Hidden Rose wins on the Gold Coast to keep her career going for trainer Kim Anderson

KIM Anderson was starting to wonder if Hidden Rose would ever win again before she retired.

Hidden Rose wins at the Gold Coast earlier in her career. Photo: Jerad Williams.

TRAINER Kim Anderson was starting to wonder if Hidden Rose would win again before she retired.

It had been almost two years and 15 races since the eight-year-old mare had won but the Eagle Farm-based Anderson had her question answered on Saturday when Hidden Rose won Class 5 Handicap (1200m) on a heavy track at the Gold Coast.

“There were a couple of races over the last five starts where she has had her hoof on the door,” ­Anderson said.

“She got held up for a run once at the Sunshine Coast and she would have won that race.

“It was getting very frustrating. I was starting to think was she ever going to win before she has to retire.”

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Anderson will let Hidden Rose’s form dictate how long her career spans.

“I’ll just take it race by race and see what happens,” Anderson said.

“When she is not racing well that be the time.

“I take her to the beach a lot now so I think that has helped her with her longevity.

“She didn’t race too much as a young horse because she kept on tearing muscles all the time.

“We would only get one or two starts and then we would have to have a spell. Now she does a lot of stretching all the time and going to the beach, giving her that change in environment seems to really keep her switched on.”

Hidden Rose is now into her longest preparation of 10 runs.

“At this stage I don’t see much point in putting her out in the paddock because she would be just too old by the time she comes back,” Anderson said.

It was a successful day at the Coast for the progeny of sire Hidden Dragon with Hidden Rose ($13) and the Kelly Schweida-trained Hidden Budget ($3.80) winning.

Hidden Rose’s career may be coming to a close but Hidden Budget’s is just getting started with the three-year-old filly winning the Fillies and Mares Class 1 Handicap (1200m) in what was her second win of a nine-run career.

“It was a great win,” Schweida said. “She had some problems with heart arrhythmia but we got her over that and she has been good since.”