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Ethereum Girl cruises to victory in Sires' Produce Stakes at Morphettville
Lindsay Park filly Ethereum Girl flexed her muscles in the Group 3 Sires' Produce Stakes, nailing a classy win at Morphettville Parks on Saturday.
Handled expertly by jockey Jason Holder, the Ben, Will and JD Hayes -trained Ethereum Girl enjoyed a trail behind fellow border raider Volkano, before taking command at the 300m and booting away, holding off Mostly For Show and Tiptop Tori.
Despite negating a slow tempo, Holder was able to get the filly to relax throughout, which was the main instruction from the Hayes camp leading into Saturday's 1400m contest.
'She settled beautiful today,' Holder, who has nailed 32 metro wins this season, said.
'Ben Hayes, the last thing he said to me was 'whatever you do, just get her to settle, just get her to relax so she can finish it off'.
'I didn't ride her last start, but (today) was a nice win.'
South Australian Sires' Produce Stakes | Etherium Girl
Those Hayes boys & their two-year-olds! ðŸ'¥ @lindsayparkrace takes out the feature race in South Australia with their talented filly.
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Ethereum Girl, who jumped a $2.80 favourite with Sportsbet, was narrowly denied a stakes victory last start, when defeated by talented colt Matahga in the Oaklands Plate.
The daughter of Japanese sire, Maurice, was a $275,000 yearling purchase at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale in 2024.
'She settled really nicely which was great, Ben and the crew will be happy with that,' he said.
'I probably got there a bit too soon, because we were slow, (but) I presented her and she said 'let's go'.
'She pulled her way into it, which is good, she's got room for improvement for sure.'
Local galloper Mostly For Show continued his competitive form, finishing hard for second, while rank outsider, Tiptop Tori ($41), ran a huge race at odds, finishing third.
Impressive debut winner Volkano was quickly under pressure on straightening, and faded out to finish seventh.
• Derby path looms for Busuttin-Young stayer
Metro premiership leader Rochelle Milnes maintained her stranglehold on the Adelaide jockeys' title, the gun apprentice booted home impressive winner Sav On Ice for a four-length win in a Benchmark 68 (1550m).
The colt has now won back-to-back races for trainer Darryl Carrison.
Lachlan Neindorf moved into outright second in the jockeys' premiership with a winner aboard Placo, but despite a late season charge, he remains four wins behind Milnes heading into next Saturday's final meeting of the season.
Gun hoop Todd Pannell had a good day in the saddle, snaring a double, with wins aboard Lonrodex and Super Alana.
