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15 hours ago
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Puntin delivers the 150th winner for Bjorn Baker this season
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Trainer Bjorn Baker brought up a milestone 150th winner for the season when progressive gelding Puntin showed tremendous fighting qualities to prevail at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Baker has been enjoying the best season of his training career and reached his new benchmark with a month still to go in the season. Puntin has contributed to four of those victories throughout the 2024/25 campaign after he burst onto the scene over the summer with three straights at Nowra, Moruya and Warwick Farm. The son of Super Seth toughed it out on speed to score his maiden city victory in the Captivant @ Kia Ora Benchmark 72 Handicap (1400m). 'It's never easy to win on a Saturday and I think there is more in store, he has a great winning record,' Baker said. 'He was tough and it was a good ride. 'I still think the best is yet to come, once we get him up over a bit further.' Bjorn Baker looks on after Ashley Morgan guided Puntin to victory at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Photo:. Puntin was only narrowly beaten first-up this preparation at Canterbury and appreciated the step up from 1250m to 1400m. Jockey Ash Morgan found the front early on and was able to control the tempo of the race. Puntin ($4.40 ) continued to find over the concluding stages to hold off the Annabel and Rob Archibald-trained Don't Forget Jack ($3.90) by a short neck with Chris Waller's Maori Chief ($13) a half neck away in third. 'He had to work a little bit to get there and probably just overdid it a touch,' Baker said. 'I thought it was a good effort. I thought up to 1400m would suit today.' Morgan's decision to go to the front early on held the key to Puntin's latest success. 'I was open to taking a sit today but they put me into a position where had to grab the bull by the horns a little bit,' Morgan said. 'Lucky when he was there he rested for me really well. 'I felt like I was going to be vulnerable late because of that work in the first furlong but he is an incredibly tough horse with a lovely attitude. 'He kept sticking his head out.' The victory continued Morgan's remarkable season, which has included a maiden Group 1, and his third campaign with more than 100 winners. Originally published as Puntin delivers the 150th winner for Baker this season
News.com.au
17 hours ago
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Puntin delivers the 150th winner for Baker this season
Trainer Bjorn Baker brought up a milestone 150th winner for the season when progressive gelding Puntin showed tremendous fighting qualities to prevail at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Baker has been enjoying the best season of his training career and reached his new benchmark with a month still to go in the season. Puntin has contributed to four of those victories throughout the 2024/25 campaign after he burst onto the scene over the summer with three straights at Nowra, Moruya and Warwick Farm. The son of Super Seth toughed it out on speed to score his maiden city victory in the Captivant @ Kia Ora Benchmark 72 Handicap (1400m). 'It's never easy to win on a Saturday and I think there is more in store, he has a great winning record,' Baker said. 'He was tough and it was a good ride. 'I still think the best is yet to come, once we get him up over a bit further.' Puntin was only narrowly beaten first-up this preparation at Canterbury and appreciated the step up from 1250m to 1400m. Jockey Ash Morgan found the front early on and was able to control the tempo of the race. Puntin ($4.40 ) continued to find over the concluding stages to hold off the Annabel and Rob Archibald-trained Don't Forget Jack ($3.90) by a short neck with Chris Waller's Maori Chief ($13) a half neck away in third. 'He had to work a little bit to get there and probably just overdid it a touch,' Baker said. 'I thought it was a good effort. I thought up to 1400m would suit today.' Who doesn't love Puntin! He was tough as nails to win the third at Rosehill ðŸ'° @AshMorgan6 @BBakerRacing — 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) June 28, 2025 Morgan's decision to go to the front early on held the key to Puntin's latest success. 'I was open to taking a sit today but they put me into a position where had to grab the bull by the horns a little bit,' Morgan said. 'Lucky when he was there he rested for me really well. 'I felt like I was going to be vulnerable late because of that work in the first furlong but he is an incredibly tough horse with a lovely attitude. 'He kept sticking his head out.'
