Daytona Red wins 2018 Yealands Wines NZ St Leger Listed NZ$50,000 at Trentham (NZ), 2500m.
Daytona Red romped away by two and three quarter lengths in a good staying effort, giving the field a sizeable start soon after the start. He dawdled from the stalls and was a clear last at the 1600m.Jockey Matt Cameron woke him up at the 1200m but they were three wide around the big Trentham bend and entered the straight widest but one.
He ranged up to the leaders five wide at the 350m then strolled clear to win easily, the chasers having no excuses, for his third win in ten starts.
Favourite Felaar tracked the winner from the 800m, kept up a solid run wide out to the line but was never going to catch him.
Bizzwinkle turned in three wide, co led briefly but was outfinished from Kamanda Lincoln who did best of the rest along the
