It was the favourite's day on Auckland Cup day at Ellerslie, with the rising star Who Shot the Barman an impressive winner of the $500,000 race.
The 5-year old trained at Awapuni by Mark Oulaghan, was ridden to victory by Mathew Cameron, holding off a gallant bid by Celtic Prince with another well-supported runner More than Sacred finishing third.
Who Shot the Barman was having only his 9th career start, and his 6th win has taken his earnings to nearly half a million dollars.
