Cummings’ Great Run With Babies Continues

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Picarones

continued his outstanding record in two-year-old races in Melbourne this season, landing his fourth individual winner when took out the opening race at .

Cummings has already had juvenile success with , and and in , the Godophin trainer has saddled up 31 two-year-old runners and has trained seven winners.

Picarones sat wide and off the speed and champion Damien Oliver timed his , bringing her home down the middle of the track to win her debut.

Oliver said the filly put in a but was green during the race.

“She's been pretty straightforward until today but she got a bit lost,” Oliver said.

“I like the way she responded and it was a good, tough effort. She was a bit ‘new' but I think she'll take a lot from that and improve.”

Oliver said Picarones probably rated behind the Godoplphin colts he has ridden this season in Anamoe and Ingratiating, who both took out races during the spring.

“She's probably not quite up to the two nice colts I rode in the spring. She's not far behind them,” Oliver said.

Picarones ($5) defeated Crazy Ladies ($7) by a length with Sunfall ($9.50) another 1-1/4 lengths away third.

The winner is named after a Peruvian dessert which has been likened to a donut.

Picarones is by Shooting To Win out of Group Three-winning mare Anise who is a daughter of General Nediym.

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