Nash Rawiller steered Evaporate to a half-length victory in the $2 million Five Diamonds (1800m) and guided Act Up to a similarly narrow win in the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday, giving the Lindsay Park stable a feature-race double.
Rawiller and the training team of Will, Ben and JD Hayes have now combined for nine wins and five placings from 22 runners together.
Evaporate, a $10 chance, sat on the fence behind the leaders from barrier four before driving to a half-length win over Zambardo. Plymouth finished third. Will Hayes said the horse was a high talent and that they got the ride they needed. He noted Evaporate had excuses in group 1s before Saturday. “The Sir Rupert Clarke from the wide barrier, and in the Toorak getting slightly held up, so today we had our confidence in the horse and he did well, thriving between runs,” Hayes said. Evaporate is nominated for the Railway Stakes and Northerly Stakes in Western Australia, which is a potential next campaign.
Earlier, Act Up, a $240,000 Castelvecchio colt, settled well and was second-last approaching the bend after jumping from gate 11 before Rawiller navigated a path through the field to lift him past Silent Intent for a half-length victory. Hawkes Racing’s Torshavn was third on debut. The $580,000 and $190,000 prizemoney from the quinella effectively puts the Victorian-trained pair into the $5 million Golden Slipper in March. “We were really keen to see him over 1100m, and we needed every metreage today,” Hayes said. “It was a terrific ride by Nash to go back and through. ... Full credit to the horse, he handled the occasion.”
Analysis
Why This Matters
- The Five Diamonds and Golden Gift are key races in the Sydney spring carnival, with significant prizemoney and pathway implications.
- Evaporate's win could lead to a WA campaign against top weight-for-age talent.
- Act Up's Golden Gift victory secures a berth in the $5 million Golden Slipper, one of Australia's richest two-year-old races.
Background
Five Diamonds day at Rosehill is a feature Saturday meeting in the Sydney spring carnival. The $2 million Five Diamonds (1800m) is a handicap race, while the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) is a two-year-old race that has become a key lead-up to the Golden Slipper. Lindsay Park, trained by the Hayes brothers, has been in strong form.
What to Watch
- Whether Evaporate heads to Perth for the Railway Stakes and Northerly Stakes.
- Whether Act Up progresses to the Golden Slipper in March and how he performs in lead-up races.
- The continued form of the Lindsay Park-Rawiller combination.
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- SupportedEvaporate won the Five Diamonds at Rosehill.The Age - Latest News: “Evaporate claimed the $2 million feature”
- SupportedAct Up won the Golden Gift at Rosehill.The Age - Latest News: “Act Up took out the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill”
- SupportedNash Rawiller rode a double for Lindsay Park.The Age - Latest News: “Lindsay Park and Nash Rawiller stole the show on Five Diamonds day at Rosehill”
- SupportedRawiller rode Evaporate to a half-length win in the $2 million Five Diamonds over 1800m at Rosehill on Saturday.The Age - Latest News: “putting Evaporate from a start in gate four to sit on the fence behind the leaders in the 1800m Five Diamonds before driving the $10 chance to a half-length victory over Zambardo.”
- SupportedRawiller rode Act Up to a half-length win in the $1 million Golden Gift over 1100m at Rosehill on Saturday.The Age - Latest News: “The champion rider earlier took Act Up through the field from second last on the bend, after a start in gate 11, before lifting him the $8 chance to a half-length victory over Silent Intent.”
- SupportedRawiller and the Hayes training team have combined for nine wins and five placings from 22 runners.The Age - Latest News: “Rawiller and the training team of Will, Ben and JD Hayes have now combined for nine wins and five placings from just 22 runners together.”
- SupportedEvaporate was a $10 chance, started from gate four, sat behind the leaders on the fence and beat Zambardo by half a length.The Age - Latest News: “putting Evaporate from a start in gate four to sit on the fence behind the leaders in the 1800m Five Diamonds before driving the $10 chance to a half-length victory over Zambardo.”
- SupportedWill Hayes said Evaporate was a high talent and that they got the ride they needed.The Age - Latest News: ““He’s a high talent, he’s very good and we got exactly the ride that we needed from him there, so that was just super,” Will Hayes said after the Five Diamonds.”
- SupportedWill Hayes said Evaporate had excuses in the group 1s, including the Sir Rupert Clarke and Toorak.The Age - Latest News: ““We thought he had his excuses in the group 1s,” Hayes said. “The Sir Rupert Clarke from the wide barrier, and in the Toorak getting slightly held up”
- SupportedEvaporate is nominated for the Railway and Northerly Stakes in Western Australia as a potential next campaign.The Age - Latest News: “set up a potential West Australian campaign”
- SupportedAct Up was a $240,000 Castelvecchio colt, jumped from gate 11, was second last approaching the bend and beat Silent Intent by half a length; Torshavn was third on debut.The Age - Latest News: “Act Up, one and a half lengths fourth in the 1000m Debutant Stakes at Caulfield, settled well and was second last approaching the bend after jumping from gate 11 in the $1 million race. Rawiller then navigated a path through the field on the $240,000 Castelvecchio colt and lifted him past Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Silent Intent in the final strides for a half-length victory. Hawkes Racing’s Torshavn was third on debut.”
- SupportedThe $580,000 and $190,000 prizemoney from the quinella effectively puts the Victorian-trained pair into the $5 million Golden Slipper in March.The Age - Latest News: “The $580,000 and $190,000 prizemoney effectively puts the Victorian-trained quinella into the $5 million Golden Slipper in March.”