved a card for elbowing Messi in the head. She’s a horse to fall in love with. Veteran victory: Humidor, ridden by Damian Lane, wins the Feehan Stakes. Last seen crossing fifth in the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont back in late June, Humidor went around an $18 shot in the Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes ridden by last year’s Cox Plate winning hoop Damian Lane. “We wanted to see him come here and just run well and show us he wanted to be here, even if it wasn’t a winning performance,” stable rep Jo Taylor said post-win. Today, $4.20 was on offer in the morning but consistent backing saw it bottom out at $3.50 which is what it jumped at. media_cameraLachie Neindorf (right) got the job done in a tight finish on How Womantic. “He’s a little superstar and on his day he’s as good as any horse. Surprise Baby ($3-$3.60-$3.40) was ready to deliver a big blow to TAB and land some huge bets, however, couldn’t hold off the finish of Humidor while Harbour Views ($4-$4.80) was close up in third. The daughter of The Wow Signal was heavily tried throughout the week after opening $3.60 on Wednesday. Then when he loomed up to beat Winx [in her third] Cox Plate I was really pulling on his tail. “What he showed us today certainly showed us he was back on track.”. Sitting behind the leader Alsvin ($9), John Allen eased out three-wide at the top of the straight and the Maher & Eustace son of Reset did the rest. The Chris Waller stable capped off a phenomenal day in Melbourne for the team ba…, Verry Elleegant became the 22nd mare in history to take out the Group 1 $5 milli…, Classique Legend blew his rivals away to become the first favourite to win the w…, Races.com.au is here to provide you with the best coverage of Horse Racing from across Australia and around the World, including the Melbourne Cup and Spring Racing Carnival. The Naturalism Stakes offers a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption but Creedence was not nominated for the October 17 race. Perhaps the referee is angry because of the loss to Real Madrid, Griezmann, de Jong and Dest has not received a rating from Marca for the match against Getafe, although he played in the starting lineup, https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/veteran-humidor-locks-in-cox-plate-spot-20200905-p55spz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed. Jockey Jason Benbow had his first win for 15 months when he rode Mr Roger to win at Kilmore on Saturday. The evergreen son of Teofilo, originally prepared across the Tasman by Johno Benner, debuted for his fifth career trainer Waller in the Group 2 $250,000 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes (1600m) and couldn’t have done more to show the team he was still keen to race. "She's a horse to fall in love with. “He certainly gets spoilt around the stable. BETS: Night Raid $6,000 @ $3.80, $1,500 @ $3.80, $8,500 @ $3.70, $5,000 @ $3.70, Aidensfield $4,500 @ $5.50, Aryaaf $1,500 @ $21. The returning Surprise Baby meanwhile was settled second last kicking off his second Melbourne Cup campaign as the race favourite. “We’ll sit back, see how he pulls up. BETS: Humidor $500 @ $26, $500 @ $21, $790 @ $18, $500 @ $18 TWICE, $500 e/w @ $18/$3.90 TWICE, Streets Of Avalon $3,556 @ $6.50, Coming Around $3,000 @ $10, $1,000 @ $10, Surprise Baby $2,500 @ $3.60, $2,000 @ $3.60, $3,000 @ $3.50, $3,500 @ $3.50, $2,000 @ $3.50 MULTIPLE TIMES, $2,000 @ $3.40, Sircconi $1,500 @ $4.60, $1,000 @ $4.60, $2,000 @ $4.40, $1,000 @ $4.40, Harbour Views $3,000 @ $4.60, $2,500 @ $4.60, $1,500 @ $4.60. Just treat horses and give them that will to live and race again. “Jo (Taylor) and her team have done a fantastic job during COVID (at Flemington). Astute TAB customers secured as much as $3 on Wednesday. Showmanship took his career record to seven wins from eight starts. The winner was the most popular runner in terms of money held. Meanwhile in the group 2 McEwen Stakes, group 1 winner Bella Vella stamped her class with a gutsy win over 1000 metres. BETS: How Womantic $5,000 @ $2.80, $1,300 @ $2.80, $1,000 @ $2.80 MULTIPLE TIMES, $2,510 @ $2.70, $2,000 @ $2.70, $1,000 @ $2.70 MULTIPLE TIMES, $25,440 @ $2.60, $5,000 @ $2.60, $2,500 @ $2.60, Cordilla $3,500 @ $4.40. "I'm a bit emotional after that," trainer Will Clarken said. BETS: Creedence $2,000 @ $4.20, $1,500 @ $4.20 MULTIPLE TIMES, $1,000 @ $4.20 MULTIPLE TIMES, Dabiyr $1,667 @ $2.80, $10,000 @ $2.50, $5,000 @ $2.50, $3,000 @ $2.50 MULTIPLE TIMES, $2,000 @ $2.50 MULTIPLE TIMES, Naivasha $8,000 x $2,000 e/w @ $9.50/$2.60, Originally published as Humidor turns back clock to grab Cox Plate ticket.