Hazard Wins Again

Hazard gained a third consecutive victory when taking the Group Two Best Security Dane Ripper Stakes over six furlongs and 156 yards in good style at Doomben, Australia, on Saturday, June 6.

The five-year-old Flying Spur mare, trained by Lee & Anthony Freedman and ridden by James McDonald, broke well before being held up in the 11-strong field towards the outside.

She was asked to move up with a quarter-mile to go and came with a strong run in the straight to challenge Catkins at the distance.

Hazard took the lead with a half-furlong remaining and went away to score impressively by a length and a quarter in 1m 19.31s on good going.

Godolphin's Henry Plumptre commented: "Three weeks ago this mare was in Adelaide and Queensland wasn't on our agenda.

"But Lee Freedman said he would like to take her to Brisbane and try to get into the Tattersall's Tiara (Group One for fillies & mares, 7f, Gold Coast, June 20).

"That is where we will be heading now and the seven furlongs (1,400 metres) of that race should suit her very well."