Race 1 (245)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HANDICAP Rating:40-15 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | YOURTHEWONFORME (T258) | J Moreira | TT | Broke well, settled in midfield on the rail, angled out to challenge upon straightening, quickened under pressure to assert authority inside the final 100 metres. |
| 2 | 6 | WINNING CONTROLLER (A075) | Z Purton | -- | Broke well, settled about 2L off the pace on the rail, quickened upon straightening to hit the front briefly over 100 metres out, hung on well for 2nd placing. |
| 3 | 12 | RISING POWER (N294) | W M Lai | XB | Moderate start, settled well behind, made significant progress down the centre of the straight. |
| 4 | 3 | BELOVED (V312) | C Schofield | B-/H-/V1/TT | Began from a wide gate, settled towards the rear on the rail, saved ground turning in, ran on steadily without threatening. |
| 5 | 11 | EMPIRE OF MONGOLIA (V317) | M Chadwick | B | Settled towards the rear, commenced move around home bend and switched widest into the straight, ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 8 | VICTORY MUSIC (V308) | T Berry | B/XB | Soon ridden to the fore, ceded lead to settle just off the pace on the rail, tracked the leader throughout back straight and around the bend, unable to sustain effort after straightening. |
| 7 | 1 | CITY WINNER (V311) | A Sanna | -- | Slightly slowly away and settled at the back along the rail, made modest progress in the straight. |
| 8 | 4 | GOBI STORM (A101) | H T Mo | B/H/TT | Soon took up running and attempted to make all, folded up quickly inside the final 200 metres. |
| 9 | 7 | HAY GO LUCKY (T023) | C Y Ho | -- | Broke well from a wide gate, settled in a prominent position without cover, yielded ground from rounding home bend. |
| 10 | 5 | THE INVINCIBLE (A191) | B Prebble | -- | Slightly slow out, quickly recovered to midfield, gave ground under pressure from rounding home bend. |
| 11 | 9 | BORN TO RACE (T383) | N Callan | V1/TT | Jumped well, settled just better than midfield, bumped early in straight and weakened out of contention. |
| 12 | 10 | OWNERS' DELIGHT (A335) | L Henrique | B/H2/TT | Slow start off a wide draw, settled wide without cover in forward of midfield, came under pressure rounding home bend, soon faded in straight. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |