phere ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁race , ▁leading ▁by ▁ 4 ▁lengths ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 m ▁race ▁at ▁K emb la ▁G range . ▁A ▁fort night ▁later , ▁Ex os phere ▁won ▁the ▁Group ▁ 2 ▁Sky line ▁St akes ▁at ▁War wick ▁Farm . ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald ▁said ▁he ▁" panel led ▁his ▁riv als . ▁He ▁got ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁before ▁un le ash ing ▁a ▁s print ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁race ▁settled ▁in ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁str ides . ▁ ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁Golden ▁S li pper ▁as ▁second ▁favour ite , ▁Ex os phere ▁finished ▁last ▁of ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁A ▁post - race ▁exam ination ▁by ▁the ▁v et ▁revealed ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁from ▁heart ▁arr h ythm ia , ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁sp elled . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁tri als , ▁Ex os phere ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁ 2 ▁The ▁Run ▁to ▁the ▁Rose ▁in ▁August . ▁Last ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁field ▁of ▁ 5 ▁at ▁the ▁turn , ▁Ex os phere ▁won ▁easily . ▁J ockey ▁Sam ▁C li pp erton , ▁who ▁was ▁covering ▁for ▁the ▁susp ended ▁James ▁Mc Donald , ▁said , ▁" He ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁horse . ▁Once ▁I ▁got ▁him ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁centre ▁he ▁s print ed ▁really ▁quickly ▁and ▁had ▁them ▁covered ." ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Ex os phere ▁was ▁" domin