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The Australian
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Australian
Rose Hammond wins Rising Stars Final as Tom Prebble clings on to series triumph at Flemington
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 Gilbert Gardiner Sports reporter Gilbert Gardiner is a sports reporter for the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun. @gilbertgardiner Gilbert Gardiner
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Rose Hammond wins Rising Stars Final as Tom Prebble clings on to series triumph at Flemington
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. '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. Lake Vostok wins the fifth at Flemington and Rose Hammond takes the Rising Stars Final in the battle of the apprentices! @LOliverRacing â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) July 19, 2025 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. '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
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Tom Prebble up for the title fight in Rising Stars Final at Flemington
Rising star apprentice jockey Tom Prebble wants to build on milestone winners and symbolic body art. Prebble ink started with ' Scientific ' – the name of his first winner – tattooed in Chinese characters high on his right forearm. Boxing gloves inside a custom playing card featuring the six of horseshoes highlights the right bicep – a nod to his first stakes winner, Title Fighter (Listed Straight Six). With luck, a horse brand could be the next permanent mark of success, with Prebble to partner the Yulong-owned Sound It Out in Saturday's Rising Starts Series final at Flemington. The son of Melbourne Cup-winning champion jockey Brett Prebble and Maree Payne must nail the ride to secure the coveted Rising Stars prize, with four apprentices still able to win. Prebble has a three-point lead going into the final, 42 to 39, from Sarah Field. Logan Bates (34) and reigning Rising Star winner Luke Cartwright (32) could also reshape the leaderboard with victory on Saturday. Points are awarded to the top five race finishers on a 12-6-4-2-1 sliding scale. Steph Hateley, stranded currently in third on 37 points, missed out on a ride in the final. Hateley made a successful return last Thursday, rode a winner with her first ride back from a broken wrist after three months out. Rose Hammond (28) could climb onto the podium on Saturday with a top two finish, pending other results. Challengers missed a chance to build on tallies last Thursday week after rain washed out a scheduled Ballarat card, including the penultimate Rising Stars race. 'It's made Saturday a very close title race,' Prebble said. 'Four of us are in the race, if anyone wins, probably wins the series, it's going to come down to the wire. 'I'd love to win (race), my horse has drawn wide … but in these apprentice races, anything can happen.' Pariah Pearl is $4.40 favourite, with Cartwright aboard, from Chris Waller -trained Sound It Out ($5). Bates has Cindy Falls ($7.50), with Hammond (Lake Vostok, $12) and Field (Matriarch Rose, $23) booked on runners wider in the market. Racing Victoria apprentice coach Alf Matthews praised the overall quality and depth of generation next. 'I believe we're actually in the process of producing three or four that could be superstars,' retired Group 1 jockey Matthews said. Matthews said Rising Stars – a 24-race bimonthly series that culminates in a Flemington final – taught apprentice riders 'to target their ambitions'. 'It gives them something to strive for,' Matthews said. 'A prestigious award, the Rising Stars, Colin Madden (sponsor and part-owner of legend Black Caviar) has been a huge supporter for a long time. 'For some, it's the first time they get to ride at Flemington. 'It's a massive effort to get there … to ride at Flemington and some never get there.' Prebble has six rides on Saturday including Zuppa Inglese ($5) and Zorro's Flight ($4) for Patrick and Michelle Payne — his uncle and aunty — and De Bergerac ($6), trained by Grahame Begg. • Why a Mr Brightside bounce-back is on the cards after Hong Kong flop Prebble leads the Melbourne apprentice jockeys' premiership by one (24-23) from Jaylah Kennedy, with four city meetings left. 'Anything could happen,' Prebble said. 'It's a very close race for the (Rising Stars) series and the (Melbourne) title.' Kennedy has five rides on Saturday, including Flash Feeling at $13. Prebble, hardworking and level-headed on and off the track, has deferred any new tattoos until the season is over. The Yulong brand, YL monogram inside a circle, could be short-listed with a victory on Sound It Out. 'I don't really want to get random ones,' Prebble said. 'They all have a purpose … all tell a story. Dad doesn't like (tattoos), to be honest, that's why I want to keep them all having a purpose.' A long and fruitful career in the saddle could put clean skin at a premium. 'That's what dad said,' Prebble laughed. 'But it wouldn't be the worst problem.'
News.com.au
09-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Determined apprentice Sarah Field has city milestone and Rising Stars Series success in her sights
Resilience is a requirement for all jockeys but Sarah Field has needed more than most. A dream debut win and broken leg would bookend her first six months in the saddle. The setback last year followed four unsuccessful attempts to become a Racing Victoria apprentice. Field, now on the verge of two career milestones, the coveted RMBL Investments Rising Stars Series win and a metropolitan debut, is determined to make up for the lost time. Four apprentice jockeys, including Field, could overhaul Rising Stars Series leader Tom Prebble, unavailable on Thursday at Ballarat due to suspension, with victory in the 1000m Benchmark 64. Prebble is stranded on 42 points with only the final to come at Flemington on June 19. Field (39 points), Stephanie Hateley (37), Logan Bates (34), reigning Rising Stars Series winner Luke Cartwright (32) could reshape the leaderboard on Thursday. Rose Hammond (28 points) would also climb into contention with a win at Ballarat. Points are awarded for top five finishers on a 12-6-4-2-1 sliding scale. Field has favourite Rivkin in the race at Ballarat for Warrnambool trainer Patrick Ryan Jr. 'It's a great series and very grateful to be a part of it,' Field said. 'It's very close, anyone could win it.' Third-year apprentice Field has ridden 43 winners including seven in the past month. The 27-year-old used early adversity as motivation. 'I've been knocked back a lot of times and I've had to pick myself back up,' Field said. 'I would've liked to start a bit earlier (apprenticeship) but it's worked out anyway. 'I've ridden horses for a long time, I'm a little bit older than some of the apprentices. 'I'm ready to go to town now, I've been ready for a little bit but I wanted everything to be going smoothly and wanted to be 100 per cent ready when I went.' Field could make her metropolitan debut in the Rising Stars Final at Flemington.
