“Zac rode the horse with pure confidence. This is the way to ride the horse. This is where good jockeys can improve the horse because the jockey matches the horse,” said Cruz, who thought the opposite of Luke Currie’s steer of Beauty Joy.
“As he took off on the turn, I said ‘game over, he’s beaten’. I wanted to get him some cover and just wait. You’re in a handy position already. But the minute he made the move and asked the horse to go, he just took off. He fired the gun too early,” said Cruz, who intends to set both Beauty Joy (10th) and Ka Ying Star (fourth) for the Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1,800m) on November 6.