Melbourne jockey Ethan Brown to start Queensland winter campaign in Hollindale Stakes

Melbourne jockey Ethan Brown will head to Saturday’s Hollindale Sakes at the Gold Coast in super form after a treble at last Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.

Jockey Ethan Brown is primed for a big Brisbane Winter Carnival after his treble at Caulfield last Saturday. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images.

In-form Melbourne jockey Ethan Brown will start his chase for Queensland Winter Carnival cash at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Brown, fresh from a treble at Caulfield last Saturday, knocked back rides at the Goodwood meeting in Adelaide to ride at the Hollindale Stakes meeting.

Trainers Annabel and Rob Archibald booked Brown to ride Fawkner Park in the Hollindale Stakes as part of a three-ride program.

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Fawkner Park is likely to attempt Queensland’s big middle-distance treble with the Group 1 Doomben Cup and $1m Q22 on his agenda.

Fawkner Park surged to the top of last year’s Caulfield Cup betting after his win in the Q22.

Brown will replace Tyler Schiller, who has ridden Fawkner Park at his last 10 outings.

Brown had a minor success for Neasham and Archibald when he won the Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m) on Bois D’Argent at Randwick last month.

Brown said he could stay in Queensland for a few weeks.

“I got offered a nice ride and I took it,” Brown said.

“I was happy enough to follow this horse through his prep in Queensland.

The Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained Fawkner Park impressed at last year’s Brisbane Winter Carnival. Picture: Getty Images.

“I was just thinking of the bigger picture.

“My family is up there too so I could stay up there for a while.”

Brown has had an outstanding season with six Group 1 wins, five of which have been for champion trainer Ciaron Maher, and could add to that tally in Brisbane.

Maher’s Melbourne-based assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said the stable would look to send horses to Queensland in the coming weeks.

“We’ve sent a few mares,” Turnbull said.

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“Running By will head up and we’ve got the team in Sydney so they’ll start to trickle up there.

“We’ve got a few booked on flights later this month that will come from Victoria, Pride Of Jenni for one.”

Maher has won all of Queensland’s Group 1 races either on his own or in partnership with David Eustace.

However, the female side of Maher’s massive team will undergo a changing of the guard of sorts with several Maher-trained topliners to be sold at Thursday’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale in Sydney.

The Everest winner Bella Nipotina will be sold while Group 1 performers I Am Me and Royal Merchant are also up for auction along with talented sprinters Estriella and A Little Deep.

Originally published as Melbourne jockey Ethan Brown to start Queensland winter campaign in Hollindale Stakes