Big race jockey Damien Oliver produced another typical hard driving finish to score a last stride win on Suavito in the Group 2 $300,000 Momentum Energy Stakes (2000m) at Flemington today.

Oliver recorded his sixth overall win for the four day Melbourne Cup Carnival and his second win for the day after scoring earlier on Le Roi in the Group 3 $300,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m).

The Hall Of Fame jockey started the week off in outstanding fashion with a Group 1 winning double on Derby Day last Saturday with wins on Happy Trails in the $1m Longines Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) and on Preferment in the $1.5m AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m).

And Oliver was at his best again on the Nigel Blackiston trained Suavtio, weaving a passage in the straight to claim the prize in the last stride.

Oliver was aboard Suavtio when she won the Group 3 $150,000 Eliza Park International Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley two weeks ago and Blackiston resisted the temptation to run the mare in the Group 1 $500,000 Myer Classic over 1600m at Flemington last Saturday and instead stepped her up to 2000m today.

“He was tempted to run her in the Myer last Saturday, fortunately resisted the temptation and saved her for this race and it paid dividends,” Oliver said.

“She is a little beauty, she tries her heart out and she managed to get us there on the line.”

Even though Suavtio had been beaten at her only try over 2000m, Blackiston was certain that she would run out the distance today.

“She is as tough as old boots. She always finds the line strong and what a great result,” Blackiston said.

“The way she finished it off, she just attacks the line beautifully. I knew she was strong at the 2000m.”

Oliver was able to follow Girl In Flight ($11) through the gap at the 250m and eased over her heels before Suavito ($7) arrived in the last stride to score a nose win with the early leader Amanpour ($9.50) holding on for third.

In a wide open betting race the $5 favourite Scratchy Bottom was always well back in the field before making up some ground in the straight to finish sixth.

2014 Momentum Energy Stakes Result

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Starting Price
1	2	SUAVITO (NZ)	Nigel Blackiston	Damien Oliver	–	7	57.5kg	$7
2	7	GIRL IN FLIGHT	Robbie Griffiths	Kerrin McEvoy	0.1L	1	56kg	$11
3	13	AMANPOUR	Gai Waterhouse	Tommy Berry	0.3L	9	55kg	$9.50
4	4	TANGO’S DAUGHTER	Mick Price	Hugh Bowman	1.55L	8	57.5kg	$31
5	1	SOLICIT	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	2.3L	11	58.5kg	$6
6	9	SCRATCHY BOTTOM	Michael Kent	Dwayne Dunn	3.3L	4	55kg	$5F
7	3	STAR FASHION	David Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Michael Walker	3.4L	6	57.5kg	$13
8	19e	TERAI	John O’Shea	James McDonald	3.5L	10	55kg	$16
9	6	ZONZA (NZ)	Roger James	Michael Rodd	3.8L	15	56.5kg	$13
10	18e	IN MASQUERADE (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	4L	2	55kg	$51
11	10	RECKLESS ASSASSIN	John Sadler	Chris Symons	5.25L	3	55kg	$51
12	15	NO EXCUSES BEC	Andrew Noblet	Ms Katelyn Mallyon (a)	7.5L	5	55kg	$41
13	5	MYAMIRA	Rodney Northam	Craig Williams	13.5L	13	56.5kg	$21
14	8	KEEP DE ROSE (NZ)	Danny O’Brien	Chad Schofield	14.75L	12	55kg	$51
15	14	LADY CUMQUAT	Darren Weir	Ben Melham	15.15L	14	55kg	$15