A HOME TOWN WIN FOR MAGIC TIME IN THE BLACK OPAL

By Graham Potter | Sunday, March 8, 2026

Music Time claimed a home-town victory in the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes in Canberra when he put in a strong shift at both ends of the race to close out the contest with 1.872 lengths in hand.

The pressure went on right from the jump with five horses landing in the leading line, all keen to claim a prominent position early, but when they sorted themselves out it was Bar Jester ($11) and the $4 second favourite Music Time who claimed the advantage, racing away alongside each other at the head of affairs, quickly opening up a three length gap back to the chasing pack.

These two locally trained runners were still matching strides with that healthy advantage turning for home … and that scenario remained in play all the way to the 200m mark where Music Time initially inched ahead of Bar Jester, before kicking away decisively from his long-time rival and maintaining a strong effort all of the way to the line, doing more than enough to hold off the big stable swoopers, the Peter Snowden trained Pearl Of Dubai ($4.20) and the Ciaron Maher trained Threads ($9), by 1.72 and 2,35 lengths respectively.

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