Palawa King takes out Bold Trease with scintillating run
Palawa King has produced a professional staying display to win the Bold Trease at Sandown Park on Saturday night.
The $5.50 chance with greyhound bookmakers jumped poorly and found himself last, but the Jack and Maree Smith chaser worked his way into the 715m Bold Trease and stormed home to win his third group 1 race for the year.
The victory in the Bold Trease further entrenched Palawa King as the no.1 stayer in the sport, having won the Queensland Cup at Albion Park and the National Distance Championship at the Meadows.
Palawa King had drawn close to the leaders rounding the final turn, and eventually zipped past them, to beat home Ritza Piper ($8.50) and Zoha Bale ($3).
2023 Group 1 Bold Trease Replay – Palawa King (41.75) T: Ray ‘Jack' Smith
Palawa King finished in a time of 41.75 and bucked a run of poor form, having failed to win in his past seven starts, while he had also never won at the track.
The Bold Trease win takes Palawa King's record to 22 wins from 53 starts, with 18 placings and $666,000 in prize money.
The race is named after the champion dog Bold Trease, who recorded 51 wins and 34 placings in his illustrious career.
Later in the night, Aussie Rocks produced a stunning upset to win the Melbourne Cup, with favourite Big Energy relegated to second.
2023 Group 1 Bold Trease
2023 Bold Trease Results Sandown 715m Group 1 $105,000 to-the-winner Saturday, December 2, 2023 41.75
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| 1st |
7 Palawa King
T: Ray Smith 41.75 – $105,000 +500
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| 2nd |
8 Ritza Piper
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| 3rd |
1 Zoha Bale
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| 4th |
4 Moraine Suzie
T: Brendan Pursell 41.91 2.24 lengths $7,500 +280
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| 5th |
2 Valpolicella
T: Tony Zammit 42.24 6.93 lengths $2,000 +440
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6 Mrs Avenger
T: George Borg 42.42 9.57 lengths $2,000 +1680
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| 7th |
5 Get Ready Dora
T: Michelle Nolan 43.01 17.94 lengths $2,000 +3120
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| 8th |
3 Untapped
T: Dusty Drew 43.01 17.99 lengths $2,000 +2260
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