Opie Bosson booked to ride Outovstock in Group 1 SA Derby at Morphettville

Champion jockey Opie Bosson has been booked to ride a promising New Zealand stayer in the Group 1 South Australian Derby on Saturday.

Opie Bosson and Imperatriz after winning the William Reid Stakes.

Champion jockey Opie Bosson will ride promising New Zealand stayer Outovstock in Saturday’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville.

The gun kiwi hoop – who has won 98 Group 1s – is chasing a remarkable 100 Group 1 wins, and sits just two wins ahead of fellow countryman James McDonald (96 G1 wins), who piloted Romantic Warrior to victory in Sunday’s Group 1 QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin.

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It will be Bosson’s second time in Adelaide after finishing 11th on Suizuro in last year’s SA Derby.

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Bosson has netted 16 of his 98 Group 1 wins in Australia, with 10 in Victoria and 6 in New South Wales.

He partnered recently retired superstar mare Imperatriz to six Group 1 wins in Australia in the space of 12 months.

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It will be consecutive weeks that a champion Kiwi jockey has ridden at Morphettville, after McDonald piloted Chris Waller-trained pair Concello and Roots (both 14th) in the G1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) and Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) last Saturday.

Outovstock, trained by G1-winning handler Chad Ormsby, last start won the Group 3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) at Trentham and has drawn barrier 18 for Saturday’s $1 million feature.

Outovstock is a $17 chance with TAB fixed odds for the G1 SA Derby.

Originally published as Opie Bosson booked to ride Outovstock in Group 1 SA Derby at Morphettville