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The Australian
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Australian
$51 roughie Investment shocks rivals at Randwick but trainer Joe Pride gave her a ‘sneaky chance'
Investment was a genuine roughie starting at $51 but trainer Joe Pride gave the mare a 'sneaky chance' before she caused a huge boilover at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old was her sire So You Think's third winner of the day, following on from Glad You Think So and Oh Diamond Lil, when taking out the TAB F&M Benchmark 78 Handicap (1800m). 'I thought she could improve a bit today. I said to a few people she had a sneaky chance,' Pride said. • 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! 'She was fitter, she looked really healthy and a bit of cut in the ground were all pointers to a better performance.' Pride rated Andrew Atkins steer aboard Investment as a '10 out of 10 ride' praising the jockey's boldness during the middle stages of the race as the key to victory. 'Plan A was to be midfield or forward but that was short lived as there was quite a bit of pressure early but she adapted to Plan B which was to get back and let her settle,' Adkins said. 'I thought if I could make a move at a point of the race when they were not making ground it would be to her advantage and that point was at about the 600m when I got on my bike and my the time we got into the straight I'd passed half of the field and we had a bit of momentum up. 'I was able to idle up, she was more than willing to do it and it saved us about five lengths. 'In the straight she really wanted to do it, she tried really hard and we just got the better of the other horse late in the piece.' • 'Very exciting' Glorious Moments can end trainers' black-type wait Investment ($51) defeated the Brad Widdup-trained Hasty Honey ($10) by a long head with Nana's Wish ($5.50) three-and-a-quarter lengths back in third. Pride has no ambitious plans lined up for Investment this preparation but he hopes the mare can continue to strengthen and improve over the next year and when winter roles around again in 2026, he may have his sights on bigger targets. 'She's always been a reasonably promising staying type of mare so it's nice to get a Saturday win with her,' he said. 'You'll see her at her best over 2400 metres and this was only her 18th start so I still don't think we've seen the best of her. 'Maybe this time next year is when she'll be at the absolute top of her game. 'While ever the tracks remain wet, she should continue to race well now as she appreciates these types of track.' The $2.60 favourite in the race She's Unusual struggled in the testing conditions, one of the first runners beaten when weakening in the straight to finish seventh.
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Joe Pride's faith in Investment was rewarded as the $51 outsider claims victory at Randwick
Investment was a genuine roughie starting at $51 but trainer Joe Pride gave the mare a 'sneaky chance' before she caused a huge boil over at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old was her sire So You Think's third winner of the day, following on from Glad You Think So and Oh Diamond Lil, when taking out the TAB F&M Benchmark 78 Handicap (1800m). 'I thought she could improve a bit today. I said to a few people she had a sneaky chance,' Pride said. 'She was fitter, she looked really healthy and a bit of cut in the ground were all pointers to a better performance.' Pride rated Andrew Atkins steer aboard Investment as a '10 out of 10 ride' praising the jockey's boldness during the middle stages of the race as the key to victory. 'Plan A was to be midfield or forward but that was short lived as there was quite a bit of pressure early but she adapted to Plan B which was to get back and let her settle,' Adkins said. 'I thought if I could make a move at a point of the race when they were not making ground it would be to her advantage and that point was at about the 600m when I got on my bike and my the time we got into the straight I'd passed half of the field and we had a bit of momentum up. 'I was able to idle up, she was more than willing to do it and it saved us about five lengths. 'In the straight she really wanted to do it, she tried really hard and we just got the better of the other horse late in the piece.' Investment delivers a massive return for punters! ðŸ'° The @PrideRacing galloper finishes strong to salute at juicy odds in Race 6 at Randwick! â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 26, 2025 • 'He's a very exciting horse': Glorious Moments shines bright Investment ($51) defeated the Brad Widdup -trained Hasty Honey ($10) by a long head with Nana's Wish ($5.50) three-and-a-quarter lengths back in third. Pride has no ambitious plans lined up for Investment this preparation but he hopes the mare can continue to strengthen and improve over the next year and when winter roles around again in 2026, he may have his sights on bigger targets. 'She's always been a reasonably promising staying type of mare so it's nice to get a Saturday win with her,' he said. 'You'll see her at her best over 2400 metres and this was only her 18th start so I still don't think we've seen the best of her. 'Maybe this time next year is when she'll be at the absolute top of her game. 'While ever the tracks remain wet, she should continue to race well now as she appreciates these types of track.' The $2.60 favourite in the race She's Unusual struggled in the testing conditions, one of the first runners beaten when weakening in the straight to finish seventh.
News.com.au
20-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Smart three-year-old Opening Address to have a delayed start to Spring Carnival
A one-time Derby hopeful is slowly building fitness after injury derailed his bid for an autumn Group 1 success. Opening Address showed he was a stayer of the future when narrowly beaten in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase before saluting in a three-year-old race on Melbourne Cup Day during a promising spring campaign. Those runs prompted trainer Liam Howley to aim Opening Address for the Group 1 South Australian Derby in the autumn. Opening Address started his autumn campaign with two sound efforts in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes and Australian Guineas, but disaster struck in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at The Valley in March. The gelding had another start after the Alister Clark Stakes, but the Morphettville race showed Howley his charge needed time off. 'Just on that really ordinary day at The Valley, he just tore muscles in his hind end,' Howley said. 'He'd come back bigger and stronger so we were going over that path, but it just derailed really quickly. 'We thought we'd got him back and he was right but when we got him back to the races, the muscle memory kicked in and he just didn't let down. 'We tipped him straight out and gave him a good long spell.' Howley said the early indications showed Opening Address had done well in his eight weeks in the paddock. He said the son of So You Think was enjoying some equestrian work during a long and slow build up to his return to racing later in the year. 'Now he's back in pre-training doing dome dressage work with Rob Palm, the breaker,' Howley said. 'All the indications are that he's feeling good in behind but we're taking a softer approach. 'We're thinking more towards the back of the spring with options there. 'We'll bypass the heat, get him right and focus on the autumn.'
