Its OAKS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Horny Harry]

Thursday 7th November, 2002 at Flemington
Race 6 - CROWN OAKS
2500 METRES 03.00 P.M.
Of $625000 and $3000 trophies. First $406250 and trophies of $2000 to owner $500 to trainer $500 to jockey, second $125000, third $56250, fourth $25000, fifth $12500. Starter Subsidy: $225 for non-prize earning runners FOR Three-Years-Old Fillies (Group 1).
This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses.
Apprentice Can't Claim.
RECORD: 2500 2-33 Kawtuban (IRE)
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1 MACEDON LADY STEVEN KING (14) 55½
Owner: M J O'Connor, K D Stern, R J Dowsett & Mrs P A Harley
3yo B F Filante (NZ) - Boo Ticket (Cossack Warrior)
Breeder: Jenny Stearn
CARDINAL, GOLD AND BLUE BRACES, CARDINAL AND GOLD QUARTERED CAP(WT) 8 Starts. 4-2-0 $398550 John Symons(Mt. Macedon)
Wet 3-2:0:0 Track 1-1:0:0 4-13 CAUL 22Sep02 1400 JUMEIRAH, Dead, Steven King (1) 56 , $17-1: 1st La Bella Dame 54 : 0.6L, , 1-24.28
1-16 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 1000 GNEAS, Good, Steven King (1) 55½, $8-1: 2nd La Bella Dame 55½: ½ Head, ¾ len, 1-36.48
2-7 M V 26Oct02 2040 AAMI VASE, Good, D Oliver (2) 53 , $6-1: 1st Helenus 55½: ¾ len, 6 Len, 2-8.03
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2 HIEROGRAM DARREN BEADMAN (8) 55½
Owner: Woodlands Stud Synd (Mgrs: J H & R W Ingham)
3yo B F Octagonal (NZ) - Enshrine (Marscay)
Breeder: Woodlands Stud
CERISE(T) 6 Starts. 3-0-1 $237930 John Hawkes(Warwick Farm)
Track 1-1:0:0 1-8 CANT 2Oct02 1550 3YO-NSC, Good, C Brown (6) 53½, $6.50-1: 2nd Noble Spur 58 : ¾ len, 1¾ len, 1-33.35
1-13 CAUL 19Oct02 2000 3YF HCP, Good, D Beadman (2) 54 , $5.50-1: 2nd Make Me Strong 55 : 2¼ len, s ½ hd, 2-3.12
1-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, D Beadman (3) 53 , $3.50-1F: 2nd It's Who Deanie 53 : ½ Head, s hd, 2-2.91
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3 LASHED(blks) JIM CASSIDY (1) 55½
Owner: Sir Patrick Hogan
3yo CH F Encosta de Lago - Traffic Watch (Salieri (USA))
Breeder: C Upjohn
GREEN, PALE GREEN SPOTS, SPOTTED CAP11 Starts. 3-1-3 $227240 Graeme Rogerson(Flemington)
Wet 1-0:1:0 Track 2-0:0:2 3-14 FLEM 5Oct02 1620 E MANIFOLD, Dead, D Oliver (9) 54 , $3.50-1F: 1st Coupe 54 : s ½ hd, ½ Neck, 1-39.4
4-16 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 1000 GNEAS, Good, D Oliver (10) 55½, $9-1: 1st Macedon Lady 55½: 1.1L, , 1-36.48
3-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, J Cassidy (9) 54½, $6-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : ½ Head, s hd, 2-2.91
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4 FUJI DANCER KERRIN MCEVOY (4) 55½
Owner: J P, Mrs E, Miss D, P J & D A Racovolis
3yo B F Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Dancer's Glory (NZ) (Danzatore (CAN))
Breeder: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd
BLUE, RED DIAMONDS, WHITE SLEEVES AND CAP (T) 15 Starts. 2-1-5 $183200 David Racovolis(Mornington)
Wet 2-0:0:2 Track 9-2:1:3 2-14 FLEM 5Oct02 1620 E MANIFOLD, Dead, K McEvoy (7) 54 , $10-1: 1st Coupe 54 : s ½ hd, ½ Neck, 1-39.4
3-16 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 1000 GNEAS, Good, K McEvoy (6) 55½, $11-1: 1st Macedon Lady 55½: ½ Head, ¾ len, 1-36.48
