IT was a red-letter day for Muswellbrook Race Club chairman John Sunderland at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
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The Godolphin Woodlands general manager joined trainer James Cummings' celebrations track-side as Kiamichi, ridden by Damian Lane, won the $3.5 million Longines Golden Slipper over 1200m.
In fact, Godolphin secured the trifecta in Australia's richest two-year-old race, with Microphone (Hugh Bowman) and Lyre (Luke Currie) finishing second and third respectively.
"I just sent her away," Lane told Racing NSW.
"What a tough filly; she was so well-prepared by James [Cummings] and her team.
"I got on her last week and sat and steered her around and did the same thing last week.
"She's just so honest and so tough.
"We had to be positive. Had to use her attribute which is her speed and her toughness and it paid off.
"It's a big thrill to ride such a big winner for Godolphin.
"I'm just a small part of the team there but it's a good team to be involved with."
Godolphin galloper Avilius (Kerrin McEvoy) also kept his unbeaten Sydney record intact by taking out the $700,000 Ranvet Stakes over 2000m earlier in proceedings.
Sunderland will now return to "home soil" on Sunday, with the Muswellbrook Race Club hosting the Country Championships Wild Card meeting at Skellatar Park.
And, in a huge coup for the organisation, Winx's successful hoop Bowman has picked up two rides on the program, just 24 hours after guiding the "Queen of the Turf" to victory in the George Ryder Stakes (1500m).