Swettenham Stud

Up and coming Dash For Cash three year old Our Baby Bonus continued his winning run at Moonee Valley tonight against the toughest opposition he has come across so far.

After a sensational debut at Bendigo, where he streeted the opposition, Our Baby Bonus made the difficult transition to city class by winning his second start at his home track of Caulfield.

However tonight's race was his toughest test to date, with most of the field being city winners. Drawing the extreme outside in barrier 9 made his task even harder.

Damien Oliver had no hesitation in driving Our Baby Bonus out of the barrier to take the sit outside the speedy Canali. Oliver was content to sit there for most of the race, but after rounding the home turn he pushed Our Baby Bonus to the lead and the grey responded magnificently.

Although he wobbled for a couple of strides under pressure, Our Baby Bonus hit the line strongly to win well from Starry Eyed, while Canali weakened to third. The margin was three quarters of a length by a long neck.

"It was a gutsy effort, he had to use him and he had to find a bit under pressure but he had just enough fuel," Price said.

"I was relieved to get it out of the way. He'll go to the paddock in good order and he'll come back for a couple of races in the winter."