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News.com.au
12-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Joe Pride mare In Flight on Group 1 path after success in Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield
Sydney raider In Flight completed a stylish Caulfield reconnaissance in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m). The Joe Pride -trained mare hunted New York Lustre on Saturday with Recommendation in third. Pride has future Group 1 targets in mind for the talented mare, including the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield next autumn. In Flight coursed wide around the home bend but let down powerfully under champion jockey Craig Williams, who sealed a Caulfield treble with the feature success. 'Getting around Caulfield the first time … thought we'd be in the run a lot closer,' Pride said. 'Probably not tracking out so wide, and that's probably what made it awkward for her but as soon as she straightened up and balanced up (let rip), she's pretty good mare this. 'I'm probably thinking in the autumn, she's a likely type for an Oakleigh Plate or a Galaxy, a couple nice 1100m races there for her. 'She hasn't got too much to prove to get to that level because she's going through the grades very quickly, it's very exciting.' IN FLIGHT ✈ï¸� Joe Pride's mare is a beauty! She takes the Group 3 Sir John Monash in style, and it's that man @CWilliamsJockey again! @PrideRacing @ProvenTbreds â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) July 12, 2025 In Flight returned $2.50 for favourite backers. Pride has placed the talented mare, an eight-time winner from 18 starts, to perfection. In Flight placed twice in Sydney to start the breakout winter campaign before a Listed success in Brisbane against fillies and mares. She repeated the effort last start in Sydney, defeated the boys. 'She's won in three different states her last three starts, says something about her toughness,' Pride said. 'She's handling it all really well and I'd like to say that was her best run today … she's heading in the right direction, I don't like to think about (future plans) on race day. 'Happy to have a horse heading in that direction because they're very hard to find these horses, she's a very talented mare, not a gross mare so she can cop a little bit of time in the paddock.' Williams praised In Flight's performance and potential. 'She is favourite for a reason,' Williams said. 'Joe has really developed her and taught her well, she's very effective when tracks have a bit more give in the track. 'This is probably the firmest track she's been on this preparation and she won with a bit of authority today. 'She was a pleasing ride, I could do what I wanted with her … first start around Caulfield, one of the plans I had for her was help her around Caulfield but she towed me around.' Williams used fancied Kallos, ridden by champion jockey and current premiership leader Blake Shinn, as cover to give In Flight the best chance. 'She probably could've sat three-wide and closer and still won,' Williams said. 'But we want the perfect ride. I was either going to be following Blake or be in front of Blake and I didn't think Blake was going to be able to get cover. 'His horse had been trialling up really well, so I thought it was the one to beat drawn near where we were, so then I was in a position I decided to be negative, save some energy early and finish off late.'
The Australian
12-07-2025
- Climate
- The Australian
The Last Say: Tips, inside mail, market movers for today's racing
The equation should be rather simple for progressive mare It's A Knockout today at Royal Randwick. Produce the determined performance she did to salute first up off a seven-week break last start and the Dundeel mare should take a power of beating. Trainer Ciaron Maher has kept It's A Knockout to the 1400 metre for the second up assignment where he'll again make full use of Braith Nock's 2kg claim which is growing in worth by the day. While It's A Knockout looks poised to deliver another knockout punch at Randwick, it's the hugely popular Jimmy The Bear that is one of the headline attractions at Caulfield. