Exceed And Excel's first-crop daughter Sugar Babe (pictured) continued the superb start she has made to her racing career with victory in the Gillette Fusion Phantom Handicap over six furlongs at Rosehill on Saturday.
A first-time-out winner in the Listed Debutants Stakes over the minimum distance at Caulfield in October, Sugar Babe then ran second to her paternal half-sister Believe'N'Succeed in the Fillies' Blue Diamond Prelude last month. Bred by Strawberry Hill Stud, she is out of the Zeditave mare On Type.
There was success at Morphettville for another Darley freshman when Dubai Destination sired his second southern hemisphere winner in How Discreet. The two-year-old filly out of Oh So Discreet (Bluebird) was making only her second start.
The Australian Guineas (G1) at Flemington saw a thrilling finish between Light Fantastic, Marching, Sound Journey and the Fantastic Light colt Playwright , with the latter claiming third spot in a four-way photo. The three-year-old is already a G3 winner this season.
