Classy staying mare Reggie gave her new owners plenty to cheer about on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday when she won the listed $200,000 Caloundra Cup (2400m).Reggie raced in the familiar OTI colours for just the third time after being purchased by agent Bill Mitchell for $240,000 at the recent Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.The mare carved off more than half her purchase price when she picked up a cool $130,000 for the runaway win. The three and a quarter length win was

Classy staying mare Reggie gave her new owners plenty to cheer about on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday when she won the listed $200,000 Caloundra Cup (2400m).Reggie raced in the familiar OTI colours for just the third time after being purchased by agent Bill Mitchell for $240,000 at the recent Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.

The mare carved off more than half her purchase price when she picked up a cool $130,000 for the runaway win. The three and a quarter length win was set up by a clever ride from star Brisbane jockey Jim Byrne. When not happy with a slow pace, Byrne allowed his mount to race around the field and take up the position of leader. From that point the classy mare never looked like being beaten.

"The pace was dawdling and I had no chance to win where I was," Byrne told AAP. "It was basically the same race as the Ipswich Cup all over again when Our Lukas got a soft lead in front and won. She had 57 kilos and it would have been hard for her to pick up in the wet so I decided to make a move on her."

Desleigh Forster, deputising for trainer Peter Moody, was impressed with the victory and suggested the mare should be given another start before retirement. Connections had originally planned for the Caloundra Cup to be her last start prior to heading to start.

"She's a class act and was easily the best wet tracker here today," Forster said. "Peter (Moody) put blinkers on her for the first time and we had hoped she would race closer. But she was still back in the field in the middle stages before Jim decided to make his move. It made it a genuine staying race. She's flying at the moment and I'll be recommending to Pete that she runs in the Grafton Cup while she's in such good form."