Hosier outstays rivals in Premier’s Cup
Jason Collett and Mark Minervini have combined with Hosier ($5) taking out the Group 3 Premier’s Cup at Randwick on Saturday afternoon.
It was a reward for consistency as the now six-year-old gelding headed into Saturday fourth-up into the preparation, finishing off nicely over the shorter trips.
He clearly relished getting over the 2000m for the first time in the campaign, as Jason Collett manufactured a perfect ride from barrier five, placing Hosier in the one-one position throughout the contest.
The money had come for the son of Camelot throughout the week, opening as much as $11 with some online bookmakers on Wednesday afternoon.
The money was spot on as you only wanted to be on one horse turning for home, as Hosier let-down the middle of the course to score a dominant 1.2-length victory.
The race was set-up nicely for the back markers, with Mach Schnell ($18) going at a genuine clip, seeing the likes of Military Mission ($41) and Bois D’Argent ($14) make good inroads late, while 2023 Sydney Cup favourite Cleveland ($17) was impressive on resumption.
2023 Group 3 Premier’s Cup Replay – Hosier
It’s been an amazing training effort from Mark Minervini to get Hosier back to his best, and he was on track to talk about his sensational win.
“He came to us in great order,” said an emotional Minervini.
“I didn’t know him that well although he was trained at Newcastle. I obviously knew he was a quality horse.
“We’ve got a lot of young horses and we’ve got a lot of country and provincial horses, but we needed a Saturday city-grade horse.
“I said to my owners, ‘there’s no doubt he’s a Saturday, city-grade horse and if we can’t win a race with him we should give it away’.”
Minervini didn’t say where Hosier goes from here; however, does have a big opinion of his future, likely to nominate for the big cup races in the spring.
“I think there is still plenty more to come – We’ll nominate him for everything in the spring, whether he goes to a Newcastle Cup, Wyong Cup, the Caulfield Cup, ‘Tin’ Cup, whatever, we’ll find a race for him for sure.”
Jockey Jason Collett was thrilled with his mount’s effort as well, gaining an ideal position to strike.
“He traveled so well today,” said Collett.
“I think the soft ground was definitely helping. He went to the start, he was a lot freer in his action and he just traveled the whole way.
“I just felt like I had control and it was a matter of making sure I didn’t go too early.”