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ZAAKI BLOWS AWAY RIVALS IN DOOMBEN CUP TO OUTLINE COX PLATE CREDENTIALS - PAGE 1

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ZAAKI FULFILS LONG-HELD BELIEF FROM AGENT BOMAN - PAGE 19 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 8 Zaaki blows away rivals in Read Tomorrow's Issue For The Week Ahead Doomben Cup to outline What's on Metropolitan meetings: Devonport Tapeta Cox Plate credentials (TAS), Sandown Lakeside (VIC) Son of Leroidesanimaux makes emphatic statement as veterans Race meetings: Muswellbrook (NSW), Nowra bid farewell in Group 1 swansong (NSW), Sunshine Coast (QLD), Kalgoorlie (WA), Port Augusta (SA), Hawera (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Muswellbrook (NSW), Nowra (NSW), Kalgoorlie (WA), Port Augusta (WA) International meetings: Curragh (IRE), Nottingham (UK), Berlin-Hoppegarten (GER), Sha Tin (HK), Tokyo (JPN), Chukyo (JPN), Niigata (JPN), Scottsville (SAF), Woodbine (CAN) International Group races: Curragh (IRE) - Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr 1, 1m 2.5f), Irish 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m). Berlin-Hoppegarten (GER) – Diana Trial (Gr 2, 2000m), Derby Trial Spring (Gr 3, 2000m). Sha Tin (HK) - Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (Gr 1, 2400m), Sha Tin Vase (Gr 3, 1200m). Tokyo (JPN) – Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (Gr 1,

Zaaki MICHAEL MCINALLY 2400m), Woodbine (CAN) - Connaught Cup Stakes (Gr 2, 7f) for announcing his credentials for the spring BY ALEX WILTSHIRE | @ANZ_NEWS Sales: Inglis Digital May (Late) Sale features. n what billed as the send off for Indeed, yesterday’s ten-runner Doomben several Group 1-winning legends of Cup field would not have looked out of place the turf, yesterday’s Doomben Cup in a Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) or Caulfield (Gr 1, 2000m) farewell party was Cup (Gr 1, 2400m), possessing six individual Iovershadowed by the emphatic statement Group 1 winners, boasting an incredible 25 made by the Annabel Neasham-trained Zaaki Group 1 wins between them, as well as the $5 (6 g Leroidesanimaux - Kesara by Sadler’s million All-Star Mile (1600m) winner Mugatoo Wells), with the race instead a launching pad (Henrythenavigator). Continued on page 2>>

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<< Continued from page 1 Yet the old guard could not live with Avilius (Pivotal), who claimed three Group 1 successes in 2019 and last the vibrantly progressive Zaaki who, although himself a six-year-old, was year’s Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet (), were left scrambling to making just his fourth start in Australia and romped away in a class of his salvage pride, with the former having bled from both nostrils in finishing own to a seven-length victory in the feature. sixth, while Sir Dragonet was ninth. Trailing in his wake was the South Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) And they were scrambling before the 600-metre pole. winner of last year, Toffee Tongue (Tavistock), who had a further two and Despite the extensive roll of honour list in opposition, Zaaki was well a quarter lengths on last year’s Hobartville Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) winner by punters, sent off the $2.25 favourite to back up his eye-catching Brandenburg (Burgundy). win in the Hollindale Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m) a fortnight earlier and, having Melody Belle (Commands), the 14-time Group 1-winning Queen of tracked a strong pace set by Brandenburg in the early stages, Zaaki hit the New Zealand, is the high-profile protagonist for next week’s Magic Millions front with 400 metres to run under James McDonald, the pair with five National Broodmar