89 4:30pm 7 MELBOURNE 7 START VRC Champions Mile (Group 1) (Registered Name: Cantala Stakes) (106th of Series) 1600m Of $3,000,000 and trophies of $5,325. 1st $1,800,000 and trophies of $5,325, 2nd $540,000, 3rd $270,000, 4th $135,000, 5th $75,000, 6th $60,000, 7th $60,000, 8th $60,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 4% 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 Record: 1-33.49E Scenic Peak (09/11/2002) [Good3] Class Record: 1-34.75E Pride Of Jenni (11/11/2023) [Good4] TAB Assessed Odds 1 21224 Mr Brightside (NZ) (4) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) .................. Craig Williams 59 $5.50 2 s0263 My Oberon (IRE) (6) Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald (dw) ..... Nash Rawiller 59 $21 3 s2173 Pinstriped (8) Enver Jusufovic (dwtc) ...................................................Ben Allen 59 $34 4 s4331 Antino (NZ) (12) Tony Gollan (dw) ........................................................Mark Zahra 59 $5 5 9s314 Desert Lightning (NZ) (11) Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman (dw) .Luke Nolen 59 $34 6 s1171 Another Wil (2) Ciaron Maher (dwtc) ............................................ Declan Bates 59 $10 7 9s658 New Energy (IRE) (3) Ciaron Maher .......................Dylan Browne McMonagle 59 $81 8 5s894 Von Hauke (NZ) (1) Cliff Brown (wt) .................................................. Joshua Parr 59 $81 9 52128 Pride Of Jenni (7) Ciaron Maher (dwc) ........................................... Ben Melham 57 $6 10 2s316 Fangirl (9) Chris Waller (dwc) .................................................. James McDonald 57 $6 11 s2252 Amelia’s Jewel (10) Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald (dt) .........Damian Lane 57 $15 12 1s295 Stefi Magnetica (5) Bjorn Baker (w) ........................................Chad Schofield 57 $16 13 1s143 Broadsiding (13) James Cummings (dw) ....................................... Michael Dee 52 $6 FORM SUMMARY BROADSIDING was terrific when placed in the Cox Plate and doesn’t have to contend with the two that beat him. MR BRIGHTSIDE has had a consistent campaign and should be right in the finish. ANTINO was dominant last start and is yet to miss a place over this distance. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 9 Pride Of Jenni 100 1 Mr Brightside 100 10 Fangirl 100 4 Antino 95 6 Another Wil 94 CANTALA STAKES The original Cantala was not a racehorse, but a mansion that until demolished in 1939 occupied five hectares on Dandenong Road near Kooyong Road, Caulfield. It belonged to Septimus Miller, VRC Chairman 1895–1906. In 1919 the VRC Committee renamed the Coburg Stakes the Cantala in his honour. Miller provided a gold trophy to the first winner. In recent decades the Cantala was the feature mile on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival under various sponsorships – George Adams, Ampol, Nisson, Honda, Chrysler, Emirates. From 2016 to 2021 it shifted to Victoria Derby Day as the Kennedy Mile. Now it returns to the final Saturday as the VRC Kennedy Champions Mile.
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