Verdad has been a cause of frustration over a long period of time for his connections and trainer Robbie Griffiths.
A debut maiden winner at Bendigo in September 2023, it took until start number 16 in the Furphy Trophy (1600m) for the gelding to register his second success.
Along the way, Verdad had racked up seven seconds, including five in succession last spring.
“It’s easy to say after you’ve won, but we were really happy with him today,” Griffiths said.
“We were really happy with him last time, but he hates it when it’s a bit soft on top, and it poured rain last time and he just slipped everywhere.
“We did make some changes today. We took the earmuffs off. We thought they’d done their job, and he raced softly in the key position,.
“He loomed up without overdoing it, and then he let down like what saw as a young horse.”
Verdad’s victory completed a winning double for Griffiths after earlier success with Enxuto in the Schweppes Plate.
