5 SHADES OF GREY RACEHORSES – GREYLANDER

Nov 22, 2022

Greylander – Dare to dream

At this very early stage of his potentially exciting career, the only thing that Greylander has in common with champion racehorses like Surround, Gunsynd, Chautauqua and Melbourne Cup winner Subzero is his colour. But in the racing game, that can all change very quickly.

Well-bred

A son of champion sire Fastnet Rock, he was the first horse ever to be purchased by TRL at the Magic Millions sale for $215,000 in 2021. Rogues’ owners voted for him to be trained by 9-time champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan who has always had a big opinion of this bloke.

Debut Race – Greylander

Greylander was kept a colt for his first start in a hot race at the Sunshine Coast in which Tony’s other horse the outstanding Nettuno won in impressive fashion and has since contested Group 1 and Group 2 events in the southern states. Greylander was immediately spelled.

A Quick learner

Tony’s opinion of Greylander hasn’t diminished. He is no longer a colt undergoing the most severe of gear changes, and his attitude is much improved, he still has much to learn, but he is a quick learner.

While Greylander showed plenty to the stable as a 2yo, Tony has always thought he would be much better as a 3yo and will continue to improve as he matures.

An exciting racehorse – recent trial

His most recent jump out franked a lot of those opinions, and now he is set to return to the track with the ultimate aim, the $11.5 million Magic Millions day on the Gold Coast on January 14 2023.

Dare to dream

Greylander has potential, and one day, we may all be talking about this beautiful grey horse in the same fashion as Surround, Gunsynd, Chautauqua and Subzero, but then again, we may not, and that is the beauty of horse racing and racehorse ownership, we just don’t know, but we dare to dream.

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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.

COOL JAKEY THE KING OF WARWICK FARM 050325

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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