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Honest as they come, Jimmy has been in a rich vein of form this winter and looks to have everything in order to continue that trend today up to the 2000 metres. The Caulfield meeting is highlighted by the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes, the first sign we reach each year to remind us that the spring is rapidly approaching. • Coyle looks to raise stakes for flying mare Lulumon The Joe Pride-trained In Flight is holding favouritism for the 1100m clash in what will no doubt be a spirited affair with the speed on from the get go. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ TRACK CONDITIONS ROYAL RANDWICK Weather: Mostly sunny day and a forecast top temperature of 18c. Track: Soft (5) Rail: 6m out DOOMBEN Weather: Sunny with a forecast top temperature of 15c. Track: Soft (5) Rail: 1m out CAULFIELD Weather: Mostly sunny with chance of late cloud cover with a top temperature of 17c. Track: Soft (6) Rail: True (entire) MURRAY BRIDGE Weather: Cool, partly cloudy day with forecast top temperature of 16c. Track: Soft (5) Rail: Out 3m from 1200m chute, true remainder ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ BEST BET Race 9 No.10 IT'S A KNOCKOUT: Stays at the 1400 metre journey following an impressive first up win over this trip last time out. Gets a good draw and with Braith Nock's 2kg claim in play again can go back-to-back. NEXT BEST Race 10 No.10 SLINKY: Has caught the eye of sectional observers working home well in both runs this time in. Expect the step up to 1400m to work to her advantage as will a more suitable barrier draw. Looks poised to run a bold race. • RANDWICK TIPS: Clinton Payne's race-by-race tips, analysis and preview ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ BEST BET Race 4 No.2 TUFF TU MUS: Racing in brilliant form and see no reason that changes today. Is unbeaten in four Doomben appearances, Tiff Brooker stays aboard after guiding him in a recent trial and the good gate should see him mighty hard to hold out. NEXT BEST Race 6 No.3 FAT FINGERS: On the quick back up after finishing midfield at the Sunshine Coast last week. Will give away a start but will get her ideal ground today and gets 3kg weight relief with Cobi Vitler in the saddle. Look for her charging home late. • DOOMBEN TIPS: Graeme Carey's best bets, quaddie picks and race-by-race analysis ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ BEST BET Race 4 No.2 JIMMY THE BEAR: No prizes for finding a rampaging Jimmy The Bear but for those searching for an anchor for the day, it really does look like him. Good draw should ensure an economical run out to the 2000m at his sixth run for the prep. NEXT BEST Race 6 No.8 KAHHOFF: Grabbed late at Flemington last time out after putting away a strong midweek field the start prior. Rarely far away and from a good draw at his pet distance can give a sight nudging double figure odds. • CAULFIELD TIPS: Brad Waters' best bets, quaddie picks, race-by-race analysis ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ JOCKEY / TRAINER WATCH 47.8% – Randwick Race 4 No.4 BENGAL (Nick Heywood/Luke Pepper) 42% – Randwick Race 8 No.8 PUNTIN (Ashley Morgan/Bjorn Baker) 21% – Randwick Race 10 No.6 VERY SEWREEL (Josh Parr/Bjorn Baker) 19.7% – Randwick Race 5 No.9 HOVLAND (Andrew Adkins/John O'Shea-Tom Charlton) 19.6% – Randwick Race 9 No.6 TIME QUEST (Ashley Morgan-Matthew Smith) JOCKEY WATCH JASON COLLETT – 9 rides, average price $4 RACHEL KING – 10 rides, average price $6.55 JOSH PARR – 6 rides, average price $8.75 BEN OSMOND – 5 rides, average price $9 BRAITH NOCK – 5 rides average price $10.10 RATINGS RULERS Race 6 Number 10 - PIPPIE BEACH $3.40 Race 9 Number 10 - IT'S A KNOCKOUT $3.00 Race 10 Number 5 - CHANGING COLOURS $4.20 SECTIONAL STARS (best last 600m) Race 4 Number 11 - CELERITY $5.60 34.28 Race 4 Number 9 - FLAME OF HESTIA $4.80 34.62 Race 10 Number 10 - SLINKY $6.00 33.91 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ROYAL RANDWICK MARKET MOVERS Race 1: No. 4 CROSSBOW ($8 into $3.80) Race 2: No. 6 IN SUMMER ($6 into $4), No. 11 SHUTTER ($51 into $31) Race 3: No. 2 GLAD YOU THINK SO ($26 into $18), No. 10 CALLISTEMON ($4.80 into $3) Race 4: No. 4 BENGAL ($34 into $19), No. 5 RANTAN ($51 into $26) Race 5: No. 3 FEDERER ($5 into $3.80), No. 10 AROHA STONE ($10 into $7) Race 6: No. 3 SALT LAKE CITY ($14 into $10), No. 4 ZAPHOD ($5.50 into $4) Race 7: No. 3 LULUMON ($7 into $4.60), No. 4 AVONE ($11 into $6) Race 8: No. 4 OH DIAMOND LIL ($6.50 into $4.80), No. 12 FIDDLERS GREEN ($11 