News.com.au
14-06-2025
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A Rosehill treble by Braith Nock hits a milestone and boosts dual premiership aspirations for the star apprentice
Star apprentice Braith Nock remains on target to claim two coveted premierships after his first city treble gave him a century of wins for the season at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Nock combined with the Annabel and Rob Archibald stable to win on Don't Forget Jack in the Racing and Sports Handicap (1400m) and Mickey's Medal in the Ranvet Handicap (1500m). This complemented an earlier win on the Matthew Dale -trained Super Norwest in the TAB Highway (1400m). Nock's treble took him to 33 metropolitan winners and 98 on NSW tracks. He's also ridden two Queensland winners ensuring the apprentice can 'raise the bat' for 100 winners for the season for the first time in his career. With about six weeks of the season remaining, Nock is in the box seat to claim the Sydney apprentices title as he now has a nine-win buffer over nearest rival Molly Bourke. Nock's breakout season also has him second in the NSW premiership, just two behind Ash Morgan. 'It's in reach, definitely,'' Nock said of the NSW premiership. 'I've got a week's suspension coming up soon (he is back next Saturday) which gives that away a bit. 'Ash is getting a few good opportunities so it's going to be hard to run him down. 'But the apprentices title is looking good. We will try to keep the momentum rolling into next Saturday.' Don't Forget Jack ($6.50), trained by Annabel and Rob Archibald, finished strongly to run down early leader Tasoraay ($3.70) to win by a long neck with Hell To Pay ($3.20 favourite) nearly a length away third. Nock said the genuine race tempo set by Tasoraay suited Don't Forget Jack. Don't Forget Jack gets back to form with the perfect run at Rosehill! ðŸ'� @NockBraith | @ANeashamRacing â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 14, 2025 • Portelli's rollercoaster: Filly emerges after Kimochi retirement 'He was very comfortable where we were, just flowing,'' he said. 'We were able to get out and he was a little bit green still, when you let him go he gets a bit wobbly. 'I thought he was tough late. He felt like he was waiting for something once he got there but once I really grabbed him a bit more, he gave.' Don't Forget Jack improved his record to four wins from just eight starts and bounced back from an indifferent run at Rosehill two weeks ago. 'Just nothing went right last start,'' Megan O'Leary said. 'It was obviously his first start here (Rosehill) and he got a bit worked up before the race. 'It was great to see him handle it a bit better today and get back to winning ways.'' O'Leary praised Nock for what she described as a 'brilliant ride'. 'Obviously it was a bit of a sticky draw and there was a bit more early pace than it looked on paper,'' she said. 'But it was a nice, patient ride by Braith and the horse came on well. He enjoys softer tracks and as long as the rain stays around he will be winning again.'' Nock then combined with the Archibald stable again to partner the consistent Mickey's Medal ($3.10 favourite) to a determined half length win over a very game Northern Eyes ($10) with Little Cointreau ($3.90) one-and-quarter lengths away third. ðŸ�… Mickey's Medal gets more gold, storming home to win at Rosehill for @ANeashamRacing! @NockBraith gets a treble halfway through the card! ðŸ'Œ â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 14, 2025 • 'Would have been a Straddie force': Pier wins consolation in style It was almost a case of 'rinse and repeat' for Nock who timed his finishing run to perfection on Mickey's Medal, just as he did on stablemate Don't Forget Jack. 'He was really good. It was quite a good early tempo and he really came under me mid-race,'' Nock said. 'I didn't want to get too close to the leaders' heels, I wanted the option to angle out and get to the outside. 'I had to go for him a little earlier than I would have liked but he was quite tough. I think he thinks about it a bit when he gets there but I just kept at him and he kept going.' Nock and Mickey's Medal are both on a form surge this winter. 'It was another brilliant ride by Braith and Mickey's Medal really put the second horse away,'' O'Leary said. 'The horse is also in the most brilliant form at the minute, he is doing so well at this distance so why should we stop now.'' Sky Thoroughbred Central's Corey Brown then interviewed Nock after Mickey's Medal's win and asked the young apprentice how he was coping with riding favourites at a Sydney Saturday meeting. 'It's all good – the pressure, that's what you live for,'' Nock said.
