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News.com.au
12-06-2025
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Jaden Lloyd and brother Zac chasing Group 1 double dream on Stradbroke Handicap day
Jaden Lloyd doesn't want to tempt fate but admits the thought of him and younger brother Zac both winning Group 1 races on the same day has crossed his mind. The 21-year-old Zac rides $19 chance Bosustow in the Stradbroke Handicap as the defending champion in the 1400m major after winning on Stefi Magnetica last year. Jaden will jump on board $34 shot Call Da Vinci in the earlier JJ Atkins (1600m) for two-year-olds. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'I'd drop the mic, I'd retire,' Jaden joked about the possibility of both brothers winning their respective Group 1s. 'It would be unbelievable. Zac was here on Tuesday night and my partner (fellow jockey Courtney Ferris) mentioned that. 'Even if I can't win, at least if Zac can win the Stradbroke it'd be great.' Jaden, 23, will ride in his third Group 1 on Saturday after previous shots in the 2023 Oakleigh Plate at Sandown on Shooting For Gold (11th place) and the Tatt's Tiara on Electric Girl (16th) at Eagle Farm in the same year. • Larrikin truck driver has suit and speech ready for Stradbroke dream His proud parents Nicola and legendary former jockey Jeff will make a rare appearance at the racetrack on Saturday to watch their sons ride on Stradbroke day. 'Even if he comes he normally just stays in the car,' Jaden said of his dad, who won 15 Group 1s around the world before retiring in 2019. 'He doesn't like socialising with a lot of people. He'd rather stick to himself and chill in the car.' Apprentice jockey Jaden Lloyd winning aboard Call Da Vinci at Ipswich last month. Picture' Trackside Photography Jaden has settled into life on the Gold Coast after riding stints in Singapore and NSW, trying to land as many rides in the city as possible. He's been plugging away at provincial tracks such as Beaudesert, Ipswich, Gatton, Warwick, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast. • Ownership group split over Front Page's bid for Stradbroke glory 'I came back to Queensland knowing it was going to be very hard,' said Lloyd, who reckons Sunshine Coast is the best provincial track in the state. 'You've just got to try and find the right people to work for who are loyal. It's been hard trying to build those relationships but I'm slowly getting there.' The Bevan Laming-trained Call Da Vinci will jump from barrier 14 against a quality field led by local chances Cool Archie ($3.40) and Grafterburners ($8). The gelding beat Ciaron Maher's well-backed favourite Navy Pilot in the Sacred Elixir Handicap (1350m) at Ipswich last month before an impressive third in the Group 2 BRC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm. 'I've done all the work on him, even before he raced I did his first jumpouts, and the Lamings (Bevan and son Richard) are very loyal,' Lloyd said. 'I was very confident in keeping the ride (for the JJ Atkins), even though I knew other jockeys would be trying to get on him. 'There's no pressure really, he's a bit of an outsider, although I think he should be shorter odds than what he is. 'I'm quietly confident that the horse has the ability to win the race if things go our way. 'He's going to put in 100 per cent because he's a very tenacious horse and hopefully he's good enough to win it.' Originally published as Jaden Lloyd and brother Zac chasing Group 1 double dream on Stradbroke Handicap day
News.com.au
21-05-2025
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Call Da Vinci has BRC Sires' Produce odds slashed from $100 to $26 after Ipswich win on Wednesday
Bookmakers have slashed the odds of gelding Call Da Vinci to win next week's Group 2 BRC Sires' Produce Stakes from $100 to $26 following his gutsy victory in the Sacred Elixir 2YO handicap (1350m) at Ipswich on Wednesday. The Bevan Laming-trained Call Da Vinci ($4.20) wore down $1.90 favourite Navy Pilot, who overraced early and felt the strain of the 60kg topweight in the straight to finish runner-up, ahead of North Pole ($4.20), in the seven-horse race on a Heavy 8 track. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'It was a good ride,' co-trainer Richard Laming said of apprentice Jaden Lloyd's steer in the 1350m race, which was shifted from the Sunshine Coast to Ipswich due to poor track conditions. 'It wasn't our plan but in hindsight it was good that the horse could sit off the speed, peel out and really put them away like he did. 'It was very good to see him be strong through the line like he was there today.' The Hawkes team's colt Gallo Nero is the $4 favourite for the $1m BRC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) on Saturday week at Eagle Farm. Aerodrome ($6), Grafterburners ($8), Beksar and Cool Archie (both $11) are on the next line of betting. Call Da Vinci franked the form out of the $300,000 Group 2 Spirit of Boom Classic (1200m) won by Cool Archie, who defeated classy colt Gallo Nero and fellow Queensland star sprinter Grafterburners. A work of art! 🖼ï¸� Call Da Vinci wins the Sacred Elixir Hcp at @IpswichTurfClub in style! @Laming_Racing â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 21, 2025 • Shinn in emotional history-making Doomben Cup mission He finished runner-up to the Chris and Corey Munce-trained Cool Archie in a 2YO maiden at Doomben on a heavy track on April 16. 'Well he keeps stepping up too – he's now a Listed winner and a Group 2 winner,' Laming said about Cool Archie. 'It's all strong form so it's good heading to where we're heading (the BTC Sires Produce). 'They had me on the radio this morning and I was nearly going to say 'we should be backing him (Call Da Vinci) now just in case he does win (in Ipswich)'. 'I'm pretty sure he won't be one hundreds. But he's got to pull up OK and it's only 10 days away. 'He's only a two-year-old and there's plenty of water to go under the bridge. He'll go back to the farm and be back in town next week for the water-walker and a bit of beach work.' Bevan Laming also trained Call Da Vinci's mum Calzini, who was sired by Shamus Award. Lloyd said Call Da Vinci had developed a habit of starting his races slowly but it didn't stop him on Wednesday against Ciaron Maher's well-backed favourite Navy Pilot. 'I didn't panic because I know the ability the horse has,' Lloyd said. 'I was quite happy to be on the back of the favourite because he (Call Da Vinci) is a better horse if he has something to chase. 'He's a tough horse. He's only small but he's very tenacious.'