6-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, K McEvoy (10) 54½, $8.50-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : 0.8L, , 2-2.91
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5 SOPRANA(blks) DARREN GAUCI (10) 55½
Owner: Dr J D & Mrs S E Woolridge
3yo B F Carnegie (IRE) - Regal Odyssey (NZ) (Vice Regal (NZ))
Breeder: J D Woolridge
PALE GREEN AND ORANGE STRIPES, DARK BLUE CAP11 Starts. 1-3-0 $128050 John Hawkes(Flemington)
Track 1-0:0:0 2-12 RAND 5Oct02 2000 CHAMPION, Good, C Brown (9) 54 , $13-1: 1st Platinum Scissors 56½: s nk, 2¼ len, 2-4.28
7-11 CAUL 19Oct02 2000 N ROBINSON, Good, D Gauci (7) 51½, $3.80-1F: 1st Platinum Scissors 57½: 3.3L, , 2-2.36
10-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, D Gauci (11) 53 , $8-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : 4.3L, 2-2.91
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6 IT'S WHO DEANIE BRETT PREBBLE (12) 55½
Owner: R Walker, Ms E Hollingworth, S Jholl, M Pattinson & S & P Moss
3yo CH F Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Deanie (USA) (Key to Content (USA))
Breeder: R Thompson
WHITE, ROYAL BLUE CROSSED SASHES, CHECKED SLEEVES, CHECKED CAP(T) 8 Starts. 1-2-0 $79250 John Salanitri(Caulfield)
Track 4-1:1:0 10-14 FLEM 5Oct02 1620 E MANIFOLD, Dead, R McLeod (a) (6) 54 , $51-1: 1st Coupe 54 : 7.1L, 1-39.4
2-15 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 3Y 1MW, Good, B Prebble (12) 56½, $13-1: 1st Homecoming Queen (NZ) 57 : lng hd, 2¾ len, 1-36.15
2-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, B Prebble (8) 53 , $21-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : ½ Head, s hd, 2-2.91
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7 ANTIQUE DANNY NIKOLIC (7) 55½
Owner: Peters Investments Pty Ltd Syndicate
3yo BR F Metal Storm (FR) - Bonny Guest (What a Guest (IRE))
Breeder: L Piper
CERISE, WHITE CROSSED SASHES, QUARTERED CAP9 Starts. 2-1-2 $60090 George Hanlon(Geelong)
Wet 1-0:0:0 1-16 SAND 29Sep02 1400 3YF HCP, Dead, G Childs (1) 53½, $5-1: 2nd Homecoming Queen (NZ) 53½: ½ len, s ½ hd, 1-24.37
8-16 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 1000 GNEAS, Good, G Childs (16) 55½, $26-1: 1st Macedon Lady 55½: 3.5L, , 1-36.48
3-11 M V 26Oct02 1600 ELIZA PARK, Good, G Childs (7) 54 , $3-1F: 1st Dextrous 54 : 1¼ len, Head, 1-37.64
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8 MILANOVA(blks) GREG CHILDS (3) 55½
Owner: Swettenham Stud Syndicate (Mgr: R E Sangster), The Lord Vestey, R Bonnycastle, A Gurney & Lindsay Park Racing Syndicate (Mgr: M Pilkington)
3yo B F Danehill (USA) - L'On Vite (USA) (Secretariat (USA))
Breeder: Katom
GREEN, ROYAL BLUE SLEEVES, WHITE CAP WITH GREEN SPOTS9 Starts. 2-0-0 $58020 Tony McEvoy(Angaston)
Wet 1-0:0:0 Track 3-0:0:0 7-14 FLEM 5Oct02 1620 E MANIFOLD, Dead, G Childs (4) 54 , $12-1: 1st Coupe 54 : 3.5L, , 1-39.4
9-16 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 1000 GNEAS, Good, V Duric (5) 55½, $41-1: 1st Macedon Lady 55½: 3.7L, , 1-36.48
8-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, L Dettori (5) 54½, $41-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : 1.2L, , 2-2.91
