A field of well-performed bluebloods contested Saturday's J Erskine & P Carroll Hcp (1400m) at Flemington but progressive filly Fontein Ruby saw them all off in style.
Vain Queen has kept her unbeaten record in tact with a first-up victory at Caulfield despite jockey Glen Boss declaring the talented mare raced well below her best.
An extra 200 metres and a return to Rosehill are the factors boosting Noel Mayfield-Smith's confidence in Standard Bearer ahead of the 250,000 Inglis Classic.
Darren Weir's consistent sprinter Broken was the big beneficiary of the waywardness of Canberra-trained raider Unanimously at Moonee Valley yesterday, proving that sometimes, on the turf at least, you can get something you haven't actually earned.