The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained 5-year-old Evaporate (NZ) has been a great servant for the stable and his sire Per Incanto (USA) throughout his career, and he added to his record with an impressive victory in the lucrative $2 million G3 Five Diamonds at Rosehill.
The Little Avondale Trust-bred gelding has now won eight times and earned just under $4.5 million in prize money, adding this Group 3 victory to his previous three Group-level wins.
Ridden by Nash Rawiller, he made a sustained run from around midfield, and stuck on strongly to score by just under half a length.
Evaporate is out of the unraced Animal Kingdom (USA) mare Savanna (NZ), who is a half-sister to the Group 3-winning sprinter Belluci Babe (NZ) (Per Incanto {USA}), who last year had a Zoustar yearling colt sell for $1.7 million at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
This is also the extended family of the former Little Avondale Stud stallion and G1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Nadeem. PHOTO: Bradley Photos