Racing: Kolding wins the All Aged Stakes, Captivant toasted after Champagne Stakes win

Kolding has won the Group 1 All Aged Stakes after a thrilling battle with Savatiano at Randwick in Sydney on Saturday.

The Chris Waller five-year-old gelding appeared to be headed by the Godolphin mare before fighting back to stick his nose out at the winning post.

Kolding finally struck a good track this prep to give Waller his 125th Group 1 victory, while it was a ninth for jockey Brenton Avdulla.

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Doncaster Mile winner Cascadian finished third with Prague was fourth.

Favourite Masked Crusader had too much to do after he was forced back to last from a wide barrier.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Captivant was too good for them in the 2021 edition of the Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick as he chalked up a maiden Group 1 victory.

The win gave the training partnership back-to-back victories in the race, after King’s Legacy won in 2020, and a fifth overall.

Star hoop James McDonald was the winning rider, lifting his mount to victory ahead of the fast-finishing Hilal.

Converge finished third, while running well above his market price in fourth was the Queenslander I’ve Bean There.

News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom

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