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Easter Stayer Wins Auckland Cup

10th Mar 2010

The big week for Easter graduates continued across the Tasman today when well-travelled stayer Zavite proved too tough in the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m).

ZAVITE ($80,000 2004 Easter, 7g Zabeel-Miss Vita) was offered through the Fairdale Stud draft and has proven an astute investment by trainer Anthony Cummings.

Today was his 10th win, but first at Group 1 level. His prizemoney is now heading towards the $2million mark.

Zavite has been a consistent performer over a number of seasons and has been a stakes winner in four states of Australia. He was previously a two mile winner of the Group 2 Adelaide Cup last year.

Today’s G1 victory follows Easter graduates winning five of the six races run at Flemington last Saturday.

Zavite joins an ever growing list of international Group 1 winners for Inglis.

The Group race success recently extended to the United Arab Emirates when South African G1 winner MUSIR ($P900,000 2008 Easter, 3c Redoute’s Choice-Dizzy De Lago) easily won the G3 UAE 2000 Guineas on the new Meydan track, taking his overall record to five wins in six starts.

The 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale will be held in Sydney from April 6-8.