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Pride Of Jenni a mile All-Star

Pride Of Jenni has run her rivals into the ground in the All-Star Mile at Caulfield.

PRIDE OF JENNI winning the All-Star Mile at Caulfield in Australia.
PRIDE OF JENNI winning the All-Star Mile at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

Teaming up with owner Tony Ottobre has changed the fortunes of former Irish jockey Declan Bates

Two Group 1 wins in the spring aboard Pride Of Jenni have been added to on Saturday when the Ciaron Maher-trained mare led throughout to claim the $4 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield

"Tony, he has changed my life basically giving me this opportunity," Bates said. 

"To repay the faith and pull off the rides and execute them, it's so satisfying." 

Working her way to the front by the time the first corner was reached, Pride Of Jenni ($3.90) kept the field rolling along, eventually holding off a late bid by $2 favourite Mr Brightside to score by two lengths with Cascadian ($9.50) a length away third. 

Pride Of Jenni won the Empire Rose Stakes and the Champions Mile at Flemington last spring and said the mare had improved from those performances at Group 1 level in the autumn. 

"We have so much faith in her," Bates said. 

"This prep, every time I've sat on her back, she has certainly improved from last spring. 

"I didn't want to say that out loud because of what she did last spring and not say that she might have come back better, but I think that is the case. 

"She is doing it, sustaining a gallop, it's so impressive." 

Maher said Pride Of Jenni was a rare find as she's a horse that can sustain a sprint for longer than most horses. 

He said her stamina was what made Pride Of Jenni the horse she is and that she might join his team for the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 30. 

"She is quite special because you don't get horses that can do that," Maher said. 

"Most horses have a 600-metre sprint but she seems like she can do it for half a mile or 1000 metres. 

"She's unbelievable. 

"There are obviously options in Sydney (and) the Australian Cup. 

"Tony has always been very keen to get her to 2000 metres. We were half contemplating a Cox Plate last year, so she'll be hard to beat in whatever she goes in." 

Maher said there had been some conjecture as to how much speed there would be in Saturday's race, but the trainer had full faith in Bates. 

"He understands her, and you've got to have the confidence to ride her like that," Maher said. 

"I said, 'don't worry about that, you know the horse, trust yourself and the horse, just ride the race' and he said, 'I just want to be smooth'. 

"He never rides her bad."


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Caulfield Saturday, 16th March 2024

7f210y TURF GOOD
AUD $3,750,000

The Sharp EIT All-Star Mile

AUD $3,750,000
Type: OPEN
7f210y TURF GOOD
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 12. PRIDE OF JENNI (AUS) 6yo M
PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - SANCERRE (NZ)
DECLAN BATES
CIARON MAHER
$3.8
57kg
A Ottobre, Mrs L Ottobre & M Ottobre

Sales Information

2nd 1. MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) 6yo G
BULLBARS (AUS) - LILAHJAY (NZ)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$2
59kg
Lindsay Park Bloodstock (S Steel), Green Shorts Racing (A Visalli), K Paisley, C Paisley, B Carson, M Andreadis, J Molinaro, A Molinaro, J Evans, D Hollyman, S Horn, R Jarvis, G Kerr, D Lee, R White, D Cavallo, The Fighting Cowboys (A Pettiona), P Presti, L Presti & Hunter Graeber Racing

Sales Information

3rd 2. CASCADIAN (GB) 9yo G
NEW APPROACH (IRE) - FALLS OF LORA (GB)
BEN MELHAM
JAMES CUMMINGS
$9.5
59kg
Godolphin
4th 6. BUFFALO RIVER (USA) 8yo G
NOBLE MISSION (GB) - FASHION INSIDER (USA)
CELINE GAUDRAY
MICHAEL MORONEY
$51
59kg

Sales Information

5th 4. MUNHAMEK (GB) 8yo G
DARK ANGEL (IRE) - CADENZA (FR)
MARK ZAHRA
NICK RYAN
$41
59kg

Sales Information

6th 5. DOM TO SHOOT (AUS) 6yo G
SHOOTING TO WIN (AUS) - PRINCESS ROUGE (NZ)
DAMIAN LANE
S & J CASEY
$41
59kg
7th 9. AYRTON (NZ) 6yo G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - ODESSA (NZ)
JAMIE KAH
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$13
59kg

Sales Information

8th 11. HOLYMANZ (NZ) 4yo G
ALMANZOR (FR) - PERFECT OFFERING (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
CIARON MAHER
$41
59kg

Sales Information

9th 8. DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ) 4yo G
PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - ISSTOORA (AUS)
VINNIE COLGAN
PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS
$17
59kg

Sales Information

10th 7. PINSTRIPED (AUS) 5yo G
STREET BOSS (USA) - SNITZEL BLITZ (AUS)
BEN ALLEN
ENVER JUSUFOVIC
$21
59kg

Sales Information

11th 3. ATTRACTABLE (AUS) 5yo G
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - AFFABLE (AUS)
LINDA MEECH
SARA RYAN
$31
59kg

Sales Information

12th 10. PUNTURA (NZ) 6yo G
VESPA (NZ) - MUMZAHONEY (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
ROBBIE PATTERSON
$101
59kg

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