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9 BULLA BORGHESE CHRIS MUNCE (6) 55½
Owner: M A & A F Podgornik, A M Lamshed, J J Taylor, P S Haftke, R C & P R Binks, J C Kimberley, P Monk & A M Rettig
3yo CH F Belong to Me (USA) - Fionnay (NZ) (Crested Wave (USA))
Breeder: S Bissett
BLACK, YELLOW SEAMS11 Starts. 3-0-1 $54750 Ron Quinton(Randwick)
Track 1-0:0:0 3-15 RAND 28Sep02 1400 REG ALLEN, Good, C Agnew (2) 54 , $10-1: 1st Private Steer 53 : 4 Len, lng nk, 1-23.29
6-16 CAUL 16Oct02 1600 1000 GNEAS, Good, B Prebble (2) 55½, $41-1: 1st Macedon Lady 55½: 1.7L, , 1-36.48
4-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, C Munce (14) 53 , $31-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : 0.3L, , 2-2.91
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10 UNZIPPED JASON PATTON (13) 55½
Owner: L F & Mrs J L Williams
3yo B F Unbridled's Song (USA) - Snow Harbor (USA) (Northjet (IRE))
Breeder: Segenhoe Stud
CERISE, GREY DIAMOND BAND (W) 6 Starts. 2-2-0 $46200 Michael Moroney(Flemington)
Wet 2-1:0:0 Track 1-0:0:0 1-11 M VN 4Oct02 1600 3YF 1MW, Slow, K McEvoy (10) 55 , $5.50-1: 2nd Purple Road 56½: 1¼ len, ½ Head, 1-40.83
2-11 M V 26Oct02 1600 ELIZA PARK, Good, K McEvoy (6) 54 , $7-1: 1st Dextrous 54 : 1¼ len, Head, 1-37.64
5-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, J Patton (4) 53 , $17-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : 0.4L, , 2-2.91
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11 MAKE ME STRONG STEVEN ARNOLD (9) 55½
Owner: G Harvey
3yo B F Danehill (USA) - Reinforce (NZ) (Bates Motel (USA))
Breeder: G Harvey
GREEN AND GOLD DIAGONAL STRIPES, WHITE CAP10 Starts. 1-1-0 $29390 Bart Cummings(Flemington)
Track 2-0:0:0 4-14 FLEM 5Oct02 1620 E MANIFOLD, Dead, A Findlay (14) 54 , $17-1: 1st Coupe 54 : 1.6L, , 1-39.4
2-13 CAUL 19Oct02 2000 3YF HCP, Good, S W Arnold (12) 55 , $3-1F: 1st Hierogram 54 : 2¼ len, s ½ hd, 2-3.12
11-16 FLEM 2Nov02 2000 WAKEFUL, Good, C Brown (6) 53 , $13-1: 1st Hierogram 53 : 4.5L, 2-2.91
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12 SHALANG COREY BROWN (11) 55½
Owner: M, Mrs G M, B M & Miss D Crismale & C D Santry
3yo B F Langfuhr (CAN) - Shamayil (USA) (Spectacular Bid (USA))
Breeder: Ramsey Pastoral Co Pty Ltd
LILAC, PURPLE CHEVRONS6 Starts. 0-0-3 $13350 John Hawkes(Warwick Farm)
3-10 RAND 28Sep02 2000 DULCIFY, Good, C Brown (7) 53 , $13-1: 1st Beaver 53½: ½ len, s nk, 2-3.97
3-7 CANT 9Oct02 1900 3YO 1SC-LY, Good, C Brown (3) 54½, $2.35-1F: 1st Penetrator 57½: 2¾ len, lng hd, 1-59.34
5-7 M V 26Oct02 2040 AAMI VASE, Good, C Brown (1) 53 , $26-1: 1st Helenus 55½: 7.2L, , 2-8.03
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13 FUJI CEE ROCKS (2) 55½
Owner: S P & N J Blake & L Konert
3yo B F Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Gaelic Melody (Western Symphony (USA))
Breeder: S Blake
RED, DARK BLUE, GREEN AND YELLOW QUARTERS, QUARTERED SLEEVES AND CAP6 Starts. 1-0-1 $11900 Pam Webber(Rosehill)
6-8 KENS 28Aug02 1550 3YOF-NSC, Good, Ms B Cooper (2) 57 , $5.50-1: 1st Jesterette 56½: 5.5L, , 1-33.97
5-10 HAWK 3Oct02 1400 CL2, Good, Ms B Cooper (7) 53½, $8-1: 1st Mooktanus 53 : 4.2L, , 1-22.66
