This Weekend in Racing: Memories of Black Caviar

Feb 12, 2021

The legendary Black Caviar returns to Flemington on Saturday, but don’t worry there’s no surprise comeback. Under the guidance of TRL trainer Peter Moody Black Caviar was never beaten, winning all 25 of her 25 starts, including that heart stopping moment at Royal Ascot.

The champ will do a lap of honour in the saddling yard just before the running of the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes.

The Lightning Stakes has been built as a match race between Bivouac and Nature Strip. Bivouac loves the Flemington straight and should be too good. Best outsider is Pippie who thrives over 1000m and will take some running down.

Victorian Raid on Randwick

Vic Husslers trainers Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig are not a pair who’ll die wondering.

The Lindsay Park duo are looking to steal the limelight with Fifty Stars in the $250,000 Group 2 Apollo Stakes on Saturday. Fifty Stars is first-up after a 14 week spell, has won in Sydney, has won first-up and is enormous value around that $18 mark.

In saying, my top pick is Kolding which was a real eye catching second in the Expressway and is the horse to beat. Lindsay Park are keen on training the Written Tycoon x Tornado Miss colt allocated to the Vic Husslers.

Click here to see his progression.

DOOMBEN – Social Day

A massive part of belonging to YOUR team in The Racing League will be the socialising between team members. So, if there’s an omen tip for members of the Queensland Rogues at Doomben on Saturday it’s got to be the well performed Socialising in Race 7.

Trained by TRL’s Tony Gollan, Socialising is a serious horse with a wonderful record at Doomben. She’s never won beyond 1200m but judging on the strength of her last start win that will all change on Saturday.

OUR BRITTANY READY TO DANCE

Our WA Black Hearts Ambassador Brittany Taylor may be doing one of her famous victory dances if the bookmakers have got it right in the $100,000 Cyril Flowers Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Carocapo is in good form posting 2 wins from 6 starts this campaign and loves the Ascot layout notching 6 wins at the track and distance. Brittany say’s Carocapo “has been working well, is a justified favourite and yes if he can win again I might just break out into a winning jig”

Click here to watch the moment the Sky cameras caught Brittany cheering one home.

This Weekend in Racing: Memories of Black Caviar

Feb 12, 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.

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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