United States-bred COMMANDER Z produced a stunning 11-1 reversal of form after double-digit defeats in his previous four races to outclass champion trainer Jason DaCosta’s local-breds, I DREAM AGAIN and STARRAURA, by one-and-a-quarter lengths in the Kaz Hoshay Trophy over five-and-a-half furlongs.

Bringing the 10-race card to a close, and amid a meeting dominated by Tevin Foster’s five-timer, COMMANDER Z broke sharply from the widest draw, stall 14, in the overnight allowance contest. With journeyman Ian Spence aboard, he shot to the lead ahead of I DREAM AGAIN and STARRAURA a half-mile from home.

The American-bred runner, who returned from a six-month lay-up last Saturday and finished eighth in a five-furlong event won by ANOTHER ONE, maintained his gallop strongly to repel the persistent challenges of I DREAM AGAIN and STARRAURA all the way to the winning post.