Deus Ex wins first up

Former Kiwi gelding Deus Ex made an auspicious debut on Australian soil when he led throughout at the midweek Albion Park meeting

The Changeover five-year-old clocked a career-best 1:56 in posting his eighth lifetime success.

Changeover was credited with his third two-year-old winner when Trouper Jujon emerged successful at Redcliffe and his fifth three-year-old winner in Justanextragrand (1:59.6, Globe Derby Park).

Just Ralph (1:57.2, Wagga), Notorious NZ (1:58.7, Redcliffe), Jaccka Ted NZ (Globe Derby Park) and Over Armed (Central Wheatbelt) were other Australian winners sired by Changeover.

In America, Darkershadeofpale NZ won again at Harrah’s Philadelphia in 1:53.

Changeover, who stands at Burwood Stud on Queensland’s Darling Downs, has sired 60 individual winners in Australia this season and progeny earnings of more than $900,000.

By Peter Wharton