All The Good gave the world-renowned Godolphin stable its biggest win in Australia when Kerrin McEvoy piloted him to victory in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.Godolphin has been coming to Melbourne for several years trying to win a Group One race to crown its worldwide successes.It finished second twice in the Melbourne Cup with Central Park (1999) and Give The Slip (2001) while Faithful Son finished fourth in the 1998 Caulfield Cup behind the first international winner of the race, Taufa
All The Good gave the world-renowned Godolphin stable its biggest win in Australia when Kerrin McEvoy piloted him to victory in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
Godolphin has been coming to Melbourne for several years trying to win a Group One race to crown its worldwide successes.
It finished second twice in the Melbourne Cup with Central Park (1999) and Give The Slip (2001) while Faithful Son finished fourth in the 1998 Caulfield Cup behind the first international winner of the race, Taufan's Melody.
The stable's biggest wins in Australia before Saturday were with Hatha Anna (2001) and Fantastic Love (2004) in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2500m) at Flemington.
Despite being a last-start winner of the Newburgh Hcp (2700m) at Newbury on August 22, All The Good was sent out at the generous odds of $41.
McEvoy had the six-year-old entire out three-wide in the run following Dolphin Jo just behind midfield in the 17-horse field.
But he made ground quickly around the home turn and forged to the lead in the straight, holding out the powerful finish of New Zealander Nom Du Jeu ($31) by three-quarters of a length.
Barbaricus ($101), the outsider of the field, held on gallantly after racing three wide early and eventually getting to the front to be a long neck away third.
The Luca Cumani-trained Mad Rush, the other international galloper in the field, put in an outstanding Melbourne Cup trial to come from last and finish fourth.
Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor did not come out for the race but Godolphin's representative Diana Cooper praised the stable's staff headed by travelling foreman Tommy Strang.
"The team has done a great job. The horse travelled well and settled in well, which some horses don't do when they come to Australia, but this horse did and he proved it today," Cooper said.
Godolphin bought All The Good out of the Gerrard Butler stable 12 months ago and Cooper said McEvoy had recommended him as "the right sort of horse" to bring to Australia.
"The Newbury track where he won the Newburgh is more like Flemington. He stays well and he's very athletic," she said.
She said the stable wanted the handsome chestnut to run in both Cups.
All The Good was Godolphin's seventh Group One winner for the season. It has won 97 races and $US9 million in prizemoney.
"This is a major part of it. We gave him a nice quiet winter and he was very relaxed going into the Newburgh," Cooper said.
The win gave McEvoy, who turns 28 next Friday, a Caulfield Cup to add to his 2000 Melbourne Cup win aboard Brew.
He was the number two rider for Godolphin to Frankie Dettori for the past five years before recently returning to take up a position as the number one stable rider in Australia for Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation.
McEvoy said he was very grateful to Sheikh Mohammed for the opportunity he had been given.
"To win this race is a great thrill," he said.
"I gave him a nice each-way chance today and he has to have a nice chance in the Melbourne Cup."
Turnbull Stakes winner Littorio was sent out the $4.60 favourite and finished fifth, while last year's winner Master O'Reilly ($7.50), the widest runner around the home turn, ran seventh.
Topweight Weekend Hussler (12th) failed to get the 2400m and the seven-time Group One winner will be sent to the paddock for a spell.
"He just didn't stay," trainer Ross McDonald said.