105 5:10pm FLEMINGTON 8 MELBOURNE 8 START TAB Champions Stakes (Group 1) (Registered Name: L.K.S. Mackinnon Stakes) (158th of Series) 2000m Of $3,000,000 and trophies of $12,250. 1st $1,800,000 and trophies of $12,250, 2nd $540,000, 3rd $270,000, 4th $135,000, 5th $75,000, 6th $60,000, 7th $60,000, 8th $60,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Standard Weight for Age. No allowances for apprentices. Track & Class Record: 1-58.73E Makybe Diva (GB) (12/03/2005) [Good3] TAB Assessed Odds 1 32141 Cosmic Crusader (NZ) (11) Andrea Leek (wc) ...............................William Pike 59 $3.10 2 s4820 Light Infantry Man (FR) (5) Ciaron Maher (wtc) ...........................Mark Zahra 59 $34 3 1s446 Sir Delius (GB) (7) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (dwc) ............. Craig Williams 59 $7 4 90319 Attrition (9) Mitchell Freedman (w) .................................................... Jamie Mott 59 $51 5 s6132 Birdman (IRE) (1) Chris Waller (dwt) .................................................. Ben Melham 59 $5.50 6 s0010 Land Legend (FR) (8) Ciaron Maher (d) ...........................................Ethan Brown 59 $51 7 3s700 Von Hauke (NZ) (3) Cliff Brown (wt) ...................................................Damian Lane 59 $101 8 s0071 Sabaj (10) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (wt) ..................................Blake Shinn 59 $31 9 543s3 Omni Man (IRE) (6) Joseph O’Brien (d) ....................Dylan Browne McMonagle 59 $18 10 s0233 Aeliana (NZ) (4) Chris Waller (dwt) ............................................ James McDonald 57 $2.90 11 40257 Treasurethe Moment (2) Matt Laurie (dwtc) .................Daniel Stackhouse 57 $21 FORM SUMMARY COSMIC CRUSADER keeps winning but key rival AELIANA can turn the tables. Her Cox Plate sectionals were excellent and with a better draw and astute ride J-Mac can give her a tactical edge. BIRDMAN will be charging late, ahead of SIR DELIUS. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 1 Cosmic Crusader 100 10 Aeliana 96 5 Birdman 96 3 Sir Delius 92 11 Treasurethe Moment 88 L.K.S. MACKINNON Lauchlan Kenneth Scobie Mackinnon (1861–1935) was one of the most influential chairmen of the Victoria Racing Club in its long history, a committeeman for 26 years from 1909 and Chairman from 1916 until his death, guiding its fortunes as the principal club in Victoria. A solicitor by profession, he bred and raced thoroughbreds, at different times owning Maribyrnong Stud and Chatsworth Park. Kingsburgh won the 1914 Melbourne Cup for him. Woorak won the Epsom at Randwick and became a top Australian stallion. Mackinnon’s conservative views, especially about women in racing, were not universally shared but Victorian racing flourished. The Melbourne Stakes, created in 1869 as a traditional weight-forage Derby Day lead-up to the Cup, became the Mackinnon in his honour from 1939. In 2016, the race was repositioned as the 2000 metre champion race for the final day of the Carnival.
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