Racing: Top ride secures Cup win

Jessicabeel showed top staying ability to come from last and score a resounding win in the Sydney Cup yesterday.

The 4-year-old Zabeel mare was perfectly ridden by Craig Newitt who picked up the mount when Craig Williams, who won the Chairman's Handicap (2600m) on her two weeks ago, elected to stick with last-start BMW winner Littorio.

Jessicabeel missed the start but showed a tremendous turn of foot at the end of the 3200m feature, comfortably accounting for Divine Rebel, who was second again, and New Zealander Harris Tweed.

Road To Rock made up for his unlucky defeat in the Doncaster Mile with a dominant win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The Anthony Cummings-trained 5-year-old cracked the $1 million prizemoney mark in the process, downing the gallant Triple Honour with Monaco Consul third.

Josh Parr claimed his first Group One success when Skilled survived a protest to win the Champagne Stakes. Lightly-raced filly Sasa was second and Skilled's stablemate Divorces was third.

Sydney's favourite mare Hot Danish finally cracked it for a Group One win when she led all the way to take out the time-honoured All-Aged Stakes.

The Les Bridge-trained Hot Danish had been denied victory at the elite level seven times and was second to Melito in the TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) two weeks ago.

The 6-year-old turned the tables on Melito while Beaded was third.

- AAP