The contest for the 2023 jockeys' championship, which appeared to be over a week ago, has taken another twist.
Leading rider Reyan Lewis looked to be the firm favourite to win his first titl.
Staged as the ninth on the 10-race card, the third renewal of the 1,900-metre Winston "Fanna" Griffiths OD Classic was won in runaway fashion by Essential Quality (30-1), owned and tra.
SELECT ME AN EASY WINNER
Three-year-old dark bay filly Select Me easily obliged as the favourite in a native-bred four-year-old and upwards (non-winners of two) and imported four-year-old and upw.
The Love Of God , trained by Lawrence Freemantle and ridden by Javaniel Patterson, easily won the $990,000 Supa Lei Trophy, a maiden condition race for native-bred three-year-old fillies over 5.