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Sprint to get on Sudurka next time

02/03/2002

The big question after Saturday’s comprehensive victory in the Melbourne Racing Club Oakleigh Plate-G1 is whether punters will again let Sudurka go around in a Group One sprint paying $26.

The Brian Mayfield-Smith-trained Sudurka was having only his second run back after capturing the VRC Salinger Stakes-G1 on 3 November (starting at $21), resuming in the Melbourne Racing Club Rubiton Stakes-G3 on 12 January and running third behind Intelligent Star in track record time.

Despite his obvious competence at the elite level, Sudurka was still only 10th in the line of betting for the Oakleigh Plate, with Chong Tong sent out the $4.20 favourite.

Yet the son of Perugino was just too strong for his more fancied rivals and takes his earnings to $950,650 from just 27 starts.

It also underscores the impact that Collingrove Stud-based Perugino has made with just one crop of racing age: Testa Rossa ($2,947,740), Sudurka, Tickle My ($584,425), Speedy Champion ($262,164), Emperor’s Flag ($186,927), Petagina ($104,830), Swift Million ($104,798), Just Imagine ($102,935) and Flurry’s Gem ($86,160) from just 60 live foals!

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