Patience pays off as Glory Daze finds his best form to claim an upset win on a wet Randwick

It had been a long time between drinks for imported gelding Glory Daze but a wet track and suitable distance helped him return to form at Randwick.

Glory Daze (outside) scored an upset win at Randwick. Picture: Getty Images

Given his history, the aptly-named import Glory Daze was always going to find an off-season Benchmark 88 easier than some of the races he has found himself in.

Now a resident of Bong Bong in the southern highlands, Glory Daze’s opening seven starts in his native Europe included a tussle with future stablemate and Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa in a Group 3 at Leopardstown at start number three.

Fast forward to starts six and (finally) seven and the grandson of our own Exceed And Excel contested both the English and Irish Derbies during June 2022.

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Saturday’s 2000m assignment at Royal Randwick tested the stamina as much, or more, as either of the two classics, illustrated by a 60 length margin between winner Glory Daze and the French import Behtar at the back.

The result wasn’t just an Irish-bred quinella, it was a double celebration for syndications firm, MyRacehorse whose racehorses, Glory Daze and Adam Hyeronimus’ ride Bear On The Loose, pocketed over $100,000 between them for their hard earned efforts.

“He (Glory Daze) was looking for a trip and he was looking for a wet track,” Ciaron Maher Racing’s Johann Gerard-Dubord said.

“This has been a long time between drinks but a couple of preps ago when he won here with Nash (Rawiller), it was very impressive.

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“He is a horse that has had a few issues. The owners have been very patient and it was good to see they got rewarded.

“He’s just got a big action and he needs to use that. It is the first time he found a Heavy track but I think the heavier the better and you won’t get much heavier than that today. That will give him plenty of confidence too.

“He is in a good spot at the moment and will improve again off the back of that.”

Glory Daze’s heroics marked win 107 for star apprentice Benjamin Osmond.

“He’s huge. He’s got a massive stride,” the jockey said.

“The race panned out well. I always felt like I was going to get to Adam but it just took a long time to get there.”

Originally published as Patience pays off as Glory Daze finds his best form to claim an upset win on a wet Randwick