Big weights couldn't stop two of Sydney's favourite horses coming to the fore on a warm spring day at Rosehill where Racing To Win and Hot Danish scored thrilling victories in successive races.Five-time Group One winner Racing To Win from the John O'Shea stable showed he was in for a big spring when he charged home to claim the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes (1400m) under 60kg with Hugh Bowman aboard.It was his second win in the race which he also took out in 2006.Earlier it was the Les Bridge-trai

Big weights couldn't stop two of Sydney's favourite horses coming to the fore on a warm spring day at Rosehill where Racing To Win and Hot Danish scored thrilling victories in successive races.

Five-time Group One winner Racing To Win from the John O'Shea stable showed he was in for a big spring when he charged home to claim the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes (1400m) under 60kg with Hugh Bowman aboard.

It was his second win in the race which he also took out in 2006.

Earlier it was the Les Bridge-trained glamour mare Hot Danish who had the big crowd roaring when she lumped 61kg to win the Group Three Research Stakes (1200m).

An emotional O'Shea was in tears as he stormed into the mounting yard after watching his seven-year-old stable star produce a brilliant final 200 metres to defeat Rock Kingdom by 1-3/4 lengths with Triple Honour a half-length away third.

"He's a great horse, he's a great horse," O'Shea said.

"What a great ride...I'm very emotional he's a great old horse to me.

"He's fantastic. I knew the horse was going good, we just needed the run and Hughie gave him the run."

O'Shea said the grey, who has battled injuries throughout his career, has enjoyed his first injury-free campaign in two years.

"You get up every morning and check his legs and you never know what you'll find but he's been so good this time," O'Shea said.

Bowman had Racing To Win near the back of the field from his outside alley and he was ninth of the 11 runners at the 400 metres while Dreamscape showed the way in front.

Bowman then weaved his way through the field before finding clear running down the outside in the closing stages and Racing To Win powered home to score.

"To be honest, I wouldn't have went the fence but he (Bowman) does it all the time. Darren (Beadman) never goes the fence but Hughie goes there all the time because he's a stronger rider," O'Shea said.

"That was the key today to get him to relax because I want to get him over 2000 metres. He's relaxed so good and the blinkers have him switched on."

Bowman was always confident down the straight but was surprised with the winning margin.

"I thought if I was going to get out I'd win by a neck but when he did get out he put paid to them pretty quickly, he was awesome," Bowman said.

The hoop said he would be riding Racing To Win in his next start in the Group One George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick in two weeks.

O'Shea said the next target after that would be the Caulfield Stakes (2000m) on October 10.

The Paul Perry-trained Newport, who infamously dislodged two riders in two Group One races during the autumn when he put on side-stepping displays soon after the start, failed to beat a runner home after missing the kick in the Theo Marks.

Perry was called into the stewards room and a warning was placed on the gelding.

Jockey Peter Wells said the Group One winner didn't do anything wrong and was just slowly away.