In an exciting end to Queensland’s premier racing occasion, Bjorn Baker‘s Stefi Magnetica emerged victorious within the 2024 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.
Zac Lloyd (pictured in Sydney) received the 2024 Stradbroke Handicap as an apprentice aboard the filly Stefi Magnetica. Picture: Steve Hart.
Ridden by younger jockey Zac Lloyd, the three-year-old filly edged out a number of Group 1 profitable mare Bella Nipotina to assert her first Group 1 win.
Lloyd, son of racing legend Jeff Lloyd, delivered a masterful journey, navigating Stefi Magnetica by way of the sector earlier than making a decisive transfer up the within within the straight.
This tactic proved profitable, propelling the filly to victory within the $3 million race.
The win marked a major second for each horse and jockey.
Stefi Magnetica, an All Too Arduous progeny, had steadily risen by way of the ranks, culminating on this outstanding achievement.
“Very, very proud,” mentioned Jeff Lloyd, expressing his delight over his son’s win. “He’s been crying out to win a Group 1. To win it in Queensland, my house city, I couldn’t be prouder.”
Stefi Magnetica’s win capped off a outstanding journey.
After a win in a Benchmark 58 race at Orange final December, the filly displayed her potential with an in depth fifth to Bella Nipotina recent within the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 adopted by a third-place end within the Group 3 Fred Greatest Basic.
“She’s a tremendous filly,” mentioned steady consultant Jim Clarke, standing in for Bjorn Baker who was attending jockey Rachel King’s marriage ceremony.
Clarke highlighted the strategic choice to provide Stefi Magnetica a break earlier than setting her sights on the winter races.
Regardless of drawing an unfavourable extensive barrier (19), Lloyd managed to safe a very good place early on earlier than making a decisive transfer up the within.
“It’s superb,” Lloyd expressed his post-race elation. “I used to be very confidence pre-race. We truthfully thought we had been on the proper horse. I needed to decide…and I used to be travelling so effectively so I used to be glad to go up the within along with her. She was nice.”
Ciaron Maher‘s Bella Nipotina, winner of the Doomben 10,000, mounted a critical problem however in the end fell quick as a result of weight drawback (56kg in comparison with Stefi Magnetica’s 50kg).
James Cummings‘ crushed favorite Vilana, winner of the Moreton Cup on the observe the weekend prior, accomplished the Stradbroke Handicap trifecta.
Stefi Magnetica’s victory rewrote historical past, turning into the primary three-year-old filly to win the Stradbroke since La Montagna in 2006.
With this win, the filly units her sights on a shiny future within the upcoming spring carnival, with varied interstate elite-level races on the horizon.
2024 Stradbroke Handicap Outcomes
| End | No. | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Beginning Worth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Zac Lloyd (a) | 15 | 50kg | $15 | |||
| 2 | 1 | BELLA NIPOTINA | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 0.25L | 17 | 56kg | $11 | ||
| 3 | 6 | VILANA | James Cummings | Tim Clark | 2.35L | 11 | 53kg | $4.80F | ||
| 4 | 9 | THE INEVITABLE | John Keys | Craig Newitt | 3.53L | 6 | 53kg | $26 | ||
| 5 | 10 | AMENABLE | Mick Worth & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Chad Schofield | 4.31L | 13 | 53kg | $9 | ||
| 6 | 12 | OSIPENKO (NZ) | Chris Waller | Mark Du Plessis | 5.21L | 9 | 52.5kg | $41 | ||
| 7 | 8 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 5.39L | 8 | 53kg | $14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | BENEDETTA | Jason Warren | Daniel Stackhouse | 5.41L | 4 | 54kg | $13 | ||
| 9 | 15 | DREAM HOUR | Kris Lees | Robbie Dolan | 5.51L | 2 | 51.5kg | $101 | ||
| 10 | 14 | SEMANA | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 5.81L | 18 | 52kg | $21 | ||
| 11 | 18 | ROLL ON HIGH | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Will Worth | 5.9L | 10 | 50kg | $26 | ||
| 12 | 3 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Vlad Duric | 6.03L | 16 | 54.5kg | $7 | ||
| 13 | 16 | STEPARTY | Paul Preusker | Dean Yendall | 8.67L | 3 | 50.5kg | $16 | ||
| 14 | 2 | MAGIC TIME | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | 9.35L | 7 | 55.5kg | $13 | ||
| 15 | 5 | CEPHEUS (GB) | Matthew Dunn | Tommy Berry | 10.16L | 12 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $61 | ||
| 16 | 13 | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Damien Thornton | 12.48L | 14 | 52.5kg | $26 | ||
| 17 | 11 | PRINCE OF BOOM | Robert Heathcote | Tyler Schiller | 14.17L | 5 | 52.5kg | $26 | ||
| 18 | 7 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Regan Bayliss | 14.69L | 1 | 53kg | $31 | ||
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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