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Pleasure Of Jenni, Mr Brightside bounce out then introduced HOTY contenders
Two of Victorian racing’s greatest names continued their spring preparations on Monday morning, simply hours earlier than being revealed as finalists within the yr Victorian Racehorse Of The 12 months.
Pleasure Of Jenni and Mr Brightside had jumpouts 60km aside previous to being introduced as Horse Of The 12 months rivals alongside Imperatriz, Romantic Warrior and With out A Battle.
The Victorian Racehorse Of The 12 months is voted on by a panel of business officers and racing media and takes under consideration performances on Victorian racetracks solely no matter the place a horse is educated.
Meaning Pleasure Of Jenni’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes win cannot be thought-about by voters however all different performances by the Ciaron Maher-trained mare, together with her two Melbourne Cup Week Group 1 wins and her All-Star Mile success, can.
She condemned Mr Brightside to second putting in each the Champions Mile and All-Star Mile, however that Lindsay Park gelding did have her measure within the Group 1 C F Orr Stakes.
Mr Brightside’s 800m Flemington jumpout was his first of the marketing campaign and the seven-year-old son of Bullbars had a low-key exercise, ending midfield, crushed round three lengths, after travelling vast all through.
It was a unique story at Cranbourne, the place Pleasure Of Jenni was having her second jumpout of the marketing campaign.
After a lightweight exercise two weeks earlier, the seven-year-old was allowed to bowl alongside in entrance on Monday and cruised to the road six lengths away from her nearest rival.
Pleasure Of Jenni and Mr Brightside are slated to resume their rivalry within the $750,000 Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 31.
The Victorian Racehorse Of The 12 months is certainly one of plenty of awards introduced at this Saturday evening’s Victorian Racing Awards, the place the Scobie Breasley Medal, Tommy Corrigan Medal and the Most Excellent Coaching Efficiency will even be introduced.
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