A week after copping a suspension and plenty of flak for a heavy bumping duel at Randwick, the golden touch of Glen Boss was back as he redeemed himself with his second Group I win at Flemington since the last of Makybe Diva’s famous Melbourne Cup triumphs.
Boss and Bivouac were a perfect match as trainer James Cummings celebrated his first Newmarket Handicap win – now only seven off his legendary grandfather Bart’s mark of eight Newmarkets.
Boss hadn’t won a Group I in Victoria since 2015 and his last Group I at Flemington was Shamrocker’s triumph in the 2011 Australian Guineas.
Before that it was the last of Makybe Diva’s extraordinary three Melbourne Cups in 2005.
Bivouac was cruising a long way from home and stamped himself at the top of Australia’s golden three-year-old generation with his dominant 2½ length romp in the Newmarket which Boss celebrated by standing high in the irons as he crossed the line.
Just about everything Boss has touched has turned to gold since returning from Singapore – he has enjoyed an amazing renaissance.
Boss has now added the Newmarket to some of his other big race wins in the last 12 months including The Everest on Yes Yes Yes and the Epsom and Golden Eagle on Kolding as well as the Doncaster on Brutal.
Boss was only riding Godolphin colt Bivouac as Craig Williams had chosen to stick with second-placed Newmarket finisher Loving Gaby – and it couldn’t have worked out better for the Boss man.
He felt he was on the winner going to the barriers and, after winning, he reflected how a week is a long time in racing.
“Going to the barriers, I knew I was a winner, you can just tell when they are on, colts,” Boss said.
“He went down to the barriers like he really meant business.
“Every stride he took to the barriers it felt like he had his game face on. I grew in confidence just going to the barriers.
“He broke beautifully, he got into a lovely trail and that was ridiculous how easily he won.
“Thanks to all the crew in the Blue Army. I got it wrong last week with one of their boys.
“It’s not often in this sport you can have one week to turn it around and get redemption.”
With trainer Cummings in Sydney, Godolphin’s managing director Vin Cox did the talking for the Blue Army after the Newmarket and he indicated that Royal Ascot could potentially be on the cards for the colt, either this year or next.
The TJ Smith Stakes in Sydney is likely to be a shorter-range target and Bivouac is now $4.50 favourite for that race.
He is also one of the early favourites for the 2020 The Everest, currently priced at $11.
“People have asked will we take him to Royal Ascot – we would love to take him ultimately, this year or next year,” Cox said.
“Australia has an elite crop of three-year-olds and he is at the top of it.”
There could be no hard luck stories among the beaten brigade – such was Bivouac’s dominance.
Exceedance got the better of Bivouac in the Coolmore Stud Stakes last spring but the Hawkes Racing galloper was never sighted in the Newmarket – finishing sixth and beaten almost five lengths.
“He was just in an awkward spot for the first half of the race,” jockey Dwayne Dunn said of Exceedance.
Libertini was disappointing again – finishing ninth, with rider Jye McNeil saying: “She knuckled a bit on jumping so maybe something might arise afterwards.”
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