Jockey Adam Hyeronimus does his Dad proud on Amazonian Lass in Gold Coast Bracelet

Adam Hyeronimus has little recollection of his father’s riding days but paid him a special mention after winning the Gold Coast Bracelet on Amazonian Lass.

Jockey Adam Hyeronimus wins the Gold Coast Bracelet on Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Amazonian Lass. Picture: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography.

Adam Hyeronimus was born on the Sunshine Coast and returned to his jockey father’s happy hunting ground to score the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m).

Hyeronimus, who claimed the Bracelet on Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly Amazonian Lass, is the son of Craig Hyeronimus who rode at Caloundra in the late 1980s and early ‘90s.

In the first seven years of racing at the Sunshine Coast venue, he finished in the top three riders every year, winning premierships in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Adam Hyeronimus has little recollection of his father’s riding days but paid him a special mention after winning the Bracelet.

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“I’m very proud obviously for what Dad’s achieved here and to come up and to win another Stakes race here at Caloundra is fantastic for me,” Hyeronimus said.

“I’m sure Mum and Dad are at home and very happy. This filly obviously liked the (heavy track) conditions.

“She travelled great, got through the conditions and showed a good turn of foot at the top of the straight.

“Like last start she was very strong late, so she’s only going to improve again off that.”

The rollercoaster nature of racing was on show in the Bracelet with Waterhouse and Bott’s top speed, Redbreast ($6), leading but overdoing it and finishing beaten a long way in 13th.

But as Redbreast was dropping out, stablemate Amazonian Lass ($13) was swooping under the urgings of Hyeronimus.

Hyeronimus and Amazonian Lass return to scale. Picture: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography.

She had a margin of almost two lengths to spare on the line over Kiwi filly Molly Bloom ($2.70 favourite) who worked home well.

Amazonian Lass firmed from $15 to $8 to score the Group 1 Queensland Oaks while bookmakers turned Molly Bloom out from $5 to $6 for next month’s Group 1 at Eagle Farm.

Third-placed Mare Of Mt Buller took a trim in Oaks markets, firming from $26 to $15.

Amazonian Lass, who finished fourth in the Group 1 VRC Oaks at Flemington last spring, resumed when a solid second at Eagle Farm in the Listed Princess Stakes over 1600m last month.

But wealthy owner, businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn always knew the filly would be better as she got deeper into her preparation.

Bott said: “We had plans to go through Sydney and things just didn’t quite come up as well as we’d hoped, so we just had to take a backward step and set her for the carnival here.

“She’s really enjoyed the conditions up here, she’s thrived and I think there’s still further improvement as she gets over further.”

The Bracelet was James McDonald’s only losing ride of the day, with Firestorm ($3.80) beaten more than 11 lengths on the testing track.

Originally published as Jockey Adam Hyeronimus does his Dad proud on Amazonian Lass in Gold Coast Bracelet