Glamour sprinter Apache Cat etched his name into turf history and earned another chance at a trip to Hong Kong after landing successive Doomben 10,000 wins.The baldy-faced chestnut equalled the deeds of Black Onyx (1969-70), Prince Trialia (1990-91) and Falvelon (2001-02) when he held off a late burst from Black Piranha to score by a head in the Doomben slush.Fellow Sydneysider All Silent stunned his trainer Grahame Begg with his effort to finish third, a further 1-1/4 lengths away.Apache Cat's

Glamour sprinter Apache Cat etched his name into turf history and earned another chance at a trip to Hong Kong after landing successive Doomben 10,000 wins.

The baldy-faced chestnut equalled the deeds of Black Onyx (1969-70), Prince Trialia (1990-91) and Falvelon (2001-02) when he held off a late burst from Black Piranha to score by a head in the Doomben slush.

Fellow Sydneysider All Silent stunned his trainer Grahame Begg with his effort to finish third, a further 1-1/4 lengths away.

Apache Cat's win was his 18th in a 38-start career and took his prizemoney earnings soaring past $4.39 million.

Trainer Greg Eurell, who has now won eight Group Ones in his career, declared the victory the equal of the six-year-old's win last year in the 1350-metre feature.

"Winning a Group One is never easy but this win was just as good as last year," Eurell said.

"Everyone seems to think because he'd won five Group Ones he can keep doing it.

"But I thought the competition this year was stronger than last year so it was a super win."

Eurell declared Apache Cat would now be spelled and would miss next month's Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.

"He's got 60 kilos in the Stradbroke and there's a lot of younger horses well weighted against him which would make him a sitting duck," Eurell said.

"He'll spell now and I'll get him ready for a mile (1600m) race in the spring back home in Victoria and possibly look at going back to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Mile."

Apache Cat challenged for the lead at the top of the straight where jockey Damien Oliver elected to dash several lengths clear of his opposition.

The tactic paid off to give Oliver his fifth Group One this season.

Apache Cat looked set for a big win before Black Piranha wore down the champion with every stride only to fail when the favourite kicked in the last bound.

Black Piranha's rider Tye Angland has now been a bridesmaid three times at the highest level.

"I thought we were going to get the winner but we didn't quite get there," Angland said.

"It's the third time I've been beaten in a Group One and it's getting frustrating.

"It was a great run though and it was a great trial for the Stradbroke where he drops four kilos."

Begg was stunned by the performance from All Silent who looked to be in a hopeless position on the home turn before storming home down the outside rail.

"I couldn't see him in the television picture and I thought he must have broken down," Begg said.

"What a run - it was unbelievable."

All Silent's rider Craig Williams said the five-year-old would have won if he had been in Europe.

"If he had been a European-type horse he would have won the race," Williams said.

"He was a bit unsure with the outside rail on his lefthand side and he jumped something about the 200 metres.

"But once he got out he went whoosh. If he had gone straight he wins for sure."