Trainer Chris Waller and jockey Glen Boss have backed up their Everest win by claiming Golden Eagle at Rosehill Gardens with Kolding.
Just a fortnight after walking away with the world's richest race with Yes Yes Yes, the champion pairing extended their dream start to the spring with the four-year-old gelding.
Kolding came from a virtually impossible position, and despite a tough run down the straight, showed tremendous nerve to edge out Sunlight in second and Mizzy in third.
KOLDING WINS THE GOLDEN EAGLE
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Waller admitted there were nervous moments as Kolding turned the final corner.
"He looked as if he was going to be very unlucky," the champion trainer said.
"He was like a pinball machine up the straight, and when he got out I thought that winning post is going to come up a bit quick.
"A great horse, he had to lift and [was] very impressive."
It was the inaugural race for the $7.5 million Golden Eagle, Australia's third-richest race.
