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Mr Brightside · Horse Profile

Mr Brightside · Career Stats
Earnings $13.3m
Avg Odds 3.88
Rating 118
34 16-6-3
Career
10 4-4-1
Last 10
11 5-4-1
12 Mnths
47%
Wins
74%
Places
83%
ROI
1400M - 1630M
Win Range
7 3-1-1
1st Up
6 4-1-0
2nd Up
33 16-6-2
Turf
0 0-0-0
Synthtc
0 0-0-0
Firm
22 9-5-2
Good
8 5-1-0
Soft
3 2-0-0
Heavy

Mr Brightside News Articles

'Won't run a place': Big knock on Amelia's Jewel in The Goodwood
Amelia's Jewel
Weekly Column
· Matt and Ben chat about prizemoney distribution, Amelia's Jewel's chances in The Goodwood, the Hollindale Stakes and whether Kovalica can end his drought.
Popular four-time G1 winner retired
Four-time Group 1 winner Cascadian has been retired.
Blue Army Gun
· Trainer James Cummings has paid tribute to one of Godolphin's best ever imports to race in Australia following the retirement of Cascadian.
WATCH: Racing future still uncertain for injured superstar
Seven-time G1 winner
· As Alligator Blood continues his recovery from a potentially career-ending injury, his part-owner ponders the question whether the superstar would have beaten Pride Of Jenni in the autumn.
The punter plonking thousands on one horse everyday
Benny Scarf, aka 'Backbennywinplenny'
Q & A
· Benny Scarf has grown his Instagram following to 85,000 on the back of having 5c on the last favourite of the day for each follower he's got. Read about his journey here.
The GOAT weighs into racing's great Pride of Jenni debate
Retired jockey Damien Oliver
Oliver's take
· Damien Oliver has shared his views on whether rival jockeys did anything wrong as racing freak Pride Of Jenni established a staggering lead when she won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Classy Hayes' filly hot favourite to win $1m The Showdown
Bold Bastille will chase her fifth win from six starts when the two-year-old heads to Caulfield for Saturday's $1m Showdown.
article-lock-icon Caulfield feature
· Smart filly Bold Bastille will again attempt to make up for lost opportunities when she heads to Caulfield for Saturday's $1m Showdown.
Hayes: Brightside to avoid Pride Of Jenni over 2000m
Mr Brightside beating Pride Of Jennis in the CF Orr Stakes
White flag
· The Hayes brothers have conceded defeat in one aspect of their battle against Pride Of Jenni, deciding stable star Mr Brightside would not take her on again over the championship distance in the spring.
Track queens set for royal showdown in spring
Star mares Pride of Jenni, Via Sistina (inset, top) and Fangirl (inset, bottom)
article-lock-icon $5m race
· Early markets are now out on some of the spring's key feature races ... and the highlight is undoubtedly a girls' day out for Pride Of Jenni, Fangirl and Via Sistina in the King Charles III Stakes.
All Aged Stakes - Runner-by-runner Preview
Southport Tycoon wins the Australian Guineas
article-lock-icon G1 Analysis
· Here is Racenet's form assessment of each of the runners in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Best since Winx: Pride Of Jenni ranked alongside all-time greats
Pride Of Jenni
article-lock-icon Timeform Rating
· Wondrous Queen Elizabeth Stakes earns Pride of Jenni the highest individual rating of the season and comparisons with some of Australian racing's all-time greats - including Black Caviar, Winx, Sunline and Makybe Diva.
'How is Overpass not favourite? It's ridiculous'
Overpass is eyeing the $5m Quokka
Weekly Column
· Matty and Benny chat about the immense fallout from the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, whether last year's The Everest has become a bogey race, more Group 1 racing in Sydney, and a look at the $5m The Quokka in Perth.
Jockey retires for new gig after biggest career win
Retiring jockey Kayla Nisbet
New challenge
· Kayla Nisbet will retire from the saddle to begin the next phase of her career less than a month after the biggest win on the racetrack.
Talented Kiwi to make Aussie debut in Listed Hareeba Stakes
Te Akau Racing trainer Mark Walker will unveil Group 3 winner Fashion Shoot in Saturday's Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington.
article-lock-icon Smart mare
· A New Zealand Group 3 winner will make her Australian debut in Saturday's Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington.
Owner to sell Group 1 winner before Royal Ascot
Chain Of Lightning is set to be sold.
article-lock-icon ASCOT BOUND
· Chain Of Lightning scored an invite to Royal Ascot with her Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes win but her owner still intends to sell her beforehand.
Why Pride Of Jenni has to be Horse of the Year
Declan Bates celebrates Pride of Jenni's Queen Elizabeth Stakes win last Saturday (left) and Imperatriz (top right) and Without A Fight.
article-lock-icon Opinion
· Before last Saturday, horse of the year arguments could have been made for Imperatriz, Without A Fight, Mr Brightside, Fangirl and Alligator Blood ... but Pride of Jenni's Queen Elizabeth Stakes win has settled the debate.
'Could have been 14L closer': Ratings guru dissects QE Stakes
Pride Of Jenni put on a front-running masterclass
Crunched The Numbers
· In his review of the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, ratings guru Dan O'Sullivan said he had never seen anything like this race where it was literally two separate events.
'They are the ones to blame' - Dye slams Queen Elizabeth tactics
Pride Of Jenni and Declan Bates were in another postcode
Champion Jockey
· Legendary jockey Shane Dye has weighed in on Pride Of Jenni's awesome Queen Elizabeth Stakes blitz, questioning the tactics of the other runners.
COMMENT: The best horse won the Queen Elizabeth - simple!
Pride Of Jenni shooting the breeze
Opinion
· It wouldn't have mattered who did what in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Pride Of Jenni would have won and won convincingly.
Queen Elizabeth jockeys questioned as Waller weighs in
Waller was disappointed with how the QE unfolded
Stewards
· Beaten jockeys from the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes found themselves in front of Randwick stewards, while leading trainer Chris Waller had his say on the extraordinary race won by Pride Of Jenni.
Pride Of Jenni wins Queen Elizabeth in jaw-dropping run
Pride Of Jenni in splendid isolation
OMG
· Declan Bates and Pride Of Jenni have produced one of the most spectacular performances in Australian racing to claim the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
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Mr Brightside Details
Profile: 6 year old bay/brown gelding
Career: 34 starts, 16 wins, 9 placings
Earnings: $13,336,002
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
Pedigree: Bullbars x Lilahjay
Country: New Zealand
Foaled: 17/10/2017
Owners: Lindsay Park Bloodstock (S Steel)
Green Shorts Racing (A Visalli)
K Paisley
C Paisley
B Carson
M Andreadis
J Molinaro
A Molinaro
J Evans
D Hollyman
S Horn
R Jarvis
G Kerr
D Lee
R White
D Cavallo
The Fighting Cowboys (A Pettiona)
P Presti
L Presti & Hunter Graeber Racing
Training History:  
Jul 21 - Current Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
Euroa, VIC
Jun 21 - Jul 21 Tom Dabernig
Warrnambool 1, VIC
Feb 21 - Jun 21 Ralph Manning
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