News.com.au
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Monday Racebook: Gilbert Gardiner's horses to follow and forgive from Flemington on Saturday
Form expert Gilbert Gardiner analyses Saturday's Flemington Community Race Day, revealing his horses to follow as well as five to forgive. • 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! â– â– â– â– â– FIVE TO FOLLOW SPLASH BACK (1-length 1st of 12, Race 7): How could you not? Savage turn of foot late to nail TERRESTAR and the plucky SASSY BOOM after being hemmed away in an almost impossible position third last in traffic. Her win at Caulfield the start prior was equally impressive. Spring beckons for the rising six-year-old mare. SPLASH BACK FROM THE CLOUDS 🤯 🤯 She might be pretty good! Splash Back comes from nowhere to the delight of the punters, giving Tom Prebble a race to race double! @Grahame_Begg — 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) June 21, 2025 FIELDELO (3.8-length 2nd of 11, Race 9): Crashed into a rising star in SHE'S AN ARTIST, who smashed the clock to win the 1100m Three-Year-Old Handicap by 3 3/4 lengths. Tracked the winner to the 800m but unable to quicken as sharply when She's An Artist sprinted clear. Fieldelo, trained by Toby Lake, stuck to her task to run second. BRIDAL WALTZ also gallant in third. She's An Artist shares a resemblance to a certain sprinter & she might share some of that ability... ðŸ'©â€�🎨 The bald-faced filly trounces her opposition under hands & heals. @CWilliamsJockey @cmaherracing — (@Racing) June 21, 2025 RELENTLESS VOYAGER (4.5-length 6th of 12, Race 8): Expect to see more of him in coming weeks and months. A lovely Australian debut, albeit luckless, by the imported stayer, twice stakes' placed in England last year. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding had not raced for 10 months before last Saturday. Held up multiple times inside the last 200m and barely got out of second gear. "What a day for team Payne!" Jimmy The Bear atones for an uncharacteristic poor run last start, bounding away with the David Bourke Handicap ðŸ�» Michelle & Patrick Payne have a quartet & their apprentice, Tom Prebble, has a treble 🤩 — (@Racing) June 21, 2025 FROM A DISTANCE (0.8-length 2nd of 11, Race 4): Worked into contention nicely in the straight but snookered between horses on the heels of winner TAKEN. The Symon Wilde-trained gelding got clear air eventually, inside the last 75m, and surged into second position. Could be hard to hold out next start at 1600m. Stablemate DARKBONEE (3rd) saved best work late after being held up. Taken lugs 60kg to extend his winning-streak to four ðŸ'Œ @CWilliamsJockey collects his first winner of the afternoon. @MickPriceRacing — (@Racing) June 21, 2025 HARD TO CROSS (4.3-length 8th of 13, Race 5): Wet track, 1600m third-up could be a nice recipe for the typically consistent performer. Posted wide without cover last Saturday in the second half of the field and shunted deeper again in the straight. BRIGHT STRIPES (3.1-length 7th) an eye-catching run late. Cafe Millennium collects an elusive second victory after going winless since his debut ðŸ¤� @lindsayparkrace has their galloper humming since joining the team this preparation. @LukeCartwrightt — (@Racing) June 21, 2025 • â– â– â– â– â– FORGIVE RED GALAXY (6.4-length 11th of 16, Race 5): Travelled outside leader FREAK OF NATURE (11.2-length 13th of 13) and both weakened in the straight. Jockey Craig Williams told stewards Red Galaxy made an abnormal respiratory noise on pulling up. A post-race endoscopy detected a throat condition that may have affected Red Galaxy's performance. Freak Of Nature also pulled up with signs of a throat condition. AVEBURY (4.6-length 8th of 12, Race 7): Faded out of contention late but potentially reached the end of her preparation. Raced consistently of late, with big weights, including a Caulfield win four starts back. OBSERVER (6.4-length 5th of 8, Race 1): Won too impressively the start prior at Sandown, bolted in by five lengths, to sack off one blemish. The two-year-old colt appeared to travel well at Flemington but wilted when jockey Craig Williams asked for an effort as BUCCLEUCH (1st) and MILLENNIUM BLADE (3rd) challenged at the 300m. Buccleuch surges away from his fellow 2yos under the guidance of @TheBeeegan ðŸ'Œ @mj_payne — (@Racing) June 21, 2025 â– â– â– â– â– STEWARDS SAY Jockey John Allen reported ST LAWRENCE (Race 8) failed to respond under pressure and was disappointing. A post-race veterinary examination did not reveal any significant findings. Trainer Gavin Bedggood could offer no explanation for the performance. Stewards will follow up with the stable.
