Attractable has taken out the second edition of The Big Dance, holding off pre-race favourite Cepheus by a length to claim the $3million regional-focused race at Royal Randwick in Sydney.
The five-year-old gelding from the Sara Ryan stable came out on top in the 1600m event, with Regan Bayliss in the saddle for the ride.
Iknowastar led the way for the majority of the race, only for Attractable to take the lead with 300m to go as the galloper held off a late charge from Cepheus to claim the win.
Attractable wins the $3m Big Dance 💃 for Sara Ryan and Regan Bayliss! pic.twitter.com/J8xuGrZEbX
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"All credit goes to Sara, I've been saying for a while now she's a very good trainer," Bayliss told Channel Seven after the race.
"She had the horse trained to the absolute minute."
Who won The Big Dance 2023?
Attractable won this year's The Big Dance, finishing ahead of Cepheus and Super Helpful.
The winner paid $13 with Dabble.
The Big Dance prize money
The total prize money on offer for The Big Dance is $3 million — a $1 million increase on last year's pool.
Who won The Big Dance last year?
Last year’s first edition of The Big Dance was taken out by Rustic Steel, with the gelding trained by Kris Lees and ridden by jockey Nash Rawiller.