Mr Brightside will eternally be a particular horse within the careers of Ben, Will and JD Hayes, however he’s introduced with an opportunity to interrupt new floor for Lindsay Park at Caulfield this Saturday.

The seven-year-old son of Bullbars will chase a ninth Group 1 win when he resumes within the $750,000 C F Orr Stakes (1400m), by which victory would make him essentially the most profitable elite-level performer within the 77-year historical past of the coaching operation based by Colin Hayes.

Higher Loosen Up owns that honour, with eight Group 1 wins, together with a Cox Plate and Japan Cup for David Hayes, and whereas JD Hayes stated it was superb what he achieved in a sadly-brief stint on the high degree, Mr Brightside’s longevity made an equally-impressive performer.

“With ‘BLU’, all of us discuss him as a result of he was such a champion, however he was solely round for 2 seasons and in a position to obtain what he did for my previous man,” Hayes stated.

“Mr Brightside is gearing up for his fourth (season) right here, so he’s been round for a very long time.

“The comparisons have been drawn early, however I feel they’re warranted.”

Mr Brightside is striving to turn out to be simply the fifth a number of winner of the C F Orr Stakes, a race first run in 1925, and solely the second behind Hurricane Tracy (2010/11) because it attained Group 1 standing in 1993.

Lord (1959/60) and three-time winners Manikato (1979-81) and Vo Rogue (1988-90) are the opposite a number of winners.

An earner of just about $16.4 million in stakes, Mr Brightside has received the Doncaster Mile and Makybe Diva Stakes twice, a Memsie Stakes, Futurity Stakes and final yr’s Champions Mile, which was his most up-to-date racetrack look.

Mr Brightside additionally received the All-Star Mile in 2023, earlier than the race gained the Group 1 standing it should carry this yr, and that 1600m occasion at Flemington on March 8 is once more an autumn goal.

In between the Orr Stakes and All-Star Mile, Mr Brightside will run within the Futurity Stakes, additionally a 1400m Group 1 weight-for-age occasion value $750,000 at Caulfield, on February 22 – a race he received final yr.

“He’ll comply with the identical path that he has for the final three years and he simply seems large, he’s completely glowing within the coat,” Hayes stated at Thursday morning’s Pageant of Racing launch, which is able to held on the Hayes household’s Flemington secure.

“He’s going pretty much as good as ever, he’s ticked each field that we’ve thrown at him and that often culminates in a constant efficiency, so hopefully that’s what we’ll get on Saturday.”

Mr Brightside has drawn barrier eight within the 10-horse Orr Stakes with Craig Williams to make his return to the saddle after greater than per week on the sidelines as a result of sickness.

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