Viridine became racings latest equine millionaire with his victory in Saturday’s Gr3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Enjoying a rails hugging ride from Damien Oliver, Viridine came through in the home straight to defeat Gr1 winner Streets Of Avalon (Magnus) by three-quarters of a length. (pic: Racing Photos)
Jockey Damien Oliver told Racingdotcom he was intent on getting Viridine relaxed in the early stages of the weight-for-age contest.
“He wasn’t brilliant away so I wanted to work on getting him relaxed and let the rest of the race unfold,” Oliver said.
“I was kind of surveying my options when we came to the turn. I could see them opening up a little bit. One of them was going to the fence and got a bit neat.
“The horse was going good enough to push through.”
The $76,800 first prize advanced the five-year-old son of Poet’s Voice earnings for Godolphin beyond $1 million.