The Peter Moody trained Mid Summer Music has caused an upset to win the $1,000,000 Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm today.
Six-year-old Oamaru Force mare Mid Summer Music defeated more fancied rivals Buffering and Sea Siren to claim her first Group 1 win.
Buffering tried hard from a wide gate to finish second with Happy Zero a strong finishing third and Pinwheel fourth.
BTC Cup and Doomben 10,000 winner Sea Siren was strong early in the race but was never in the finish.
2012 Stradbroke Handicap Results
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | MID SUMMER MUSIC | Peter G Moody | Luke Nolen | - | 5 | 52.5kg | $31 |
| 2 | 1 | BUFFERING | Robert Heathcote | Hugh Bowman | 1.8L | 14 | 57kg | $6 |
| 3 | 3 | HAPPY ZERO | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dwayne Dunn | 1.9L | 7 | 55kg | $31 |
| 4 | 4 | PINWHEEL | Peter Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 2L | 12 | 55kg | $19 |
| 5 | 2 | TEMPLE OF BOOM | Tony Gollan | Nash Rawiller | 3L | 3 | 56kg | $10 |
| 6 | 10 | SPIRIT OF BOOM | Tony Gollan | Ric McMahon | 5.3L | 10 | 53kg | $12 |
| 7 | 18 | SHOPAHOLIC (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Jeff Lloyd | 5.5L | 18 | 50.5kg | $19 |
| 8 | 8 | TIGER TEES (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Corey Brown | 5.8L | 8 | 53.5kg | $8 |
| 9 | 6 | SEA SIREN | John O’Shea | Jim Cassidy | 6.5L | 4 | 54kg | $4.40F |
| 10 | 16 | VARENNA MISS | Tony Noonan | Jake Noonan (a) | 7L | 16 | 52kg | $26 |
| 11 | 5 | THANKGODYOU’REHERE | Patrick & Wayne Webster | Damien Oliver | 8.5L | 1 | 54.5kg | $26 |
| 12 | 15 | SISTINE ANGEL | Andrew Noblet | Craig Newitt | 8.8L | 13 | 52kg | $26 |
| 13 | 13 | LISTEN SON | Tony Gollan | Chris Munce | 9L | 2 | 52.5kg | $81 |
| 14 | 7 | PHELAN READY | Jason McLachlan | Glyn Schofield | 9.3L | 17 | 53.5kg | $21 |
| 15 | 11 | TORIO’S QUEST | Brett Partelle | Glen Boss | 9.5L | 15 | 53kg | $21 |
| 16 | 9 | TRIPLE ELEGANCE | Chris Waller | Larry Cassidy | 9.8L | 11 | 53.5kg | $51 |
| 17 | 17 | WEALTH PRINCESS (NZ) | Darren Weir | Michael Walker | 9.9L | 9 | 52kg | $7 |
| 18 | 12 | CELTIC DANCER | Noel J Doyle | Jason Taylor | 11.5L | 6 | 52.5kg | $61 |
| - | 22e | SOLZHENITSYN (NZ) | Robert Heathcote | - | - | 0 | - | - |
| - | 23e | CARRY ME BLUEY | Norm Hilton | - | - | 0 | - | - |
| - | 21e | MENTAL | Peter Snowden | - | - | 0 | - | - |
| - | 19e | JETSET LAD (NZ) | John Wheeler | - | - | 0 | - | - |
| - | 20e | PAMPELONNE | Tim Martin | - | - | 0 | - | - |