into $7) Race 9: No. 10 IT'S A KNOCKOUT ($4.20 into $3) Race 10: No. 5 CHANGING COLOURS ($5 into $4.20), No. 10 SLINKEY ($14 into $6.50) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ BIG BETS ROYAL RANDWICK Race 1 No. 4 – Crossbow – $3000 @ $3.60 Race 3 No. 10 – Callistemon – $6000 @ $4.20 Race 5 No. 3 – Federer – $1000 @ $3.70 Race 6 No. 4 – Zaphod – $1000 @ $4 Race 8 No. 8 – Puntin – $3500 @ $4.50 Race 8 No. 8 – Puntin – $4000 @ $4.60 Race 9 No. 10 – It's A Knockout– $5000 @ $2.40 Race 9 No. 10 – It's A Knockout – $4000 @ $2.60 DOOMBEN Race 1 No. 4 – Pre Eminence – $1200 @ $2.70 Race 4 No. 3 – Tuff Tu Mus – $2500 @ $3 Race 7 No. 15 – Artful Girl – $1500 @ $11 Race 8 No. 10 – John Rambo – $2000 @ $4 Race 9 No. 11 – She Ours – $1000 @ $6 Race 9 No. 11 – She Ours – $5000 @ $8 CAULFIELD Race 1 No. 2 – Signature Scent – $4000 @ $2.25 Race 2 No. 7 – Shadhavar – $9000 @ $4 Race 3 No. 2 – Supercilious – $4000 @ $4 Race 4 No. 2 – Jimmy The Bear – $15,000 @ $1.60 Race 4 No. 2 – Jimmy The Bear – $10,000 @ $1.70 Race 8 No. 6 – In Flight – $9000 @ $2.90 Race 8 No. 6 – In Flight – $5000 @ $2.80 Race 9 No. 5 – Aztec State – $5000 @ $3.40 • LAURIE'S LONGSHOTS: $26 chance 'goes close with average luck' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ INTERSTATE MAIL (VIC/SA) Caulfield Race 3 No.3 XARPO Caulfield Race 4 No.2 JIMMY THE BEAR Caulfield Race 6 No.6 KEEP YOUR COOL Caulfield Race 7 No.9 THE OPEN Murray Bridge Race 7 No.4 RICHE D'AMOUR Murray Bridge Race 9 No.2 MERCHANT BOSS • MURRAY BRIDGE, BUNBURY TIPS: $15 chance 'huge value' PROVINCIAL MAIL (NSW) Newcastle Race 1 No.9 Nullarbor Jane Newcastle Race 7 No.12 Dubai Gold #Good luck today and I hope you back plenty of winners
News.com.au
08-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Joe Pride wants rain to arrive for In Flight in Group 3 Monash Stakes at Caulfield
A potentially wet week in Melbourne is ideal timing for Sydney sprinter In Flight when she steps up to Group racing for the first time. Trainer Joe Pride 's in-form mare is set to line up in the Group 3 Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday after back-to-back Listed wins in May. In Flight won the Bright Shadow Quality on a Heavy 8 track at Doomben before a tough victory in the Bob Charley AO Stakes at Randwick in Soft 7 conditions. Pride has freshened the four-year-old with a month between runs a barrier trial. He said a track in the soft range would be perfect for In Flight, who has won seven of 12 starts on rain-affected surfaces. 'She had a nice tick-over trial at Kembla last week,' Pride said. 'She seems to going really good, I'm very happy with the way she's come through that. It was a nice trial from her. 'I'm looking for a little bit of rain down there hopefully this week and if we get that, that would really suit her.' A tough win to In Flight in the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes at Randwick for @PrideRacing! 🚀 @ProvenTbreds @aus_turf_club — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 7, 2025 Caulfield was rated a Good 4 on Tuesday but showers are forecast for the rest of the week. Pride said he was confident In Flight would measure up in the weight-for-age contest. 'She's a really nice mare. She's done everything right,' he said. 'It's a little step up in grade although I think that Listed race in Sydney was pretty strong, so there won't be too much difference. 'She's stepping up to weight-for-age but everything about her tells me she's going really well, so she'll run well.' Pride said he will be guided by how In Flight pulls up after the Monash before deciding whether to find another target or give her a break after three runs in three states. 'That might be enough for her … but we'll see how she comes through it first.' Pride, meanwhile, was excited about welcoming Group 1-winning colt El Castello to his stable last week. He confirmed the Spring Champion Stakes winner would still be aimed at the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) on November 1 after taking over his training from Anthony Cummings. El Castello missed the autumn carnival with a few minor issues after a long spring campaign. 'He's a really nice horse, he's come to me in good shape,' Pride said. 'He's had the autumn off so it sets him up well for a good spring. 'We're very happy with the way he's arrived at the stable, a very nice colt.'