3-8 GEEL 22Oct02 2200 OAKS TRL, Good, D Nikolic (6) 54 , $10-1: 1st Halo Amore 55 : ½ len, ½ len, 2-16.21
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14 DESERT TRAVELLER JOHN DIDHAM (5) 55½
Owner: D A Farrington, Dr J D Woolridge, J C King, L Bibbo, J R Thring, S Scaffidi-Muta & D Mittiga
3yo CH F Desert King (IRE) - Point to the Stars (NZ) (Wolverton (IRE))
Breeder: Int Breeding Venture
GREEN, GOLD SPOTS, WHITE SLEEVES AND CAP6 Starts. 0-2-0 $9950 John Symons(Mt. Macedon)
Wet 1-0:0:0 2-8 WANG 29Sep02 2010 MDN-SW, Good, P Boase (6) 52 , $7-1: 1st Blevmick 57 : lng nk, ½ Neck, 2-8.08
4-14 KILM 13Oct02 2100 MDN-SW, Good, J Didham (12) 52 (52½), $15-1: 1st Kaarla 54½: 1.9L, , 2-13.56
2-8 GEEL 22Oct02 2200 OAKS TRL, Good, J Didham (7) 54 , $7-1: 1st Halo Amore 55 : ½ len, ½ len, 2-16.21

[Horny Harry]

Thursday, 7 November 2002: The Group One VRC Oaks (2500m) is the feature race at Flemington this afternoon on Ladies’ Day which could provide an omen for race favourite Macedon Lady.
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The John Symons trained filly comes into the race with impeccable credentials with a second to AAMI Derby winner Helenus in the AAMI Vase (2040m) last start before that an impressive last stride win in the Group One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield.
Macedon Lady has not come through the traditional lead up, the Wakeful Stakes, but her form stacks up very well indeed.
In the AAMI Vase she took on the best staying colt in the land in Helenus and pushed him all the way up the Moonee Valley straight only to fail by three quarters of a length.
That was her career best rating and certainly stamped her as a filly likely to have no trouble with the additional distance this afternoon.
Steven King who was aboard Helenus in his Vase and Derby wins will be reunited with Macedon Lady this afternoon.
She will need a little luck from where she is drawn but on ratings it will take a solid effort from her opponents to deny her victory.
The Graeme Rogerson trained Lashed has been set for this race all Spring and has excellent form to recommend her.
She has never been far away in her four runs in this preparation and came from 11th on the turn at Flemington last Saturday in the Wakeful Stakes (2000m) to just fail behind Hierogram.
Before that she was just over a length from Macedon Lady in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) after coming from 15th on the turn.
With Damien Oliver not riding, Jim Cassidy took over on Saturday and retains the mount today.
Lashed, even as a late two year old, showed she would be well suited by staying distances and the Oaks trip today should see that expectation realised.
The Wakeful Stakes winner always has an excellent record in the Oaks and this year the lightly raced Octagonal filly Hierogram scored a game, narrow win.
It was just her sixth race start and although she returned a career best rating, she comes into the Oaks as one of the lightest raced runners.
In four runs this preparation she has graduated from maiden company at Kembla Grange to the Wakeful Stakes. Now she goes to Group One level.
She will need to take another step to beat this field but she is certainly in the right stable.
