This Weekend In Racing: The Winter Carnival Continues

May 6, 2021

The Queensland Rogues certainly celebrated the start of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival at last week’s launch party at Eagle Farm. This week the spotlight is on the Gold Coast with the two features the Hollindale Stakes and the Gold Coast Guineas. Gosford has a standalone meeting, while TRL trainers are in action also at Caulfield and Ascot.

 

PIKEY HEADS TO THE BEACH

WA legend William Pike is living life large on the Gold Coast for the start of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. “The Wizard of the West” has a strong book of rides including Macewen in the Goldmarket (Race 4) for Tony Gollan. The heavy track proved Macewen’s undoing last start and he’ll improve dramatically if the Southport surface is good. In the Group 2 – Hollindale Stakes, Pikey is onboard Fifty Stars trained by Lindsay Park. Fifty Stars’ form is much better than it reads, he was terrific last start when storming home in the All Age Stakes, stick with him.

BET: Macewen – Each Way

BET: Fifty Stars – Each Way

PLENTY OF PRIDE

NSW Tycoons trainer Joe Pride has a knack of coming up a winner at Gosford and with just one runner at Saturday’s standalone meeting in Brutality (Race 8) Pride is worth following. Brutality has already been well specked in the early markets firming from $19 into $14 with TAB. He got way too far out of his ground last start in a slow tempo race, he should be closer on Saturday and the wet weather has only improved his chances.

 BET: Brutality – Each Way

CUP GLORY

The Freedman Brothers have won five Melbourne Cups and while the Gosford Cup doesn’t quite have the same profile Richard and Michael are worth following with Paths Of Glory in Saturday’s feature. The six year old gelding is coming off a tough last start win, is now rock hard fit and some give in the track is another tick in the plus column.

BET: PATHS OF GLORY – Each Way.

GO WIDE AT CAULFIELD

The rail is out a massive 12 metres at Caulfield there’s a chance they’ll come round the corner and knock a meat pie out of a punters hand. Up on the pace should be the place, the Vic Husslers training combo of Maher/Eustace should win Race 1 with Generation. He won on debut and gave every indication he’ll be better suited over the 1200m.

BET: Generation – WIN

 

ASCOT – MILLER TO WORK HIS MAGIC

 There’s nothing better than walking on track and backing the winner of the first and I reckon we’ll make a confidence boosting start at Ascot on Saturday by sticking with Simon Miller. The WA Black Hearts trainer has No Apology in the first, he won three starts back and hasn’t had much luck his last couple. Happy to give him a big cheer in Race 1.

BET: No Apology – WIN

 

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This Weekend In Racing: The Winter Carnival Continues

May 6, 2021

Cool Jakey was the King of Warwick Farm  on Wednesday and NSW Tycoons owners would like to package the Metropolitan track and just take it wherever Cool Jakey goes after he kept his undefeated record intact. 

It’s remarkable that ‘Jakey’, trained on track and stabled across the road with Joe Pride, is one of those athletes, albeit of the equine kind, who thrives on his home ground. 

He won on debut at Warwick Farm way back in February of 2023 and the love affair hasn’t ended, Cool Jakey has now won 4 from 4 at ‘The Farm’ and there’s plenty more wins in store for your son of Pierro.

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BOUNCE BACK FACTOR 

As Tycoons were made aware of, there’s a theory in racing that when a horse suffers from cardiac arrhythmia, “you must back it next start” and they win. 

And that was certainly the message after Cool Jakey suffered cardiac arrhythmia the previous start at Randwick, with Joe Pride telling Tycoons in the pre-race late mail, “Don’t worry about what happened last start, the horse is fine and he looks great,” how right Joe was with Cool Jakey leading all the way.

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Cool Jakey battling to the line with Emmadella

Cool Jakey trainer Joe Pride, Brave Pride, Jockey Adam Hyeronimus and TK

Trainer Joe Pride and son Brave Pride, Jockey Adam Hyeronimus and TRL Rep TK

HIPPO FROM BARRIER TO BOX

Adam Hyeronimus was having his first sit on Cool Jakey and he rode him a treat. We joked before the race “just go to the front and improve your position” and that’s exactly what he did. 

“He jumped well and found a nice rhythm straight away, he had a nice time so I let him slide early into it at the 600metres so we did go a bit early. 

“He felt fantastic throughout the run and was doing it easily, so I did get a bit of a surprise how quickly he stopped. 

“So maybe I did go too early, but in saying that, maybe seven furlongs is his upper limit. On that effort he’ll be winning again” Jockey Adam Hyeronimus said.

JOE DELIGHTED

“That was good guys” trainer Joe Pride said, with a big smile to a large contingent of NSW Tycoons on Cool Jakey returning to scale. 

“Look it was nice to see him win on a track that wasn’t bottomless wet, it opens up a lot more opportunities for him. 

“In saying that if there was a 1400m for him in a fortnight on a Good track I would probably be reluctant to start him. We need to nurse him through it and the next month – six weeks isn’t going to be easy because it’s carnival time. 

Cool Jakey the king of Warwick Farm with NSW Tycoons

Cool Jakey in the winners circle with NSW Tycoons’ owners

WHATS NEXT – PACK YOUR BAGS

The Tycoons have been very patient with Cool Jakey and their patience has been rewarded. He is building a very nice career record which stands at only 13 starts for 5 wins and a minor placing and is now pushing the $200,000 in prize money. 

‘Jakey’ has initially pulled up well, but we all know that he is a delicate soul and has to be treated with kindness and Joe is reluctant to push him too hard too quickly. Which is fair enough. 

“We might even consider travelling him maybe to Melbourne or Brisbane for a wet track, we just need to look after him.

“He’s been a good horse for us, we will look after him and his best opportunities will come in the Winter,” Joe concluded. 

Congratulations to all NSW Tycoons and winning connections.

Go you good thing!

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