Beiwacht turned the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) into a one-act affair, jumping, rolling, and never coming back to the field as he ripped through 1400m in a track-record 1:20.79 on Saturday at Rosehill.
From barrier two, Adam Hyeronimus held the rail, upped the tempo when they straightened, and the colt powered clear to beat stablemate Wodeton with Tempted a close third.
The margin was a tick over four lengths — emphatic on the clock and to the eye.
The win delivered Chris Waller a fourth Golden Rose and, notably, his first Group 1 in Godolphin blue after the colt transferred stables this winter.
“Godolphin has been an amazing story for Australia,” Waller said.
“We had four great colts in the race and unfortunately there is only one winner.
“He did a great job Adam… they’ve run time as well.
It was Hyeronimus’ fifth Group 1, earned with ice-cold pace judgement at the head of affairs.
Race shape was decisive. Beiwacht led at an even gallop, kept the revs high from the 600m, and broke them late — the classic Rosehill 1400m put to ruthless use.
Tempted, the $3 favourite with horse racing bookmakers, enjoyed a sweet run but couldn’t bridge the gap as Beiwacht kept extending; Wodeton nabbed the filly for second in the final strides, sealing a Waller quinella and underlining the depth of the yard’s three-year-old brigade.
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