![Tulip ridden by Craig Williams wins 1PRINT Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse on December 31, 2016.](/web/20161231125552im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/a/1/a/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gtk9tt.png/1483174501158.jpg)
Tulip blooms at the height of summer - and won't fade in the autumn
Tulips normally bloom in spring, but the filly of that name flowered in perfect style at Moonee Valley on a hot and summery New Years Eve twilight meeting that saw out 2016 and welcomed in 2017.