Rise At Dawn has won a start in the Group 1 All-Star Mile with his first-up win in the Listed The Elms Handicap (1400m).
The Ben, Will and J D Hayes-trained four-year-old now has the enviable record of eight wins and two seconds from his 13 career starts.
Rise At Dawn rose through grades last preparation registering three wins in succession then being spelled after a Stakes victory at Caulfield.
The gelding took it to another level in his first-up victory on Saturday.
“To resume at open level, 1400 (metres) at Flemington, there’s a lot of credit to that victory today,” Will Hayes said.
Hayes added that it will be exciting to see two sets of Lindsay Park silks in the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington when Rise At Dawn joins Mr Brightside in the $2.5 million race.