Her stablemate Soprana has disappointed in two runs in Melbourne after a eye-catching effort in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick three runs back behind Platinum Scissors.
If she was to produce her Champion Stakes run she would be in the finish but I guess there is that doubt all the same.
The David Racovolis trained Fuji Dancer is another who cannot be ruled out of contention following three good runs in the Edward Manifold Stakes, Thousand Guineas and Wakeful Stakes.
A $40,000 yearling purchase, Fuji Dancer’s dam is a half-sister to 1982 Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double winner Gurner’s Lane and she is another who has showed staying potential by winning the Gibson Carmichael Stakes as a late two-year-old.
Fuji Dancer was one of eight fillies to finish within 1.2 lengths of Hierogram in the Wakeful Stakes which places a cloud over the merit of that form.
So in a race which looks pretty “thin”, Macedon Lady does seem to hold most of the “aces” as I believe her form lines look superior to those of her rivals.

[Horny Harry]

McEvoy's threat to boycott Oaks
By Craig Young
November 7 2002
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Blanket coverage: Melbourne Cup winner Media Puzzle is taken for a morning walk by strapper Christine Walsh yesterday.Photo: Paul Rovere
Leading Victorian trainer Tony McEvoy yesterday joined the growing chorus of unrest over the rock-hard Flemington track, declaring that his on-course stable resembled a "Royal Melbourne hospital" ward.
McEvoy sent 11 runners to Flemington for the cup meeting on Tuesday and all pulled up with sore and damaged legs, including Melbourne Cup runners Sandmason and Requiem, which finished last and second last respectively.
McEvoy has Milanova set to run in today's VRC Oaks at Flemington but the horseman has threatened to scratch the entire Lindsay Park team should the track come up hard.
"I am not interested in putting my horses through that again," McEvoy said.
"It might be the best time of the year to win a race but not at that cost."
He said Requiem and Sandmason both pulled up "very sore", while Hong Kong raider Helene Vitality, which is prepared by Lindsay Park heir David Hayes, had emerged from the race with a bone chip in a joint.
The trainer started two-year-olds Danzadash and Silverstein in the opening event on Tuesday and both youngsters returned to the stables with cracked cannon bones.
"As for the two-year-olds, well, we could get them back to the races but how are they going to be mentally?" McEvoy asked.
"They were both 100 per cent sound when they stepped onto the track and they both could hardly walk off it.
"That memory of the pain is going to stay with them for a long time.
"I am waiting on a report from the vet on two of the others, who have been x-rayed.
"I would personally invite curators to come down to the stable and have a look at the discomfort my horses are in and what [they are] putting the horses through."
Milanova was a $700,000 yearling purchase and has regal breeding, being by champion sire Danehill out of the Secretariat mare L'on Vite, and McEvoy wasn't about to "bust her".
Victoria Racing Club track manager Terry Watson said rain had been forecast before the cup meeting, which meant no water had been placed on the track.
"It's not too hard to say what should have happened in hindsight but I don't have a crystal ball," Watson said.
"We rely on the forecast, and it was for rain and thunderstorms.
"I would have preferred the track to be softer on Tuesday and I think most people would have, but if we had watered and the rain did come as was expected, it would mean that right in the middle of a drought, we would have a wet track."
A forecast of 31C today led to Watson dumping "as much irrigation as we could last night". "We will be doing the same tonight," he said.
Due to the drought, strict water restrictions are in place in Victoria, with the VRC having obtained special dispensation to water the track between the hours of 9pm and 3am to the equivalent of eight millimetres of rain.
Jockey Steven King, who is looking for his fourth group1 win of the Melbourne spring on Oaks favourite Macedon Lady, is also concerned about the track.
"It would be good to have a bit of give in the ground," King said.
Macedon Lady has drawn the outside of the 14-horse field, which is also a concern to King, although the 2500m is not.
"The trip is certainly no concern but the barrier is a bit awkward," he said. "We'll need a bit of luck from that barrier but she has had a faultless preparation."
Kerrin McEvoy, who finished third on Beekeeper in the Melbourne Cup, rides Fuji Dancer in the Oaks. The filly is coming off an unlucky sixth in last Saturday's Wakeful Stakes.
"She will be nice and handy and the extra distance should suit her," said McEvoy, who is a nephew of Tony's.
"The other day she got held up but hopefully she'll get a clear run and produce her best.
"She would probably be a bit better if we could get some rain but she has performed on top of the ground before.
"If we can get a trouble-free run, she should be hitting the line hard at the end."

[Horny Harry]

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Crown Oaks 2002 2500m
1
9
Bulla Borghese
6
Ron Quinton
Chris Munce
2:36.356
2
3
Lashed
1
Graeme Rogerson
Jim Cassidy
2:36.449
1/2
3
7
Antique
7
George Hanlon
Danny Nikolic
2:36.724
1 3/4
4
4
Fuji Dancer
4
David Racovolis
Kerrin McEvoy
2:36.767
Halfneck
5
1
Macedon Lady
14
John Symons
Steven King
2:36.976
1 1/4
6
2
Hierogram
8
John Hawkes
Darren Beadman
2:37.181
1 1/4
7
8
Milanova
3
Tony McEvoy
Greg Childs
2:37.238
neck
8
11
Make Me Strong
9
Bart Cummings
Steven Arnold
2:37.307
longneck
9
6
It's Who Deanie
12
John Salanitri
Brett Prebble
2:37.526
1 1/4
10
12
Shalang
11
John Hawkes
Corey Brown
2:38.263
4 1/2
11
13
Fuji Cee Rocks
2
Pam Webber
Nash Rawiller
2:38.485
1 1/4
12
10
Unzipped
13
Michael Moroney
Jason Patton
2:38.608
3/4
13
5
Soprana
10
John Hawkes
Darren Gauci
2:38.948
2
14
14
Desert Traveller
5
John Symons
John Didham
2:39.445
3

[Horny Harry]

Crown Oaks to Bulla Borghese
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The Ron Quinton trained filly Bulla Borghese, ridden by Chris Munce, has taken out the Crown Oaks today at Flemington on Ladies Day, with Lashed a neck away in second and Antique third, favourite Macedon Lady was unplaced.
Sydney trainer Ron Quinton has combined with Chris Munce to win the $628,000 Group One Crown Oaks (2500m) with Bulla Borghese at Flemington this afternoon, with the filly dominating in the run home.
Darren Beadman went to the front on the John Hawkes trained Hierogram but the filly didn't appear to settle under him, and she was always going to have her work cut out staying the distance with that attitude.
Favorite Macedon Lady (Stephen King) was sweated up and fidgety behind the barrier and she never appeared a threat in the run.
Bulla Borghese won from the hard working Lashed (Jim Cassidy) with Antique (Dan Nikolic) third.
Quinton was nearly speechless, but not quite:
"That was a Neville Begg preparation. We've followed the same sort of preparation that Neville always did with his fillies and it worked.
I had great success with Neville when I was a jockey and he was the first to ring me this morning to wish me luck.
"Chris gave her a perfect run, he's a very good distance jockey, he can always get them to relax under him.
"This has to be the biggest thrill of my racing career. I had a few great moments as a jockey but this one tops them all.
"I doubt I'll ever get a bigger thrill."
Munce was delighted to win another Group One at Flemington:
"It was a nice genuine tempo, although I was a bit surprised that Hierogram went to the lead.
"I ended up in a good position one off the fence, back in fourth spot and when I let her down, she just went to the line strongly.
"The other day in the Wakeful Stakes (2000m), Ron said to ride her a bit more quietly to see if she would get the distance, so we did that and took the blinkers off.
"She went to the line as good as anything (finishing fourth) so we went into today's race with a lot of confidence.
"What a great thrill to win a Group One Oaks for a trainer such as Ronny Quinton.
"It was always going to be hard to pick up rides in Sydney when I first went there but Ronny put his faith in me and I'm glad I was able to do the job for him down here today."
Munce who has also won the Group One Melbourne Cup on Jezabeel in 1998 said:
"These Group One's are pretty good to get down here!"