Centennial Park has caused an upset in the 2011 Expressways Stakes at Rosehill today, beating home more fancied rivals with an impressive run. Running as Race 6 today at Rosehill, on the last race meeting run by the Sydney Turf Club before the merger with the AJC begins on Monday, the $200,000 Expressway Stakes featured a field of just six horses.
Race favourite Hot Danish lead for most of the 1200m race but could only manage third after a strong run home by Centennial Park and Love Conquers All. A photo was needed to decide the minor placings, with Love Conquers All getting the nod ahead of the star mare.
5-year-old Thorn Park gelding Centennial Park, trained by David Payne, has had 24 career starts for 7 wins and adds $130,000 in prize money to their total with today’s win. Centennial Park was riden by Corey Brown and paid $11.60 for the win with Luxbet.
2011 Expressway Stakes Results
| Pos | Horse | Margin | Price | Barrier | Benchmark | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 6.CENTENNIAL PARK (NZ) | $11.00 | 3 | 102.00 | 58.5 | Corey Brown | David Payne | |
| 02 | 2.LOVE CONQUERS ALL | 0.8 | $3.20 | 5 | 107.00 | 58.5 | Jim Cassidy | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 03 | 8.HOT DANISH | 0.9 | $2.00F | 1 | 117.00 | 56.5 | Tim Clark | Les Bridge |
| 04 | 1.DANLEIGH | 2.1 | $14.00 | 6 | 116.00 | 58.5 | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 05 | 5.LORNE DANCER | 3.5 | $16.00 | 2 | 105.00 | 58.5 | Nash Rawiller | Gai Waterhouse |
| 06 | 4.BORDER REBEL | 3.8 | $9.50 | 4 | 106.00 | 58.5 | Timothy Bell (a2) | Sue Grills |
| SC | 3.VISION AND POWER (NZ) | NA | 107.00 | 58.5 | Tommy Berry (a) | Joseph Pride | ||
| SC | 7.COUNT ENCOSTA | NA | 93.00 | 58.5 | Brenton Avdulla | John P Thompson |
