A FREE-flowing Vin De Dance had the necessary tenacity to win Murray Baker, who trains in partnership with Andrew Foresman, his second New Zealand Derby and eighth overall.

Jumping from barrier 13 of 16 from the 2,400-metre start at the top of the Ellerslie straight, jockey Jason Waddell had the Roc De Cambes gelding into a great rhythm allowing him to settle forward and one off the fence as the field found the first turn. Riding to his own tempo, Waddell resisted the first rush of blood at the 800-metre mark that saw an urgency send Endowment and Secret Ambition rush to the lead.