Sweet Redemption for Stable Favourite Jimmy the Bear

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 5

Patrick and Michelle Payne enjoyed a red letter day at Flemington on Saturday with their rising star Buccleuch winning the Listed VRC Taj Rossi Series Final and then later in the day stable favourite Jimmy the Bear won the Listed VRC Winter Championship Series Final (1600m).

Jimmy the Bear wins the Winter Championship in a thriller - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Jimmy the Bear was a beaten favourite in the same race in 2023, but made amends to score a head win for Billy Egan in a thriller.

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A six year-old gelding by former Spendthrift shuttler Jimmy Creed (USA), Jimmy the Bear has been a prolific winner for his owners with 11 wins and 10 placings from 38 starts earning $1.2million.

"He's just an old marvel," said Michelle Payne.

"It was looking a good chance all the way up the straight, but he had to fight for it and just as Jimmy does, he doesn't know how to run a bad race and he fought it out really well.

"I'm sure Patrick's sitting at home with his arms crossed feeling very happy."

Jimmy the Bear and his super happy owners - image Reg Ryan / Racing Photos

Jimym the Bear was retained to race by his breeder and is the best of two winners from two to race from metro winning Street Boss (USA) mare Belvedere Road, whose other winner is a full sister to Jimmy the Bear called Jenny the Beaver!

The family is barren of Black Type until you get to fifth dam, Majestic Belle, a stakes-winner in North America.

Belvedere Road had a colt last spring by Ghaiyyath (IRE) and is in foal to Blue Point (IRE).

Jimmy the Bear is the 24th stakes-winner for Jimmy Creed (USA), who shuttled to Victoria for five seasons and remains on the Spendthrift Farm roster in Kentucky at a fee of US$7,500.

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Race Result - VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final LR 1600m

Flemington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:37.05
1
Jimmy The Bear
- 6g Jimmy Creed (USA) x Belvedere Road (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: Patrick & Michelle Payne Rdr: W Egan 59
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Seller: M J Hirst
Buyer:
2
0.2
Munhamek
- 9g Dark Angel (IRE) x Cadenza (FR) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: B Melham 56.5
3
0.3
Forgot You
- 6g Savabeel (AUS) x Simply You (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: D Yendall 55
4
1
Ocean Beyond
- 7g Ocean Park (NZ) x Frankly (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Ryan Rdr: C Newitt 54
5
1.3
Pounding
- 6g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Silent Entrance (GB) (Beat Hollow (GB))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 56.5
6
1.4
Hughes
- 5g Russian Revolution (AUS) x No More Tears (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: Logan Bates 54
7
2.2
Holymanz
- 5g Almanzor (FR) x Perfect Offering (AUS) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: John Allen 56.5
8
2.6
Oh Too Good
- 5m All Too Hard (AUS) x Good Oh (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))
Tnr: Kevin Daffy Rdr: Ben Allen 55
9
2.8
Cafe Millenium
- 4g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Veloce Forte (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Luke Cartwright 54
10
2.9
Dashing
- 5g Magnus (AUS) x Westchester (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: Aaron Purcell Rdr: Tom Madden 57
11
3.6
Berkeley Square
- 5g Territories (IRE) x Bahamas (AUS) (Teofilo (IRE))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: Ms J Kennedy 60
12
4
Detonator Jack
- 6g Jakkalberry (IRE) x Red Delicious (NZ) (No Excuse Needed (GB))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Jamie Melham 59.5
13
5.2
Red Galaxy
- 4g Stratum Star (AUS) x Redasun (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
14
10.7
Magnaspin
- 5g Magnus (AUS) x Luxaspin (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: L & T Corstens & W Larkin Rdr: H Coffey 54
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