South Aussie Real Flash Wins WA Oaks
REAL FLASH ($3.90) crossed from box five and led throughout to take out the Group 2 WA Oaks at just her 10th career start on 31 May at Cannington. After having won at Angle Park in 29.49 earlier this month, trainer Troy Murray decided to bring the blue bitch to WA to have a crack at the feature final with $40,000 added to her winner’s purse. Before tonight’s win she had amassed just $9,000 in stakes. Her first sectional split of 5.61 set up her win as she scored by two-and-a-half-lengths over the race favourite and Victorian Weblec Belle ($2.10) and local chaser Ruble Monelli (25.30) third.
Stepping very cleanly from box five, the daughter of Vee Man Vane and Bonegilla Flash got clear room to move early and hit the accelerator, racing to the lead in the run to the winning post on the first occasion ahead of Ruble Monelli (box three) and Weblec Belle (box two). Heading down the back and Real Flash was out in front, off and gone. Despite a strong finish from Victorian bitch Weblec Belle, Real Flash proved too good in the run to the line and score a second WA Oaks for trainer Troy Murray.
One of South Australia’s leading mentors Murray won the Oaks in 2005 with Estella, on this occasion he heaped praise on local conditioner, and former Victorian Steve Shinners. “A big thanks goes to Steve Shinners and all his team they deserve this every bit as much as I do they have done all the work with her in recent weeks” Murray said post-race. “I let Steve know some time ago I might have a bitch for this race, she had cracked a fibula early on and missed some time but came back extremely well and after she blew them away at Angle Park in 29.49 she had to have a crack at it” “She’s a ripper”. Murray Said. Running sections of 5.61, 18.74 and a run home of 11.52, the overall time for the final was 30.26.
The WA Oaks was the last Group final to be held at the Cannington track as we know it, with a major redevelopment commencing shortly.
After the Oaks final the three placed runners were followed in finished order by 4th Sable Island ($32.90), 5th West On Jorji ($33.00), 6th Jamaica The Fun ($12.50), 7th West On Delly ($4.20) and Ronray Dreamer ($27.30).
Real Flash is a Blue Bitch whelped January 2013 she is by Vee Man Vane from Bonegilla Flash (Where’s Pedro x Lara’s Hope). She is raced by the Roofless Truckers Syndicate and trained by Troy Murray at Lewiston in SA. The Group 2 Oaks win took her record to 10 starts for five wins and four placings and prizemoney earnings of $49,135.
The WA Oaks was first conducted as a feature in 1976 when won by Venus Ice it started as a Group 3 race and was elevated to Group 2 status in 2003 when a substantial increase to prizemoney affected the change. Listed below is the full honour roll.
1976 Venus Ice, 1977 Fashion Flo, 1978 Pisces Attack, 1979 Lunar Rose, 1980 Next In Line, 1981 Fiery Message, 1982 Orient Star, 1983 Candid Star, 1984 Repeat Design, 1985 Lady Kiwi, 1986 Pebbles, 1987 Sable Rose, 1988 Woofie's Wonder, 1989 Super Swinger, 1990 Zoila's Crown, 1991 Capobianca, 1992 Expected Riches, 1993 Sandameri, 1994 Sunshine Molly, 1995 Isn't She Lovely, 1996 Cherry Kongwak, 1997 Billy's Echo, 1998 Balance Sheet, 1999 Roxy Reason, 2000 Antiki Bale, 2001 Grace’s Choice, 2002 Macbeth’s Image, 2003 Dance Portrait, 2004 Kola’s Pride, 2005 Estella, 2006 Leprechaun Kate, 2007 Miss Hot Gossip, 2008 Miss Slick, 2009 Topline Doovee, 2010 Rock Pool, 2011 Tonneli Bale, 2012 Deutronium, 2013 Quiz Bale and 2014 Free Candy.
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