Perth Cup Plan Up in the Air for Princess Jenni

Media Release - Tuesday December 29

David Brideoake can’t be any happier with New Zealand-bred mare Princess Jenni in the lead-up to the Gr.2 Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot Park on Saturday, but whether she will be able to take her place in the field is another matter.

Princess Jenni wins the Bendigo Cup - Racing Photos

The Mornington trainer has booked the daughter of High Chaparral on a flight to Perth on Thursday morning, however, a backlog of freight may mean that she won’t make the flight.

Brideoake is taking a realistic view on the situation and said he will just have to reassess their options if she fails to get across to Western Australia.

“We have gone through the week like we are going to run, and she has had her final gallop this (Tuesday) morning,” Brideoake told RSN927 Radio.

“If she gets the flight at 3am on Thursday morning, that is good, and she is prepared. If she doesn’t, we will reconsider and see what we do next.

“It all depends on the backlog of freight and whether there is a spot.”

Brideoake has been happy with the Group One winner in the lead-up to Saturday and he believes she will be tough to beat if she makes the start line.

“Once we have got her to the mile and a half, I think she has gotten very confident at that distance,” he said.

Advertisement

“Her racing pattern suits, and she is quite well in at the weights in Perth.

“The topweight horse (Truly Great) is a very good horse, but she is going to run a nice race.”

Brideoake has successfully campaigned in Western Australia in the past, and he believes the style of racing in the state would suit Princess Jenni.

“I used to go over there quite a bit,” he said. “I won a Derby and an Oaks over there a few years ago.

“The track will suit her, it’s a good environment over there.”

Princess Jenni was purchased out of Phoenix Park’s 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale for $120,000. – NZ Racing Desk

Advertisment
More Reading...
OTI Racing officially enters New Zealand market
OTI Racing is officially going trans-Tasman, with the Australian syndicator becoming a licensed New Zealand syndicator this week.
Sires With Winners - Tuesday October 7
Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Written Tycoon’s Pictor Leads Home Waller Trifecta
Having made his debut back in June with a narrow second behind fellow Yulong owned Written Tycoon colt Grand Prairie, who three starts later won the Group 3 ATC Up And Coming Stakes, Chris Waller’s progressive Pictor appreciated the step to 1400m to score at just his third career start.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday October 8
Here is the full list of 48 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
First Magic 2YO Winner for Te Akau
David Ellis and Te Akau Racing spent over $5million on 17 yearlings at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale earlier this year and they unleashed their first winner from the group at Avondale on Wednesday. 
Metro Winner Adds to Yes Yes Yes Spring Surge
October is shaping as a great month for Gooree Stud’s new addition Yes Yes Yes with the 2019 Everest hero reeling off four winners in the past week including Maybe Moet, who saluted at Randwick on Wednesday.
Wootton Bassett 3YO Impresses at Avondale
Promising three-year-old Kygo Star overcame a wide journey to come out on top in a tight finish in the Allspark Electrical Maiden 3YO (1400m) at Avondale on Wednesday.
G1 King Charles Next for Pier
Kiwi Group One winner Pier will not feature in this year’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m), but he will still have the opportunity to run for a A$5 million stake back in Sydney.
Sejardan Fits 2YO Speed Profile
There were three feature juvenile contests held at Flemington and Randwick last weekend and as usually is the case with such races, they were won by horses whose pedigrees suggested that good early form was on the cards.
Yulong Purchase into Enriched - Inglis October (Early) Sale
Three individual shares in the G2-winning entire Enriched sold for a combined $440,000 in a highly successful Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale today.