News.com.au
12-06-2025
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Annabel and Rob Archibald have hot hand in 2025 Winter Cup at Rosehill Gardens
Don Diego De Vega leads the 'Archibald Army' which is attacking the Listed $200,000 Winter Cup (2400m) in numbers at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday Trainers Annabel and Rob Archibald are saddling up six of the 14 runners in the feature staying contest – Don Diego De Vega, Mormona, Shahzad, Hopeful, Sir Chartwell and Double Cherry. 'I don't know if we have ever had six runners in a race before,'' Rob Archibald said. 'But if they all run to their best they are capable of being competitive.'' Archibald said TAB Fixed Odds price assessors had 'got it right' with Don Diego De Vega on the second line of betting at $3.80 and clear stable pick over Mormona ($19), Shahzad ($19), Double Cherry ($23), Hopeful ($31) and Sir Chartwell ($41). Don Diego De Vega, raced by Luke Murrell and Jamie Lovett of Australian Bloodstock, resumed with a very good fourth to Touristic in the Lord Mayor's Cup (2000m) at Rosehill two weeks ago and has been improved by the run, according to Archibald. 'His first-up run was good and he seems to have come through it well,'' Archibald said. 'He should appreciate going to 2400m and he is the best of our Cup runners.'' Mormona (seventh), Shahzad (ninth), Double Cherry (12th) and Sir Chartwell (13th) also came out of the Lord Mayor's Cup with Archibald conceding they needed to improve to be in the finish of the Winter Cup. 'It was too short for Mormona the other day, he's a French horse that will get out over two miles,'' Archibald said. 'But I thought he was good last start and will appreciate getting out to 2400m as he's a natural stayer. 'Shahzad was good winning the Gold Coast but he disappointed last start where we might have ridden him too close. 'We will ride him more quietly and hopefully he will finish off better than he did last start.'' See the sights! Touristic wins the Listed Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill, and that's a double to Andy Adkins today! 🙌 ðŸ�† @SnowdenRacing1 | @aus_turf_club — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 31, 2025 • Rosehill Turf Talk: Code cracked for punters on Saturday Archibald said Double Cherry could mix his form but showed two starts ago, when a close second to Campaldino at Kensington over 2400m, that he could stay while Sir Chartwell struggled at his Australian debut. 'Double Cherry needs the right run but on his day I would like to think he can run a good race,'' he said. 'Sir Chartwell is a work in progress but he looks like a nice horse in the making. He has taken good improvement from that run.'' Hopeful didn't come out of the Lord Mayor's Cup but goes into the Rosehill race after finishing fifth to Glory Daze and Winter Cup favourite Bear On The Loose ($3.60) at Randwick three weeks ago. 'Although Hopeful has been a frustrating horse, on his day he can run very well but he has to find form,'' Archibald said. Glory Daze powers home to win at Randwick for @cmaherracing at big odds! ðŸ'° — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025 • The Archibald stable also strong chances in some of the support races including Mickey's Medal ($4.60 favourite) in the Ranvet Handicap (1500m), Cormac T ($7) for the TAB Handicap (2000m) and Don't Forget Jack ($11) in the Racing And Sports Handicap (1400m). 'Mickey's Medal was excellent last start when he was three-wide with no cover but still finished off particularly well to win, and Cormac T has been racing very consistently all preparation,'' Archibald said. 'There is no reason they both can't run well again, they have found nice races. 'Don't Forget Jack was a bit below last start but I'm confident he can turn his form around. He has drawn a bit 'sticky' in nine so he will needs some luck but I feel he is a nice horse.'' At Eagle Farm on Saturday, the Archibalds have some strong big-race chances including Bosustow in the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). Bosustow won the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas and Gold Coast Guineas before his sixth in the Fred Best Classic but Archibald is anticipating a better showing in the Stradbroke. Bosustow loves racing at @GCTurfClub! He dominates the Gold Coast Guineas for @ANeashamRacing ðŸ'° — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 10, 2025 • 'No doubt he was a bit below expectations last start but he had about a month between runs so hopefully with that run under his belt, he can get back to where he was,'' he said. 