The Australian
06-07-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Pride follows Rosehill double with Group 1 win
The Everest winning trainer Joe Pride can add another title to his ever growing racing resume – now a Group 1 winning greyhound owner. Pride, who had a winning double at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, had a weekend to savour after his emerging sprinter Gus The Jet produced a commanding performance to win the Group 1 Vic Peters Classic (520m) at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. It came just a few hours after Pride had been on track in Sydney's west to watch Estadio Mestalla cause a boilover in the Listed $200,000 Winter Stakes with stablemate Storm The Ramparts also saluting on the metropolitan card. Gus The Jet is the first greyhound Pride has ever owned and the Group 1 conditioner races the emerging talent with his son Brave and Hong Kong-based star jockey Brenton Avdulla. 'I reckon there would be a few jealous dog owners that have been in the game for years and never had a Group 1 winner so we've just walked straight in and got one but that's thanks to Brenton Avdulla, he knows what he's doing and a good trainer Michelle Sultana,' Pride said. 'It's my first greyhound and he's named after my Corgi and I've just got a horse called Gus The Great as well, so I might need a trotter now as well.' With wife Kylie away, Pride spent the night watching the Group 1 from the comfort of his own home with his children. 'I've actually never been to Wentworth Park,' he said. 'I am not sure what I am missing but I am sure it would have been a buzz last night. 'We gave him a cheer at home.' Pride had plenty to cheer about at Rosehill Gardens with Estadio Mestalla bouncing back to his best as a $61 outsider in the Winter Stakes while stablemate Accredited was third in the same race. The Warwick Farm conditioner has a long term plan for Estadio Mestalla with the aim of gaining eligibility for the Big or Little Dance via upcoming country cups. 'We will probably look at something like Coffs (Harbour Cup) to give him his chance to get to the Big or Little Dance,' he said. 'He was in the Little Dance last year and ran second so it seems like a nice goal for him to try and line-up on Melbourne Cup day there again this year.' Pride's stable has dominated the winter feature sprint circuit in Sydney with In Flight claiming the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes and Headley Grange scoring in the Listed Civic Stakes last month.
Mercury
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Mercury
Pride follows Rosehill double with Group 1 win
The Everest winning trainer Joe Pride can add another title to his ever growing racing resume – now a Group 1 winning greyhound owner. Pride, who had a winning double at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, had a weekend to savour after his emerging sprinter Gus The Jet produced a commanding performance to win the Group 1 Vic Peters Classic (520m) at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. It came just a few hours after Pride had been on track in Sydney's west to watch Estadio Mestalla cause a boilover in the Listed $200,000 Winter Stakes with stablemate Storm The Ramparts also saluting on the metropolitan card. Gus The Jet is the first greyhound Pride has ever owned and the Group 1 conditioner races the emerging talent with his son Brave and Hong Kong-based star jockey Brenton Avdulla. 'I reckon there would be a few jealous dog owners that have been in the game for years and never had a Group 1 winner so we've just walked straight in and got one but that's thanks to Brenton Avdulla, he knows what he's doing and a good trainer Michelle Sultana,' Pride said. 'It's my first greyhound and he's named after my Corgi and I've just got a horse called Gus The Great as well, so I might need a trotter now as well.' With wife Kylie away, Pride spent the night watching the Group 1 from the comfort of his own home with his children. 'I've actually never been to Wentworth Park,' he said. 'I am not sure what I am missing but I am sure it would have been a buzz last night. 'We gave him a cheer at home.' Pride had plenty to cheer about at Rosehill Gardens with Estadio Mestalla bouncing back to his best as a $61 outsider in the Winter Stakes while stablemate Accredited was third in the same race. The Warwick Farm conditioner has a long term plan for Estadio Mestalla with the aim of gaining eligibility for the Big or Little Dance via upcoming country cups. 'We will probably look at something like Coffs (Harbour Cup) to give him his chance to get to the Big or Little Dance,' he said. 'He was in the Little Dance last year and ran second so it seems like a nice goal for him to try and line-up on Melbourne Cup day there again this year.' Pride's stable has dominated the winter feature sprint circuit in Sydney with In Flight claiming the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes and Headley Grange scoring in the Listed Civic Stakes last month. Originally published as Trainer Joe Pride had a weekend to remember with a Rosehill Gardens double and maiden Group 1 victory as a greyhound owner
