Pride of Jenni Goes Next Level Winning G1 QEII in Glorious Isolation!

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 13

Going into the $5million Group I ATC  Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday there was no clear front runner for 2024 Australian Horse of the Year honours with so many wonderful horses doing amazing things in the current racing season, but coming out of the race there is only one candidate and it’s Pride of Dubai’s exceptional daughter Pride of Jenni.

PRide of Jenni by daylight in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - image Steve Hart

Trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden by Bates, Pride of Jenni has blazed a trail through the weight for age division from a mile to 2000m with a series of freakishly brilliant front running victories, but this time she soared to heights nobody could predict.

She jumped quickly and took control, sliding away from the field in the twinkling of an eye and that was the last they saw of her.

Pride of Jenni quickly opened up a 10 length margin, but by the 800m, she Of Jenni had increased her lead to more than 30 lengths and then at the 600m, some estimates had her 100m or about 40 lengths clear – and she maintained her gallop.

 

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The Chris Waller trained Via Sistina is probably back in her box congratulating herself on a job well done having finished second some six and a half lengths astern of Pride of Jenni with the ever brave Mr Brightside in third place another couple of lengths back. They clocked 2.02.02

 

Ciaron Maher was left in awe of the six year-old mare.

"Unbelievable!" Maher said. "I've never seen anything like that, ever. Just phenomenal.

"Leading by 40! In a Group 1! And not just any Group 1!

"I don't think it will get any better than that. That is the biggest win I've ever seen, let alone had anything to do with.''

"I knew she'd get better the more she raced at 2000m but, my God, that was mind boggling to know that a horse can do that,'' he said.

"She ran 11.1 (200m sectional split) and I reckon it was at about the mile.

"I never doubt Dec (and) she must have given him some amazing feel. Full credit to him. Incredible."

Pride of Jenni and Declan Bates are magic! - image Steve Hart

Bates and Pride Of Jenni are a formidable combination with rider happy to defer to what the mare wants.

"That was all her today,'' Bates said.

"Over the last six months, the times I've ridden her we had a nice rhythm with each other and when I'd ask her to come back she'd come back a bit.

"But today, when the horse (Mr Brightside) came up on the outside, she grabbed the bit and she didn't drop it at any point.

"I was actually concerned that we were doing a bit too much. To be honest, until we hit that line I wasn't happy at all today until it was done.

"I couldn't tell you what the sectionals were. Generally once we're doing it nice and smoothly, I'm aware.

"Today, I just knew we were going quicker than I wanted to so it was a matter of coming back, coming back, and she said ‘nah I'm going'. She knows better.''

Pride of Jenni has the overall record of seven wins and 10 placings from 29 starts with prizemoney of $8.6million.

Pride of Jenni and adoring strapper Sammie Waters - image Steve Hart

 

A $100,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Segenhoe Stud draft for Tony and Lynn Ottobre’s Cape Schanck Stud, Pride of Jenni was bred by Trelawney Stud and is the first foal of winning O’Reilly mare Sancerre, a daughter of Group I Queensland Oaks winner Vouvray.

"What this mare has done has been amazing for my family, she brings us such joy,'' said her owner Tony Ottobre.

"I've never seen a win like that before, she is an incredible horse.'

"We will take her home now and give her a good spell then bring her back for the King Charles.''

Trelawney Stud will be hoping for another Pride of Jenni in the pipeline as Sancerre has a yearling filly by Per Incanto (USA) and is in foal to Cambridge Stud stallion Hello Youmzain (Fr).

Pride of Jenni is one of four Group I winners for Pride of Dubai, who covered 102 mares last spring at Coolmore at a fee of $27,500 enjoying a resurgence of interest and there is no doubting his ability to get a truly elite horse with Pride of Jenni his second winner of the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes following on from Dubai Honour (IRE) saluting last year.

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Race Result - Queen Elizabeth Stakes Gr1 2000m

Randwick Track: Good(4) Time: 2:02.02
1
Pride Of Jenni
- 6m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Sancerre (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Declan Bates 57
Pride Of Dubai
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $100,000
Seller: Segenhoe Stud Australia Pty Ltd, Scone
Buyer: Cape Schanck Stud
2
6.5
Via Sistina
- 6m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Nigh (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57
Fastnet Rock
3
8.4
Mr Brightside
- 6g Bullbars (AUS) x Lilahjay (NZ) (Tavistock (NZ))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Craig Williams 59
NZB Karaka May Sale $22,000
Seller: Phoenix Park
Buyer: Phill Cataldo Bloodstock (BAFNZ)
4
8.8
Cascadian
- 9g New Approach (IRE) x Falls Of Lora (IRE) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Melham 59
5
10
Kovalica
- 4g Ocean Park (NZ) x Vitesse (NZ) (Makfi (GB))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: N Rawiller 59
6
12.2
Buckaroo
- 5h Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Roheryn (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Shinn 59
7
13.4
Place du Carrousel
- 5m Lope De Vega (IRE) x Traffic Jam (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade (IRE))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
8
14.2
Ceolwulf
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Las Brisas (GB) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: T Marquand 55.5
9
16.3
Zeyrek
- 7g Sea The Stars (IRE) x Zerkaza (IRE) (Dalakhani (IRE))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: J Parr 59
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