Footy season might be over, but that didn’t stop a group of Bulldogs – past and present – from having a big win on Saturday afternoon.
Super Seth stormed home to win the $2 million Caulfield Guineas by a nose, running down Alligator Blood right in a scintillating finish.
Among the biggest celebrators captured at Caulfield were Bulldogs duo Tory Dickson and Lin Jong – part-owners alongside Lachie and Mark Hunter, Lukas Webb and ex-Bulldog Luke Dahlhaus.
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Super Seth almost gave his connections a heart attack, what a win! @FreedmanRacing pic.twitter.com/5MzZz65vmY
“I felt we would run a strong 1600 metres and with the breeding and the barrier draw and with the favourites drawn wide, I knew we had a bit of luck,” Dickson told RSN Breakfast Club on Monday morning.
“In the last 100 metres he made up three or four lengths and just absolutely flew but I didn’t think he would make up the ground.
“I thought we would lose by half head or half a length. I thought we were going finish an unlucky second. I still can’t believe it got there.”
Dickson has previously enjoyed success alongside the Hunters with Merchant Navy, which had a number of wins before being sold to Coolmore Stud for a significant sum.
"It's almost identical to what happened when Merchant Navy won (the Coolmore). Lachie and Mark told us about the horse, and if it is good enough for them, it was always going to be good enough for us,” Dickson told the Herald Sun.
"I'm going to give it (the credit) to Mark — through Lachie, he gets us into everything.”
.@westernbulldogs stars @LinJong46 & Tory Dickson have ownership in Caulfield Guineas winner, Super Seth.
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The pair caught up with Hamish. pic.twitter.com/Xsp40WbMdQ
Webb was overseas for the race, as was Hunter – who described the win as the “second best thing to happen this week” after getting engaged to his partner, Maddie.
For Jong, Super Seth has been his first taste of ownership.
"That might be won and done for me," Jong told the Herald Sun.
"This is my first horse, and this is the standard for me now.
"It's a great result. I wasn't sure he was going to win.”