One dream was realised and another was on the horizon for Con Karakatsanis after the young trainer won Saturday's Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm with Black Piranha.Black Piranha, who was narrowly beaten by Apache Cat in the Group One Doomben 10,000 last start, made amends with a commanding three-quarters of a length win over Danleigh.Ortensia produced a sensational finish, storming home from last on the home turn to fill the minor placing a further half-length away.Black Piranha, wh

One dream was realised and another was on the horizon for Con Karakatsanis after the young trainer won Saturday's Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm with Black Piranha.

Black Piranha, who was narrowly beaten by Apache Cat in the Group One Doomben 10,000 last start, made amends with a commanding three-quarters of a length win over Danleigh.

Ortensia produced a sensational finish, storming home from last on the home turn to fill the minor placing a further half-length away.

Black Piranha, who was bought for $41,000 by Karakatsanis' father Tony at the 2005 Magic Millions yearling sales, took his prizemoney to $1.68 million with his seventh win in 35 starts.

Con Karakatsanis, 24, rode in a handful of Group Ones during his days as a jockey but was almost sick after collecting his first win at the elite level.

"I almost dry-retched when the horse was 50 metres out," Karakatsanis said.

"This is the best feeling in the world.

"It's awesome and I owe everything to my Mum and Dad. I love them so much."

Karakatsanis said he had never been so nervous before a race but felt more relief than anything else when the five-year-old crossed the line.

Black Piranha, who is now the most improved sprinter in the land, had been the bridesmaid on two occasions at the highest level during the Sydney autumn carnival in the George Ryder and Doncaster Handicap at Randwick.

Karakatsanis, who was supported by his father and uncle John Karakatsanis and their families, now hopes to relive the Stradbroke thrill in Australia's weight-for-age championship, the Group One Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley in October.

"He'll spell now and be aimed for the Cox Plate, and I might freshen him after that for the Emirates," he said.

Karakatsanis praised the hard work from winning jockey Tye Angland.

"Tye is an absolute superstar and the horse is a freak," he said.

Angland, a former champion Sydney apprentice, couldn't have wished for a better present although he won't celebrate his 20th birthday until next month.

He has been riding for less than four years and had a stellar season in 2006-07 when he won the Sydney apprentices' premiership.

"I've been second three times in Group Ones on this bloke and it's a relief to finally win one," Angland said.

"The horse was always travelling well but he did spit the bit out in the early stages."

Trainer Chris Waller was pleased with Danleigh's courage to run second following his previous fifth in the Doomben 10,000.

"It's no disgrace to run second to Black Piranha. He ran a super race," Waller said.

However, Danleigh's rider Corey Brown felt he would have won on a firmer track.

"The winner had too much dash for us at the top of the straight and he blundered a few times," Brown said.

"On a firmer track he wins."

Trainer Tony Noonan blamed a wide passage for Ortensia's defeat after the filly was with the tailenders midrace.

"They went hard and Craig (Williams) had no choice but to stay out wide," Noonan said.

"She did a super job but the winner had the better run."

Noonan hasn't ruled out continuing Ortensia's winter campaign and is also hopeful of meeting Black Piranha again in the Cox Plate.