Princess Jenni

May still run in QLD oaks too

Mornington trainer David Brideoake faces two serious race-day treatment charges over the late withdrawal of Princess Jenni from the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick on April 6.

Racing NSW stewards on Wednesday issued the charges against Brideoake, with a hearing scheduled for Monday week, June 17.

Princess Jenni, who was unplaced in last Saturday's Queensland Oaks after starting as the favourite, was withdrawn from the Group 3 race after stewards noted an unusual and unexplained lump on the filly's neck.

The Racing NSW charges are:

Charge 1

AR 254 Injections prohibited at certain times

(1) A person must not, without the permission of the Stewards:

(a) inject;

(b) cause to be injected;

(c) attempt to inject; or

(d) be a party to the injection or attempted injection of, a horse engaged to run in any race:

(i) at any time on the day of the scheduled race and prior to the start of that race; and/or

(ii) at any time during the 1 clear day prior to 12.00am on the day of the scheduled race.

(2) If a person breaches subrule (1), or the Stewards reasonably suspect that such a breach has been committed, they may order the scratching of the horse from the relevant race.

(3) If a person breaches subrule (1), but the horse competes in the race, the horse may be disqualified from the race.

(4) For the purposes of this rule:

(a) 'inject' includes, but is not limited to, the insertion of a hypodermic needle into a horse;

(b) it is not necessary to establish whether any substance was injected, or the nature of any substance injected.

The particulars of the charge:

Mr Brideoake did, without the permission of the Stewards, inject and/or caused to be injected the horse Princess Jenni between approximately 7:45am and 11:58am on 6 April 2019, the day of and prior to Race 3, TAB Adrian Knox Stakes conducted at Royal Randwick Racecourse on that day.

Charge 2

AR 249 Administration of medication on raceday

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions set out in Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 2, a person must not, without the permission of the Stewards:

(a) administer; or

(b) cause to be administered, any medication to a horse at any time on raceday prior to the commencement of a race in which the horse is engaged to race.

(2) If a person breaches subrule (1), a disqualification for a period of not less than 6 months must be imposed, unless there is a finding that a special circumstance exists, in which case that penalty may be reduced.

(3) The Stewards may order that a horse which has received a medication in breach of subrule (1) be scratched from a race engagement.

The particulars of the charge:

Mr Brideoake did, without the permission of the Stewards, administer and/or caused to be administered medication the horse Princess Jenni between approximately 7:45am and 11:58am on 6 April 2019 the day of and prior to Race 3, TAB Adrian Knox Stakes conducted at Royal Randwick Racecourse on that day.

Big win

Great win. Always travelling well, Oli really knows this horse now.

Heading to Perth for the Cup next weekend. Jye McNeil booked for the ride.

She got onto a plane last night and has settled in well.

McNeil taken off all rides at Ascot. No replacement announced yet

Former top jockey unfortunately well past his prime.  Hope he can win and go out in style.