by Mike Curry

After Tuesday Joy’s convincing 1 3/4-length win against males on Saturday at Canterbury in the $373,237 Rawson/Ranvet Stakes (Aus-G1), owner John Singleton of Strawberry Hill Stud immediately began considering future plans for the multiple Group 1 winner.

"I'd like to go to The BMW [Classic (NZ-G1) on April 19 at Rosehill Gardens] and then go to France for the [Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere (Fr-G1)]," Singleton told the Australian Herald-Sun.

Jockey Darren Beadman, a champion rider in Australia and Hong Kong, flew in from Hong Kong to ride Tuesday Joy. Beadman said he would gladly make the trip to Longchamp for the Arc this fall.

"I'd go for it," Beadman told the Herald-Sun. "I'd get a direct flight from Hong Kong to Paris."

Tuesday Joy finished clear of runner-up Princess Coup, a multiple Group 1 winner and 2006-‘07 champion three-year-old filly in New Zealand. Trained by Gai Waterhouse, Tuesday Joy completed 1,900 meters (9.44 furlongs) on turf rated as good in 1:55.43. By Carnegie (Ire), Tuesday Joy is out of the Danehill mare Joie Denise.

Also on the card, Forensics delivered an emotional victory for her connections in the $373,237 Myer Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Aus-G1). The win was the first Group 1 victory for trainer Peter Snowden and possibly one of the last Group 1 victories for owner Bob Ingham’s Woodlands Stud.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is in the process of purchasing Ingham’s immense racing and breeding empire, which includes Woodlands Stud in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, in a deal confirmed by Ingham’s racing manager, Trevor Lobb. The deal is estimated to be worth more than $500-million (Australian).

A Flying Spur filly bred by Vinery Stud Ltd., Forensics won the AAMI Golden Slipper Stakes (Aus-G1) in March 2007 for previous trainer John Hawkes. She entered the Queen Of The Turf off a clear win in the Tooheys New Golden Rose Stakes (Aus-G2) on March 15 at Rosehill Gardens.

Forensics completed about 1,500 meters (7.46 furlongs) in 1:31.50 to establish a course record. She was one length clear of runner-up Perfect Drop, who finished a half-length in front of Occurrence.

"It's a result for everyone; not just for me but for my staff," Snowden told the Australian Associated Press. "It's a really humble moment for me. I'm really grateful."

Mike Curry is a Thoroughbred Times TODAY editor