Back on a firm surface, the confidently supported Winning Partner came with a well-timed under Barend Vorster to give the McEvoy stable back to back winners of Wednesday’s Listed Balaklava Cup (1600m) and a third overall.
There a few more likeable horses than the honest three-year-old Dawn Passage who earned a spot in next week’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap following a dominant performance in Saturday’s Group III Fred Best Plate at Doomben.
