Trainer Joe Pride sets sights on clean sweep of Randwick quaddie on Saturday

Trainer Joe Pride can become the “Quaddie King” if his stable quartet of Cool Jakey, In Flight, Headley Grange and Storm The Ramparts sweep the final four races at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

Trainer Joe Pride can become the “Quaddie King” if his stable quartet of Cool Jakey, In Flight, Headley Grange and Storm The Ramparts sweep the final four races at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

In three of the four quaddie legs, Pride has the early TAB favourite including brilliant mare In Flight ($3.40) for the Listed $200,000 Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m).

In Flight scored a breakthrough stakes win in the Listed Bright Shadow Quality at Doomben last start and Pride has brought her back to Sydney for the Australian Turf Club’s feature winter sprint.

“I just feel this is the right race for her,’’ Pride said.

“She is a little ripper, I love taking her to the races because she has some serious talent and the outstanding thing about her is her ability to handle wet tracks.’’

In Flight is having only her fourth run back this preparation and Pride plans to keep her going over the winter months.

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“I want to make the most of the fact she is up for winter as she is such a good wet tracker,’’ Pride said.

“I’ll wait until after Saturday’s race and then work out what we do with her. The Ramornie Handicap is a chance although I’d like it to be on a wet track.

“But the Queensland carnival goes on forever so I would be surprised if there wasn’t a race up there on a wet track that is suitable for her.’’

In Flight finds clear air to win the Magic Millions Bright Shadow for @PrideRacing! ✈️ pic.twitter.com/PM0ulDDrq7

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025

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In Flight might be working into her winter preparation but stablemate Cool Jakey has already had an extended race campaign but seems to be improving with every start.

Cool Jakey started his campaign in midsummer and is about to line up for his eighth run this time in when he contests the Sydney Roosters Partners Handicap (1600m).

The Pride-trained “miler” is the $2.80 favourite after finishing a close last start second to Hollywood Hero – with Nellie Leylax third – over the same course and distance two weeks ago.

But the big difference this time is Cool Jakey, with the benefit of apprentice Jace McMurray’s claim, meets his two rivals significantly better at the weights.

“Jace can ride at 52kg and can use a fair bit of his claim for Cook Jakey,’’ the trainer said.

“So, he is 5kg better off against Hollywood Hero and a couple of kilos better off against the third horse.

“You rarely hear me talking about weights particularly in sprint races, I don’t worry about them too much, but when they are on a wet track over a mile they (weights) mean something.’’

Hollywood Hero takes the inside alley and wins well at Randwick! 👏@BBakerRacing | @djgibbons22pic.twitter.com/yZt4dSc3Og

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025

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Storm The Ramparts, a half-brother to Pride’s 2022 Bob Charley Stakes winner Dragonstone, is the $4.60 favourite for the closer, the Toyota Forklifts Handicap (1000m).

Pride said Storm The Ramparts had done well since winning over the Randwick 1000m course two weeks ago.

“He will be thereabouts again, he loves the mud,’’ the trainer said.

Storm The Ramparts leads from start to finish and wins at Randwick! 👌

Hippo gets his double! ✌️@PrideRacingpic.twitter.com/BY5yFVTQip

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025

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Pride also has Cosmonova entered for the final leg of the Quaddie but conceded the mare was an unlikely starter on a heavy track.

This leaves the remaining Quaddie leg, the Singapore Pools Handicap (1300m), where Pride has four entries – Headley Grange, Testator Silens, Estadio Mestalla and Accredited.

Although Accredited ($6) is the shortest in betting of the stable’s four runners, Pride said the sprinter would not run on a heavy track.

“Accredited and Cosmonova will come out on a heavy track and I couldn’t see how it wouldn’t be heavy,’’ he said.

This means Headley Grange ($6.50) is looming as the Pride pick given the gelding’s penchant for rain-affected going.

It's a double for Adam Hyeronimus! HEADLEY GRANGE gets the better of them late to take out race 6 from @[e-mail]/3DuLx6qEGh

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“It’s a good race for Headley Grange, he’s an extremely genuine horse and his share of talent,’’ Pride said.

“He is a good horse on any track but he’s very effective on wet tracks. He was unlucky one day earlier in his career at Kembla on a heavy track and ran into Briasa!

“Testator Silens ($17) has had the right preparation for this race. He’s had two runs back, that probably counts for a bit and he is massively down in the weights from last start. He is a bit underestimated by the market for sure.’’

Originally published as Trainer Joe Pride sets sights on clean sweep of Randwick quaddie on Saturday