Dragonne Rouge plunge comes off as favourite Hi Barbie bombs start in Calaway Gal Stakes
The Shaun Dwyer-trained filly was paying upwards of $7.50 earlier this week but jumped at $3.30 to win the Listed race on a Soft 7 track over 1200m, while Hi Barbie was short at $2.40.
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Andrew Mallyon left his run late to wear down the Paul Shailer-trained Ha'penny Hatch ($6), with Sweet Pretender ($12) finishing third.
It was a disaster for Brisbane's premier trainer Tony Gollan, who had nominated $1.2m filly Hi Barbie as the pick of his runners on Saturday before she badly missed the kick with Angela Jones riding.
It would have been an emotional victory had Hi Barbie won her first race since her bold sixth in the $3m Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic in January.
Hi Barbie is owned by Jennifer Acton, who lost her husband, cattle baron Alan, in a tragic helicopter accident more than two years ago.
Gollan said it was 'back to the drawing board' for Hi Barbie after her mishap in the barriers.
'She was good in the gates, obviously got a bee in her bonnet and lunged in the air when the gates opened,' he said.
'She had a slower than normal post-race recovery but I think that's from getting so worked up when they jumped away.'
Dwyer said the $1m JJ Atkins (1600m) on June 14 at Eagle Farm was still on the cards for Dragonne Rouge, who is now undefeated after three starts.
'Look, it's a while off. She'll probably get away with one run in between then,' said Dwyer, who celebrated his 67th birthday last Monday.
'Let's just see how she pulls up. I'm keen to do anything that might work.
'She's got a good 18 months of racing in her and I'm mindful of some good three-year-old races next year too.
'We've got the Magic Millions (3YO Guineas) and next year's three-year-old races.
'She's a big filly but she's light and she doesn't hurt herself.
'She could go through another race and maybe get to the mile race (JJ Atkins). She's a real racehorse.'
Andrew Mallyon brings Dragonne Rouge back to the winner's stall. Pictute: Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography
Dwyer is hoping to win his first Group 1 since 2004 when the Sunshine Coast trainer secured the Australia Stakes (1200m) at The Valley and the Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington.
Owner Brad McMahon was delighted after the race and joked he wanted to send the tough filly to his hometown Grafton.
'It was unbelievable. She's been trained a treat,' McMahon said.
'She's fit and Shaun was really confident.
'She's super for a $25,000 horse. I still want to take her to Grafton for the two-year-old race down there.
'That Magic Millions three-year-old (Guineas on the Gold Coast in January) is still the one, that's the goal.'
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