Angela Jones extends lead in Brisbane jockeys’ premiership with Winx Guineas victory on The Three Hundred

Angela Jones will take a healthy lead in the Brisbane premiership race when she begins her suspension after an emphatic win on The Three Hundred in the Winx Guineas at Sunshine Coast.

Angela Jones steers The Three Hundred to a commanding win in the Winx Guineas. Picture: Trackside Photography

Angela Jones has put one hand on the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership crown with her dominant victory in the Group 3 Winx Guineas on Saturday at the Sunshine Coast.

The talented hoop went into the meeting, the last of the Queensland winter carnival, on 62 metro victories – three ahead of her nearest rival Emily Lang.

And she extended her healthy lead to five wins after saluting on King Yoshi in an earlier Benchmark 80 sprint (1200m) and then on the Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse-trained The Three Hundred in the $300,000 Winx Guineas (1600m).

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Jones will serve a 10-day suspension following Saturday’s meeting for careless riding which stemmed from last weekend’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara on Floozie but she will appeal the severity of the ban at a Queensland Racing Appeals Panel hearing on Monday.

There was dramatic news earlier on Saturday when reports emerged that jockey Ryan Maloney had hurt his back while steering Caspernova to a runner-up finish in the race won by Jones on King Yoshi, and he was unable to ride favourite Mister Bianco in the Winx Guineas.

Sensationally, Gold Coast trainer Paul Shailer could not find a suitable replacement jockey and he was forced to scratch Mister Bianco from the $300,000 race.

The Three Hundred ($11) won by 1½ lengths ahead of $34 roughie Ramp It Up and Towoomba galloper Apuntar ($6.50) on the Soft 6 track.

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Jones said she was grateful to receive support from the powerful Waterhouse/Bott stable.

“You know their horses are fit,” she said.

“Maybe he wasn’t putting it all into his races when he gets back so we really made a point that if we can get him away cleanly, we’d send him to the front and he’d be winning.

“We were able to do that – lovely and relaxed – and he is a different horse when he doesn’t have other horses to look around at.

“It was a super dominant win today.

“It has been a good season and hopefully I get a few more (wins) before I serve my suspension next week.”

Waterhouse-Bott stable representative Neil Paine said The Three Hundred had a split personality, but he was glad to see that the three-year-old gelding behaved at the gates on Saturday.

Stable representative Neil Paine with jockey Angela Jones after the win. Picture: Trackside Photography.

“The problem with this horse is that he’s a bugger at the machines,” Paine said.

“We told Ang to keep him warmed up and if he jumps to put him right into the race.

“Over the last one or two starts, he was slowly away and he gets back and starts to lose interest. I was really happy when he jumped and Ang kept pushing forward.

“The pace was a little bit fast early but she pushed him forward and got him balanced once she got him to the lead.

“Gee he surprised me when he kicked away. He is a horse with promise but there’s two of them.”

The emphatic victory came 10 years after mighty mare Winx won this race, then called the Sunshine Coast Guineas, as part of her incredible 33 consecutive victories before she retired in April 2019.

Reigning Melbourne Cup champion Knight’s Choice also won the Winx Guineas in 2023, with Jaden Lloyd on board.

Originally published as Angela Jones extends lead in Brisbane jockeys’ premiership with Winx Guineas victory on The Three Hundred