Pinito on track for Queensland Oaks after Gold Coast Bracelet win

Godolphin filly Pinito stamped her Queensland Oaks credentials with an impressive win in the Gold Coast Bracelet as conditions deteriorated.

1) The James Cummings-trained filly Pinito wins the $160,000 Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) on a heavy track at the Gold Coast on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Picture: Bethany Allday / Trackside Photography

Godolphin filly Pinito stamped her Queensland Oaks credentials with an impressive victory in the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) on a heavy track on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

The James Cummings-trained filly and Ciaron Maher’s Amplify ($23) slugged it out in the straight before Pinito surged away in the final 100m, with Sun Worshipper ($26) a distant third.

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“It was a great effort in the end, because she didn’t really want to go early,” winning jockey Jason Collett said.

“I had three sets of goggles and a visor.

“It was very difficult to see but I knew I was on the back of the right horse. We got a good drag into the race and we were able to flow into it.

“Early on you probably wanted to be on the fence, but as the day dragged on you wanted to get away from the inside part of the track. It’s very, very wet out there now.”

The last race of the day, the 1000m Bat Out Of Hell, was abandoned as rain fell on the Gold Coast track, which was rated a Heavy 10 late in the nine-card meeting.

Pinito wins the Gold Coast Bracelet in tough conditions at @GCTurfClub 🌧️ pic.twitter.com/Jg3Ug98Wve

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 10, 2025

Pinito will likely run in Group 2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben in two weeks before the $700,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 7.

Stable representative Lester Proctor described it as “a beautiful win” on a bottomless track.

“She always tries her hardest in every race,” Proctor said.

“It worked out perfectly for her despite the conditions, which she handled well.

“She’s most likely to press on to the Roses and the Oaks, that would be the plan at this stage.”

Australian Trainers’ Association boss Cameron Partington said the Bat Out Of Hell would likely be run now at Ipswich on Wednesday, with all scratchings reinstated.

“It will be free to scratch from this race due to the rescheduling, and horses from this race are also able to nominate into any Queensland race not already accepted (Ipswich),” he said.

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In-form Floozie nabs third in a row

– Ben Dorries

Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan may have unearthed a Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara contender as in-form mare Floozie snared an important black-type win and made it three wins on the bounce since coming to Queensland.

Floozie, a four-year-old daughter of Zoustar, was formerly trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr in Victoria and hasn’t been beaten since arriving at Gollan’s Eagle Farm stables.

Her triumph in the Listed Silk Stocking (1400m) on the Gold Coast was her third in succession since making Queensland her home.

Floozie, on the seven-day back-up from scoring at Eagle Farm, was a late drifter in betting from $2.50 to $2.80 with punters seemingly unsure where she would be in the run on a Gold Coast track which was favouring those up front.

But jockey Angela Jones showed clear intent from a wide gate and had Floozie outside the leader and the mare kicked on strongly for a determined win.

Floozie makes it three wins in a row with a nice run on the Gold Coast! @tonygollanpic.twitter.com/2ExbrtL0Dn

— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) May 10, 2025

The stakes win ticks a big box for the trainer and for connections but Gollan will think about potentially setting Floozie for some much bigger fish to fry – the Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara towards the end of the Queensland winter carnival.

“There’s still improvement there with her, we hope to get her into the Tatts Tiara but there’s a bit of water to go under the bridge between now and then,” Gollan said.

“There’s obviously a track pattern unfolding, but coming here I was pretty keen on her with the light weight today.

“I didn’t know if we wanted to be up outside the leaders, but a few others didn’t step as well as she did or show as much intent.

“Angela Jones has got a great knack of getting her horses to begin well and move them into a great spot.

She’s going through the grades very nicely, and I’ve been very confident that we could get her to Stakes grade at some point.”

Floozie’s win in the $160,000 race continued Gollan’s happy knack of getting the best out of new stable acquisitions.

The fun wasn’t over there for Gollan as Rockribbed made it two consecutive wins when he led for home and wasn’t for catching in the Listed ATC Trophy (1200m).

Rockribbed started $8.50 and his task was made easier when $2.50 favourite Need Some Luck was slow out before storming home for second.

Apprentice jockey Emily Lang scored her latest Stakes win and the Brisbane premiership leader further cemented her standing as one of the nation’s most talented young jockeys.