Caulfield

51 MELBOURNE 6 3:35PM 6 1000m ROBERT TARANTO HANDICAP 1000m Of $125,000 . 1st $68,750, 2nd $22,500, 3rd $11,250, 4th $6,250, 5th $3,750, 6th $2,500, 7th $2,500, 8th $2,500, 9th $2,500, 10th $2,500. Prizemoney contribution totaling 3% will be directed to jockey and equine welfare prior to distribution. Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Track Record: 55.97E Lucky Secret (10/10/2009) [Good3] Class Record: 56.28E Snitty Kitty (21/10/2017) [Good3] 1 1527s DIAMOND EFFORT (10) Clinton McDonald (wtc) ............................... JAMIE KAH 60 2 1s80s LORD VON COSTA (11) Donna Scott (w) ............................. BLAIKE MCDOUGALL 58 3 0s41s NATIVE SOLDIER (9) Maddie Raymond (dt) .................................... JOHN ALLEN 58 4 11276 SWORD OF MERCY (3) Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra (dwt) .......... DAMIAN LANE 56 5 1439s OCTANE (7) Phillip Stokes (dw) . ...................................................... BEN ALLEN 55.5 6 1s14s ALFA ORO (NZ) (6) Matt Laurie (dwt) ................................... DANIEL STACKHOUSE 55 7 59130 MYSTYKO (NZ) (4) Trevor Rogers (dt) ........................... SOPHIE LOGAN (a2/50.5kg) 55 8 13111 IDIDITFORLOVE (8) Patrick Payne (dw) ....................... MADISON LLOYD (a3/50kg) 54.5 9 s023s BROADWAYANDFOURTH (2) Mitchell Freedman (t) .......................... ZAC SPAIN 54 10 18s21 SARTORIAL SPLENDOR (1) John Sadler (d) ..... MATTHEW CARTWRIGHT (a3/52kg) 54 11 s2501 PROPELLE (5) Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra (dwc) . ...................... DANIEL MOOR 54 FORM SUMMARY IDIDITFORLOVE is in flying form this campaign with four wins from five starts. Whilst this is his toughest test to date, he looks up to the task. DIAMOND EFFORT and ALFA ORO have decent first up records. SARTORIAL SPLENDOR is a speed machine and will take catching. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Diamond Effort 100 6 Alfa Oro 99 5 Octane 93 4 Sword of Mercy 93 8 Ididitforlove 88 Dr ROBERT TARANTO Dr Robert Taranto served with distinction on the Club’s Committee for eleven years following a period of sixteen years’ service as the Club Surgeon. He was a Trustee of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve from 1992 until 1997 and served as Honorary Treasurer of the Australian Racing Museum. Dr Taranto was elected a Life Member of the Club in August, 1996.