As they say, winners win, and Dance To The Boom is demonstrating this in her first three races following her triumph in the Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m) at Wyong. With the daughter of Exceedance facing more lucrative autumn choices or Gold Coast highlights, like as the $3 million Magic Millions 3yo Guineas (1400m) in ten days, Bjorn Baker must now make some decisions following victories at Kembla Grange and Canterbury.
Baker’s stablemate Midnight Dynamite ($1.70 favorite) finished third in the field of five runners, and Dance To The Boom ($2.90), which had been purchased for $250,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in January 2023, held off an impressive finish by the David Payne-trained Shohisha ($5.50) by a 3/4-length margin.
The winning filly has a lot of inherent elegance, according to jockey Rachel King. She still has a lot to discover. I was aware that the stablemate would be difficult to defeat and that she wouldn’t be able to keep up with him as he quickened around the corner.She has a huge stride and is a big filly. I adore her attitude and genuine desire to succeed. King noted that the filly would be able to put a little more distance between herself and her competitors on larger tracks after winning by narrow margins at her last two races.
Dance To The Boom was given a $26 chance for the 3yo Guineas on January 11 before the race, but it has since solidified to $15. Bauhania, the victor of the Magic Millions Wyong 3&4yo Guineas (1200m), is the favorite at $5. The Chris Waller-trained Konasana ($7), who was also on the card, won the Group 3 Belle Of The Turf Stakes (1625m) in the summer after going winless in the spring. The four-year-old mare, who was carrying sixty kg, had to catch the breakaway leader Redbreast ($4 favorite), who continued to finish in second place.
