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Courier-Mail
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Rose Hammond wins Rising Stars Final as Tom Prebble clings on to series triumph at Flemington
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Apprentice jockey Tom Prebble switched from calculating Rising Stars Series scenarios to cheering for Rose Hammond on Saturday at Flemington. Hammond's win on Lake Vostok secured Prebble the coveted series victory. Prebble went into the final with a three-point buffer on Sarah Field and could not add to the tally as mount, Sound It Out, only battled in the straight. • 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! 'Certainly not the way I wanted it to unfold,' Prebble said. 'I was calculating the points about 400m off them.' Clubhouse leader Prebble risked being overhauled had either Field, Logan Bates or Luke Cartwright won the final on Saturday. Bates, Cartwright and Field loomed large in the straight but finished third, fourth and fifth respectively. Points are awarded to the top five race finishers on a 12-6-4-2-1 sliding scale. Prebble finished with 42 points to claim the series from Field (40) and Hammond (40). The Rising Stars Series honour roll includes Melbourne Cup winner Jye McNeil and Group 1 jockey Ethan Brown. 'If I could be half as good as (them) I'd be pretty happy with myself,' Prebble said. Field enjoyed her first ever ride at Flemington despite a rough run in transit. 'I was caught wide the whole trip, it was a disaster,' Field lamented. Hammond set herself a goal to win the final – being out of contention for the overall prize – and duly saluted. Tom Prebble with the Rising Stars trophy. Picture: Getty Images 'I wasn't in the running (series) this year so my goal really led to win this race and lucky enough to get this ride,' Hammond said. Hammond has ridden winners consistently throughout winter despite intermittent suspensions. She again caught the ire of stewards on Saturday for another whip indiscretion. Hammond received an eight-meeting suspension and $1200 fine for the latest breach. Hammond is eligible to ride again from August 6 with back-to-back suspensions now to serve. RISING STARS SERIES LEADERBOARD. Tom Prebble 42 Sarah Field 40 Rose Hammond 40 Logan Bates 38 Steph Hateley 37 Originally published as Rose Hammond wins Rising Stars Final as Tom Prebble clings on to series triumph at Flemington
Mercury
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Mercury
Tom Prebble delivers knockout blow for punters with $71 outsider Title Fighter in Straight Six at Flemington
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Punters wouldn't have enjoyed the race but apprentice Tom Prebble won't forget Saturday's Listed Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington. Prebble continued a terrific day for bookmakers when he posted his first stakes win aboard the $71 chance Title Fighter in the $175,000 feature. • 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! Most punters expected the Grahame Begg-trained King Zephyr to stretch his winning streak to five but their hopes were gone at the halfway point as the $1.80 favourite struggled in the deteriorating ground. Trainer Clayton Douglas said Prebble rightly went early to challenge the leaders on Title Fighter before the sprinter held on to beat fellow roughie Deekay ($26) and former Singapore star Lim's Kosciuszko ($12). The young rider was thrilled to notch his first stakes win, especially as his father, former champion international jockey Brett Prebble, was on course. The apprentice, who was unable to use his claim in the Straight Six, winning his maiden stakes contest was only part of his bigger plans. 'I just see every race as the next and I want to win all of them,' Prebble said. 'When I got the opportunity to ride in a Listed race, I just took the opportunity. It unfolded awesomely. 'When I was travelling on the back of (Lim's) Kosciuszko, I knew being a class horse, when I was going better than him, I had to push the button.' Douglas, who himself rode successfully on the flat and over jumps before taking to training, said Prebble rode Title Fighter perfectly. 'I couldn't have asked for a better ride,' Douglas said. 'He rode him terrific. 'He's got a big future, this kid.' Tom Prebble says the race unfolded perfectly for him. Picture: Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images Douglas said Title Fighter went around over the odds considering the son of Lean Mean Machine had little luck in the Listed Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool at his previous outing. 'He's a quirky horse,' Douglas said. 'You just need to get the first furlong right, then he's right. 'We drew the outside gate today so it worked out perfectly.' Title Fighter's shock win went a little way to easing the disappointment of stable star Giga Kick's third-placed run in last Saturday's Group 1 Goodwood in Adelaide. Originally published as Clayton Douglas praises Tom Prebble ride on $71 outsider Title Fighter in Straight Six at Flemington
