Night In Vegas hits the jackpot at Doncaster Charlie Bishop timed his challenge to perfection on the heavily-backed Night In Vegas to win the Weatherbys £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes at Doncaster. Dorigo cut out the early pace alongside Satellite Of Love, with the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Night In Vegas handily placed in midfield. Satellite Of Love was the first to go for home but Night In Vegas, whose owners Kennet Valley Syndicates won this race last year with Calendar Girl, was always travelling smoothly in behind. The 5-6 favourite was shaken up as they entered the final furlong and hit the front with a 100 yards to go and was pushed out to win by half a length. The winner was fresh from victory in a similar contest at Newmarket, and Johnson Houghton said: “As I said to the owners after last time he won, this is jam now, but it’s lovely jam to get! “It’s a nice jam sandwich, but there’s plenty more to come.” Night In Vegas was fifth in the Coventry and third in the Vintage Stakes earlier in the season. However, Johnson Houghton is keen to continue to “go for the money” instead of stepping back up to Group-race company this autumn. “It’s really hard as a three-year-old to win big money, so you’ve got to win it this year, and then you can go and have fun in black-type races or whatever and try to be clever, but let’s just go for the money,” she added. “He’s in the Redcar race (Two Year Old Trophy) and he’s also in the seven-furlong Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, it just depends whether we go back to six furlongs or go up to seven, and then I think we’ll probably end up at Ascot for the conditions race on Champions Day. “It’s been a great year. Last year we hit the £1million barrier with the help of Zavateri and this year we’ve got some really good horses across the board. “This horse has definitely been a money-spinner and I’m so lucky to be training him for a great bunch of owners.”
