Jamie Mott secured his first win in Sydney's prestigious racing scene with Attrition’s victory in the $2 million Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill. Despite Nash Rawiller’s early lead on Lindermann, Mott and Attrition ($6 odds) overtook them to clinch a half-neck win. Mitch Freedman, who trained Attrition, expressed confidence in his horse's ability, noting its recent improvement since finishing third in the Underwood Stakes. The victory brought Attrition past $4.37 million in prizemoney and positioned it as a contender for the Cox Plate next.
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Jamie Mott secured a significant victory in the $2 million Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday with Attrition, a horse trained by Mitch Freedman. Despite starting as an underdog at odds of 6-1, Attrition narrowly edged out Lindermann for a half-neck win, proving Mott's confidence in the horse correct. This marked Mott’s first prestigious victory in Sydney after nearly 23 years of racing there with just 11 previous rides. The win was particularly noteworthy as Lindermann had finished ahead of Attrition last year and started this race as a strong favorite at odds of $1.70.
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Jamie Mott was confident Attrition had the upper hand on Lindermann after their most recent clash and he was thrilled to be proven right, just, as the Mitch Freedman-trained galloper gave the Victorian jockey a rich first win in Sydney in the $2 million Hill Stakes (1900m).
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galloper → have → Stakes
Mott, who had just 11 rides in Sydney across almost 23 years in the saddle before Saturday, came to Rosehill to stay with Attrition after he finished third as a $100 shot in the Underwood Stakes last start with his first ride on the seven-year-old.
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he → have → old
Lindermann finished last in the Underwood but started a $1.70 favourite in the Hill Stakes, which he won ahead of 2024 winner Attrition last year.
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he → finish → winner
Nash Rawiller controlled the race on Saturday up front on Lindermann before Mott and Attrition ($6) wore them down late for a half-neck victory.
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Mott → control → victory
“You may as well do it in the big ones,” Mott said of scoring his first Sydney win.
“I’d love to come up more often, if the opportunities are there, I’d definitely be happy to jump on a plane.
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I → do → plane
“[Lindermann] obviously didn’t handle Caulfield last time, but I just couldn’t have that it was his race.
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it → handle → Caulfield
They were right, he did improve a lot, but my horse was the same, he improved again, too.”
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he → improve → ?
Attrition went past $4.37 million in prizemoney with just a fifth win in 33 starts.
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Attrition → go → starts
“It has been a target race for us with this horse,” Freedman said.
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Freedman → say → horse
“We’ve been so confident in the lead up to the run, the way he was going, the way he was tracking, the way he travelled up.
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he → go → run
“He’s a seven-year-old now.
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He → ’ → ?
He hasn’t had a heap of racing, but he’s had plenty of racing at the top level.
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he → have → level
It’s not too many times he’s out of that weight-for-age level and he keeps showing up.”
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he → ’ → level
He said the Cox Plate was a likely next run for Attrition.
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Plate → say → Attrition
In the Alan Brown Stakes (1400m), Annabel and Rob Archibald scored a huge first Saturday metro NSW winner of the season when Formal Display led and held on by a long neck in the $1.5 million group 3.
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Display → score → group
Kerrin McEvoy took Formal Display, a $26 chance, to the front from barrier 12 and rated him perfectly to hold off Estadio Mestalla and Linebacker.
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McEvoy → take → Mestalla
The Archibald training team had their first NSW city winner of the season on Wednesday with Alabama Fox on the Kensington track.
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team → have → track
Annabel said the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick on November 3 has been Formal Display’s target since qualifying with victory in the Tamworth Cup in April.
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Dance → say → April
“The Big Dance is obviously the grand final, but happy to win $1.5 million race on the way,” she said.
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she → win → way
“We were a little bit worried about the map, but Kerrin made the right decision.
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Kerrin → make → decision
I thought we were going to be wide at one stage, so I was happy he kept pressing as he is a horse that you can come back and control races on.
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you → think → races
Queensland trainers Chris and Corey Munce were eyeing a spot in the $2 million Invitation for Gerringong after she broke through for the first time since December 2024 with a gritty victory in the group 3 Nivison (1200m).
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she → eye → group
Under Tyler Schiller, the $3.70 favourite raced wide throughout from a start in gate 12 but still had enough late in a blanket finish to beat Arabian Rose by a head.
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favourite → race → head
Formerly trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the five-year-old mare was having her fourth start for the Munces.
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mare → train → Munces
Carrying John Singleton’s colours, Gerringong is named after the home town of Parramatta Eels legend Mick Cronin, who is a part-owner along with fellow former league players Bob O’Reilly, Phil Sigsworth and Peter Wynne.
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who → carry → players
Schiller won the last on Fierce to have a treble on the day after also taking out the Tapp-Craig on Chuchichaschtli, also trained by the Hawkes stable.
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Schiller → win → stable
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