'He gets in with a nice weight (51.5kg) and is a talented colt. On his day he is right up to them.'' The Archibald-trained Mortal Halo is still a maiden but finds himself at Group 1 level in the $1 million JJ Atkins (1600m). 'We are throwing him in the deep end a bit but he's fit and ready to go,'' he said. 'His last run was good and we felt he deserves his chance but we are aware it is a bit of an ask.'' Archibald has more reason to be upbeat about the chances of proven topliners Fawkner Park and Bois D'Argent in the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m). Annabel Archibald (formerly Neasham) is chasing her third Q22 win in four years after successes with Zaaki (20210, Numerian (2022) and Fawkner Park (2024). The latter is back defending his title and is the $2.25 favourite. Fawkner Park wins the Q22 in style! @BrisRacingClub @G1TySchil @ANeashamRacing — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 15, 2024 'Fawkner Park has been running well behind Antino (second placings in the Hollindale Stakes and Doomben Cup) so he gets his chance on Saturday. He had a nice draw and the race sets up well,'' Archibald said. 'Bois D'Argent struggles with his consistency but he's always racing at the top level. He's at his best when he can get forward without too much pressure so if he gets the right run he won't be far away.''
News.com.au
10-06-2025
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Jeff Lloyd will be trackside to watch son Zac Llloyd's bid for back-to-back Stradbroke Handicap wins
Legendary jockey Jeff Lloyd hasn't been to the races in Queensland since his son Zac won his first Group 1 in last year's Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. But he and wife Nicola will be there with bells on this Saturday when Zac aims to become the first jockey to win back-to-back Stradbroke crowns since Jim Cassidy on Rough Habit in 1992. The Lloyds will be hoping history repeats itself, and Jeff isn't willing to tempt fate by staying away from Queensland's premier racetrack. Zac Lloyd will ride the Annabel and Rob Archibald -trained colt Bosustow in Queensland's greatest race over 1400m this weekend. 'Yeah I'll definitely be back,' Jeff Lloyd said shortly after son Zac had jumped on the colt for the first time at trackwork early on Tuesday morning. 'I haven't been back since last year. I don't go to the races any more. 'I might have gone once in Sydney when I went down to visit Zac. 'I much prefer to stay at home. I just feel like you see more on TV and you can sit and do your own thing.' The winner of 15 Group 1s all over the world before his retirement as a jockey in 2019, Jeff Lloyd now manages his sons Zac, who rides mainly in Sydney, and Gold Coast-based Jaden. Zac Lloyd said he phoned Rosemont Stud boss Anthony Mithen straight after Bosustow's six-length romp in the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) last month to request the Stradbroke ride and he was booked the next day. Bosustow was plain in the rescheduled Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1350m) last Wednesday when finishing sixth as winner Spicy Martini jagged a golden ticket into the Stradbroke. But Zac Lloyd isn't concerned, saying he has full faith in the Archibalds to have the colt peaking at exactly the right time. 'I was booked in early because I was very confident that he's the right horse for the Stradbroke,' said Lloyd, who will ride Bosustow at 51.5kg in the $3m Stradbroke. 'Obviously his Fred Best run was a bit below-par but good trainers don't peak their horses the start before. 'He's a pleasure to ride. He's still a colt so he holds a lot of value. 'If he can win a Group 1 then that will just boost his stallion potential. 'If he can get up on Saturday it'll be massive for myself, Annabel and Rob and his owners.' Lloyd still has fond memories of his maiden Group 1 victory on the Bjorn Baker-trained Stefi Magnetica last year at $16, especially with his parents watching on. 'The Stradbroke is Queensland's premier race so to win it once was good, but twice will be better,' he said on a cold Brisbane morning on Tuesday. 'It was a special day that. I had my parents on track and they don't normally go to the races. 'It's a day I won't forget and definitely the top win of my career so far. To get the opportunity to do it again is pretty special.'
