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I Am Me presses Everest claims

I Am Me has added a second Everest lead-up to her spring resume.

I AM ME winning the YARRAMAN PARK SHORTS at Randwick in Australia.
I AM ME winning the YARRAMAN PARK SHORTS at Randwick in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

It was a case of "copy and paste" for star jockey James Mcdonald as he guided I Am Me to victory in the Group Two The Shorts, replicating the formula used successfully by rival hoop Nash Rawiller aboard the mare first-up.

I Am Me stalked the speed before capturing the Concorde Stakes (1000m) two weeks ago and McDonald was content to adopt similar tactics for Saturday's 1100m feature.

The result was the same, the Ciaron Maher-trained I Am Me ($2.60 fav) pulling out all stops to deny the late finish of Stefi Magnetica ($9) by a long neck with Mazu ($13) a half-length away third.

"That's what James said before the race, just copy and paste, and that's exactly what he did," Maher's Sydney foreman Johann Gerard-Dubord said.

"To do it first-up, obviously is one thing, but to repeat it two weeks later like that is a good effort.

"Especially after a hard run like that, two weeks back-up, there's always a bit of a question mark, but she's come back better."

Having claimed the scalp of stablemate and confirmed Everest contender Bella Nipotina on resumption, I Am Me confirmed it was no flash in the pan with Saturday's Randwick performance.

Gerard-Dubord hopes it is enough to prompt the remaining slot holders to come calling.

"She has beaten (many of) the same ones twice now, 1200 will only suit her," he said.

"She is full of confidence now and those mares in form, it's hard to stop them."

McDonald said I Am Me always had the race in her keeping despite the narrow margin at the end.

"She always felt in control of the race and even a furlong from home, I felt like I was always going to win, even though they were so close," McDonald said.

"She's just doing enough, enough, enough.

"She's won the first two lead-ups to the great race (Everest), so she's ticking a lot of boxes."

McDonald rode the last four winners on Saturday's program, kicking off his quartet with a Tea Rose Stakes victory aboard Autumn Glow before adding the 7 Stakes (1600m) on Fangirl, The Shorts (1100m) on I Am Me and rounding it out on Moravia in The Agency Real Estate Handicap (1200m) to cap his afternoon.


Racing and Sports

Randwick

Saturday, 21st September 2024

9
ET

YARRAMAN PARK SHORTS (G2)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
5 ½ f TURF GOOD
9

(local)
AUD $1,002,000
5 ½ f GOOD

YARRAMAN PARK SHORTS (G2)

Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 6. I AM ME (AUS) 6yo M
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MEFNOODA (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
CIARON MAHER
$2.6
55kg
Dynamic Syndications Racing, Sheikh M B K Al Maktoum, Mrs J M Crooks, B & K Ramsey Family, P J Woollett, G Rassos, R J Gall, R G Dawkins, A W Robertson, A Cranes, A Mitchell, Mrs M Joyce, M G Joyce, S B Troughton, D P Lacey, M J Millner, S Finnigan & A D Vella

Sales Information

2nd 3. STEFI MAGNETICA (AUS) 4yo M
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - MID SUMMER MUSIC (AUS)
ZAC LLOYD
BJORN BAKER
$9
56kg
Ridgmont (Mgr: M Cunningham), K Salagic, Currie & Young Family Racing (Mgr: J D E Currie) & J Vitek

Sales Information

3rd 4. MAZU (AUS) 6yo G
MAURICE (JPN) - CHATELAINE (AUS)
JASON COLLETT
JOSEPH PRIDE
$13
56kg
Triple Crown Syndications, M De Stoop, D Da Silva, Mrs V B Mossman, M D Garreffa, R G Edge, Ms S P Hopkins, K F May, G B Clark, L Caminiti, Dr F McCourt, A J Prince, Dr M Healy & M L Spilstead

Sales Information

4th 9. DRAGONSTONE (AUS) 6yo G
MIKKI ISLE (JPN) - QUICK'S THE WORD (AUS)
REECE JONES
JOSEPH PRIDE
$31
55kg

Sales Information

5th 12. MUMBAI MUSE (AUS) 4yo M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MUMBAI ROCK (AUS)
TOMMY BERRY
MICHAEL FREEDMAN
$8.5
54kg

Sales Information

6th 1. PRIVATE EYE (AUS) 7yo G
AL MAHER (AUS) - CONFIDENTIAL QUEEN (AUS)
JAY FORD
JOSEPH PRIDE
$5
57kg

Sales Information

7th 7. LADY OF CAMELOT (AUS) 3yo F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$13
55kg
8th 10. OUR KOBISON (AUS) 5yo G
KOBAYASHI (AUS) - ORNE RIVER (AUS)
DYLAN GIBBONS
ANGELA DAVIES
$14
55kg
9th 11. WAY TO THE STARS (AUS) 6yo G
REWARD FOR EFFORT (AUS) - WRITTENINTHESTARS (AUS)
RACHEL KING
MATTHEW SMITH
$61
55kg
10th 2. AFT CABIN (AUS) 5yo G
ASTERN (AUS) - SHELTERS (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
JAMES CUMMINGS
$9.5
57kg
11th 8. COAL CRUSHER (AUS) 7yo G
TURFFONTEIN (AUS) - MEDIA ACADEMY (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
JOSEPH PRIDE
$41
55kg