Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 11 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 11 hours ago She’s Got Pizzazz arrived in time to claim the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman were made to wait until the final race on day one of The Championships, but it was worth the wait as Blake Shinn piloted She’s Got Pizzazz to victory in the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes. The daughter of Zoustar went around as a +550 third favourite, with only Lilac and Clean Energy starting shorter with horse racing bookmakers in the final event. Craig Williams got Lilac to jump smartly from the barriers to find the lead ahead of Miss Busslinger (+8000), while Husk (+6000) and Love Poem (+550) settled behind them, keeping Clean Energy (+160) three-wide without cover. After controlling the race from the front, Williams lifted the tempo aboard Lilac, and she gave a strong kick entering the home straight. The swoopers swung out to make their runs by the 300m mark, and Clean Energy was quickly on the scene; however, the eventual winner was coming with big strides. With Shinn throwing everything at She’s Got Pizzazz, she put in a big dive on the line to claim victory over the fast-finishing Flying For Fun (+1000) and Lilac. Click here for all Randwick replays. Peter Moody was on course to speak about the win. “Yeah, she’s got a wonderful family,” Moody said. “Bred and retained by Rob Crabtree and it’s a family that he’s developed for a lot of years. “This was a little target race for us. We thought she was unlucky at Caulfield the other day so it was well-deserved, I think. “Yeah, I love seeing them hungry at the end of the day when they haven’t had a lot of success. “I reckon the last time I was at Randwick at 5.50pm was about 15 years ago with a mare the same colour (Black Caviar) and she won a TJ. “You might see her back here in a couple of weeks in the JB Carr. Crabby (Rob Crabtree) has got a big goal to win that. “I’d love to see her in Brisbane for a Stradbroke. So if she’s here in two weeks you’ll know the owner has won the battle. “If you don’t see her in two weeks you know she’ll probably run in something like the Fred Best on the way to a Stradbroke in about seven weeks.” Blake Shinn picked up his second winner of the day in the final race. “There wasn’t (a lot of speed on), and they really quickened into the turn,” Shinn said. “We were just marking time there from, say, the 400m to the furlong. But the leaders sort of fell in a hole which set it up for the closers.” “And she was super strong. She’s probably more effective over a bit further but she’s prepped up really nice. “I’ve had a lot of luck in these colours and it’s just great to get another win on the board.” Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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