Lavington says it wasn't distracted by race result in loss to Roos

A number of former Lavington committee members and players have leased rising three-year-old filly Media Award and 2019 premiership player Adam Flagg and a handful of reserve graders travelled to Adelaide's Morphettville track on Saturday for the race.

And in one of the great sporting thrills for the group, the outsider ($61) posted a riveting half-length win in its Group One debut.

It was a bizarre atmosphere immediately after the $500,000 Australasian Oaks and Corowa-Rutherglen's shock 19-point win at home.

The Roos had just finished belting out their team song, when Lavington people stated celebrating the horse's win next door.

"It's massive, for part-time punters who do it more for connection, to have a Group One winner is amazing," Sanson said.

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"I don't think it distracted the players, full credit to Corowa, they out-hunted us.

"We had a few out, which didn't help, but Corowa got a sniff and took it from there."

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