Race 1 (176)
DETROIT HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | POPULAR ACCLAIM (BP258) | F Coetzee | B | Well there. Took lead from 650 M. Held on well to the line. |
| 2 | 1 | WINNING SMART (BP222) | R Fradd | -- | At rear of midfield. Made good progress rounding home bend, improving to 2nd passing 200 M. Kept on without threatening. (Promoted.) |
| 3 | 3 | DEUCE OF HEARTS (BP027) | D Whyte | -- | Better than midfield. Pushed along final turn. Kept on despite hanging in final 250 M. |
| 4 | 4 | GOLD MINE (BP191) | P Payne | -- | Held 5th or 6th before improving to 2nd entering straight. Was one-paced closing stages. |
| 5 | 7 | SMART DANCER (BP036) | S K Sit | -- | Slowly away, towards rear to straight. Made up some ground final 150 M. |
| 6 | 8 | STABLE AND PROSPER (BP278) | B Marcus | -- | Towards rear. Made some progress home bend. Kept on same pace in straight. |
| 7 | 10 | SCIOTO (BP030) | K M Chin | -- | Better than midfield early. Dropped steadily to the rear group passing the Rock. Ran past a few beaten horses closing stages. |
| 8 | 12 | SPECTACULAR WAY (BP040) | L F Chung | -- | Pushed along from widest draw to be prominent 1100 M out. Took brief lead from 800 M to 650 M. Held 3rd before steadied inside 300 M. Never recovered. (Demoted.) |
| 9 | 2 | CROWN SHIFT (BP007) | R Hughes | -- | Towards rear. Stayed on a bit close home. |
| 10 | 5 | GOOD FUTURE (BS036) | W Woods | -- | In touch. Dropped steadily from 800 M to be midfield turning in. Made no show thereafter. |
| 11 | 6 | LONG COMPANION (BP055) | C K Tse | -- | Trailed the field throughout. (Fractured medial sesamoid.) |
| 12 | 11 | TURBO-POWERED (BP113) | B Doyle | -- | Led field to 800 M. Weakened steadily. |
| 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 |