Star Of The Saddle Shared By Mcevoy, Lane

Two Group One wins on the the program has still not been enough for Mark Zahra to be crowned the day’s ‘‘.

Zahra won Saturday’s Group One Caulfield Stakes and also snatched a last-stride win aboard in the feature Caulfield Guineas but the was beaten by both Kerrin McEvoy and Damian Lane in the pointscore for the day’s leading rider.

At selected feature spring meetings in Melbourne this year jockeys are competing for a cash prize.

Points are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis for placings in each race on the respective programs, with Lane and McEvoy both registering eight points on Saturday to share the $50,000 .

Zahra’s Group One wins earned him six points but he did not finish in the top three in any other races.

He was fourth in the two other Group One races on the program, aboard Lyre in and Sikandarabad in the .

McEvoy’s points came courtesy of a winning double aboard California Zimbol in the Group Three Thoroughbred Club Stakes and in the Group Two Schillaci Stakes along with placings on Groundswell (3rd Caulfield Guineas) and Age Of Chivalry (3rd Toorak Hcp).

Lane won the Group Two Herbert Power on The Chosen One and had placings on (2nd Thousand Guineas), Loving Gaby (2nd Thoroughbred Club Stakes) and (3rd Schillaci).

Jordan Childs won the first ‘Star Of the Saddle’ last Saturday week on day to claim that $50,000 prize.

This week the prize goes to $100,000 for Caulfield Cup day.

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