TOO HOT TO HANDLE: HOT SPRING GOLD WINS AT EAGLE FARM

Aug 15, 2023

The Qld Rogues were celebrating again on Saturday with Hot Spring Gold saluting for the fourth time for the team careering away for a spectacular victory in Race 3 at Eagle Farm. 

Mind you it wasn’t all smooth sailing and there were plenty of nervous moments for the big army of owners on track and even more watching on screens all over the Sunshine State. 

It was real heart-in-the-mouth stuff, with Hot Spring Gold trapped on the fence behind a wall of horses with nowhere to go at the 300m mark only to see the Rogues’ Magic Man Martin Harley extricate himself and Hot Spring Gold did the rest with a blistering final 200m. 

“I drew well, he began okay, he relaxed well and was traveling beautifully, we just didn’t have anywhere to go. The horse deserves the credit once we saw a bit of daylight he picked up really well and put them away easily,” jockey Martin Harley said. 

“That was a good win, he loves the 1500m at Eagle Farm and it was good to see him perform with so many Rogues on course to cheer him on. 

“We will look closely at stepping him up to a mile at Doomben on Saturday week, but will let the dust settle first,”  foreman Corey Munce said.

Once again, Congratulations QLD Rogues!

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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