LARRIKIN ROGUE SECURES THE WIN AT SCONE

May 16, 2023

larrikin rogue and chris anderson win at scone and head to fred best classic for trl and qld rogues

Anderson reveals path for impressive Scone winner

Written by Jett Hatton for Racenet

Trainer Chris Anderson isn’t getting ahead of himself with handy three-year-old Larrikin Rogue.

The son of Flying Artie was one of the more impressive winners during Scone’s two day carnival when rounding up his rivals from last for a comfortable victory in a class two over 1300 metres.

Despite targeting the Fred Best Classic for Larrikin Rogue’s next start, the Brisbane trainer isn’t thinking of the Stradbroke Handicap … yet.

Winner of the Fred Best offers ballot exemption into Queensland’s premier handicap.

“I’m not even going to mention that word (Stradbroke) to be honest, I think that’s probably aiming a bit too high off a win at Scone,” Anderson said.

“With all due respect it wasn’t the strongest race at Scone but it was just the way in which he won that was so impressive.

“I’ve got a bit of an opinion of the horse too so I wasn’t surprised to see what he did on Friday.

“It’s not (Stradbroke) in my thinking at the moment but no doubt that Fred Best will be really strong.”

A veteran of only six starts, Anderson expects Larrikin Rogue to only get better and says the trip away from home will do the horse the world of good down the track.

“He’s still a real immature type hence why we were keen to campaign him away from home to help bring him on and make him a more mature horse moving forward,” Anderson said.

“We might see the benefit of that this prep but we definitely will at some stage.

“I’m happy with how he’s arrived back and we’ll head to the Fred Best next in a fortnight.”

Owned by the Queensland Rogues from the Racing League, Anderson says it’s a fantastic way to get new people into racing and Larrikin Rogue is the perfect horse for it.

“He’s such a thrilling horse because he does make the job a lot harder than it has to be which from a trainers point of view isn’t very good but from an owners point of view it’s great to see them win like he did,” Anderson said.

“The TRL is just a fantastic concept, getting people into racing that otherwise wouldn’t be.”

As for what lies ahead for Larrikin Rogue, Anderson concedes it will all depend on performance but would like to test the gelding out in trip.

He hopes to have Jason Collett back aboard after the pair combined to win last week.

“We still don’t know where he wants to get to trip wise as well. Maybe he’s a horse that wants a mile so a race like the Gunsynd Classic for three-year-olds could be a suitable option for him down the track,” Anderson said.

“Jason Collett was the right man for the job and hopefully he can stick with him in the Fred Best. We let him know that’s the way we’re going.”

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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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