Darley Stud's highly regarded stallion Medaglia D'Oro (USA)
had his third Australian stakes-winner when Godolphin's 3-year-old gelding Java
made it four wins in a row in Monday's Group III Thomas North Manfred Stakes
(1300m) at Sportingbet Park Sandown.
Ridden by Damien Oliver for Anthony and Lee Freedman, Java
came clear to defeat the Fastnet Rock colt Petrology by one and a quarter
lengths with Affirmation (Not A Single Doubt) back in third.
Java completed a stakes double for the Freedmans and
Godolphin after Reparations won Listed John Dillon Stakes.
"They (Godolphin) are great supporters," Freedman
said. "We don't get a lot of numbers but the ones we do get, we do pretty
well with and this can only help."
The win took the overall record of Java to 4 wins from 6
starts for earnings of $155,050.
A half-brother to Group III SAJC Auraria Stakes winner
Crucial (Nadeem) and the promising 2yo colt Antelucan (Domesday), who won the
Group III VRC Emirates Airline Plate at Flemington when making his career debut
in November, Java is out of the imported Fantastic Light mare Dawn Attack a
half-sister to triple Group 1 winner Desert King (IRE) the sire of Makybe Diva
and Desert War.
Dawn Attack died in November 2013. Her final foal is a
yearling colt by Helmet.
