Ole Dancer foils Apocalyptic in Guineas

The Thousand Guineas made a welcome return to the Caulfield Cup card, producing an epic edition that saw local filly Ole Dancer emerge triumphant over star Sydney visitor Apocalyptic.

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The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Ole Dancer (Blake Shinn) steadfastly holding a slender advantage over a fighting Apocalyptic (Mark Zahra) in the G1 Thousand Guineas (1,600m) at Caulfield on Oct 18. PHOTO: RACING PHOTOS

The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained daughter of Ole Kirk landed a breakout win on Oct 18 in the A$1.5 million (S$1.26 million) Group 1 mile event, which was just her fifth start.

It gave Victoria bragging rights over New South Wales, with Apocalyptic having travelled down after claiming Sydney’s spring equivalent — the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1,600m) - and Moody was thrilled to see the stable’s No 1 spring seed land her grand final.

“We knew we were in for a very light spring because we'd lost most of our big guns and this filly,” said Moody.

“We weren't disappointed in her last two runs, barriers had just brought around her demise.

“We had great respect for the Sydney filly. She just rose to the occasion and out-toughed her.