The boilover came in the form of locally-trained Think Music in race four over 1400m; giving Jason Selman his first winner.
The five-year-old jumped out of the gates quickly and led from start to finish. At the 200m mark the mare kept increasing her lead, despite challengers coming at her.
The official margin was 2.25 lengths to Brother In Arms, but it could've been more. Fellow roughie Destiny Force finished third.
It was the 28th start for Think Music and her second win; the first coming at her third start.
It was a tough start to the day for punters with $13 chance Alluring Grace taking the first event, a maiden over 1100m.
The roughie beat favourite Exceed Tycoon by a nose. It gave jockey Jack Hill his first of two wins for the day. Charm Wing came third.
Group One-winning jockey Craig Newitt enjoyed his first of two wins for the day in race two over the mile.
Get In The Queue had it easy after taking the lead with about 600m to go.
At the top of the straight he had a length lead on the rest of them and held it until the winning post. Energy Rider and Shy Girl rounded out the placings.
Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Robert Hickmott snared race three with his grey filly Forche picking up her maiden win.
The three-year-old favourite dashed to the lead early over 1400m and won by three lengths to Unhinched and Speedy Akeedy.
Forche ran strongly in the straight and apprentice jockey Liam Riordan eased up over the final stages.
Newitt picked up his second win over in race five over 1100m on Villianaire.
It was a somewhat odd race with three horses going to the lead early and putting about five lengths on the pack.
Newitt's decision to sit third with the ‘tête de la course’ gave him a good advantage to catch Nicantellya, despite carrying 60kg; the latter carrying 4.5kg less.
The two horses were stride-for-stride until the last 100m when Villianaire shot away.
Hill earned his second win in race six with a half-length victory on Sinamay over The Brightside.
Both horses finished about three lengths ahead of third-placed Valentine in the 2000m race.
The final race of the day belonged to $3 favourite Really Swish.
The gelding worked from the back of the field about five wide on the turn to chase down the leaders.
The five-year-old kicked away with about 150m to run to win by three lengths.
It was also the first and only race of the day, a winner had to swoop from the back of the field.
Bedouin King came second and Mr Integrity finished third.
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