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Patrick Moloney won his first race at Flemington in 30 months when dual Victorian country cup winner Declares War led throughout in the $135,000 Australian Racing Hall of Fame Trophy (2000m) on Saturday.
Trained by Matt Cumani, Declares War ($7) defeated Haky ($11) by a neck with Hypnos ($2.90), the New Zealand visitor looming as the winner on straightening, a further long neck away in third.
Moloney would have felt as if the Flemington winning post would never arrive as Declares War, who ran the 800 to 400-metres in 23.96 seconds when asked to quicken by his rider, slowed to complete his final 400 metres in 25.86 seconds.