Mr Brightside

Mr Brightside draws barrier one in Australian Cup

Posted on March 27, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Group 1 Australian Cup will headline the 10-race card at Flemington this Saturday afternoon, with a small but select field of nine runners accepting for the 2000m contest. Four of the nine acceptors come through the All-Star Mile form line, while Legarto is the only runner that brings overseas form into the 2024 edition[...]

Posted on February 21, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The first of the three Group 1 races at Caulfield in Melbourne, Australia, this Saturday will be the A$750,000 Futurity Stakes over 1400m.

Posted on February 10, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cult horse Mr Brightside commenced his autumn campaign in the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday and after looking beaten for much of the contest called on all his fighting qualities to mow down bold front runner Pride Of Jenni and Buffalo River in the shadows of the post. The Ben,[...]

Posted on February 7, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The 2024 CF Orr Stakes will headline the 10-race meeting at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, with nine runners accepting for the first Group 1 of the year.

Posted on January 18, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Four-time Group 1 winner Mr Brightside is gearing up for an official trial at Geelong later this month in preparation for his first-up appearance in the CF Orr Stakes on February 10. Trained by Ben, Will, and JD Hayes, the six-year-old gelding has a busy autumn schedule ahead, including a defence of his All-Star Mile[...]

Posted on October 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

An outstanding field of 16 has assembled for the inaugural running of the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) this Saturday at Royal Randwick. Formerly known as the George Main Stakes, the now $5 million feature has brought together a field boasting nine Group 1 winners as Mr Brightside headlines the blockbuster line-up. He's[...]

Posted on September 16, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mr Brightside () has continued his dominance in the spring with a stunning performance to win the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Craig Wlliams produced an elite steer from barrier two, allowing the short-priced favourite to drop his head in the one-one position throughout the 1600m weight-for-age feature. Meanwhile, it[...]

Posted on September 13, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a race that may be small in numbers but rich in talent, the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) is set to captivate Flemington racegoers this Saturday.

Posted on September 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Fangirl and Mr Brightside have emerged as the frontrunners among the 15 nominations for the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington this Saturday.

Posted on September 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mr Brightside ($2.70) has secured victory in an outstanding edition of the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, as Ben, JD and Will Hayes have combined to take home their first Group 1 win as a training trio. With powerhouse duo I Wish I Win ($4.60) and Alligator Blood ($5.50) returning from[...]

Posted on August 14, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

All-Star Mile winner Mr Brightside is set to make his racetrack return in Saturday's Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Posted on April 2, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Zac Purton and co-trainers Ben & JD Hayes have combined with Mr Brightside the Group 1 Doncaster Mile, after the training duo took out the 2022 edition with Craig Williams taking the reins. It comes after taking out the All-Star Mile as well, which continues to provide punters with a strong form-line moving forward. The[...]

Posted on March 18, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was emotional scenes all around at Moonee Valley as Luke Currie and the Ben & JD Hayes yard have combined with Mr Brightside to take out the All Star Mile. Mr Brightside got a perfect run throughout the $5,000,000 feature as Luke Currie patiently cleared a path with 400m to go. It was Keats[...]

Posted on February 9, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Ben Hayes believes his Group One winner Mr Brightside has turned from a boy into a man over summer. The Lindsay Park horseman, who trains in partnership with his brother JD, has been rapt with the way the New Zealand-bred five-year-old has returned to their barn following a break after his spring preparation, and[...]

Posted on February 8, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Quality over quantity is the theme for the field of the 2023 Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes, set to be run on Saturday at Sandown Racecourse.

Posted on October 18, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ben Hayes believes Mr Brightside has only improved since his Doncaster Mile triumph, and his calm manner will be ideal for the pressure-cooker atmosphere of Saturday's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. This could be good news for punters looking to back the five-year-old, who is a good-value $17 winning chance with online bookmakers from barrier 11 for the 2040m[...]

Posted on September 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ben and JD Hayes have compared him to the great Better Loosen Up, and that comparison is looking more and more accurate after Mr Brightside's dominant 4.5 length victory in the Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley. It was all too easy as this year's Doncaster Mile winner found himself 2.5 lengths in front at the 150m mark in the Group[...]

Mr Brightside draws barrier one in Australian Cup

Mr Brightside opens short in Futurity Stakes betting

Mr Brightside arrives in time to claim CF Orr triumph

CF Orr Stakes 2024 attracts host of Group 1 talent

Mr Brightside looking to hit right note during autumn

King Charles III Stakes attracts star-studded field

Mr Brightside a class above in Makybe Diva Stakes

Mr Brightside tops small but strong Makybe Diva Stakes field

Fangirl, Mr Brightside set for Makybe Diva Stakes showdown

Mr Brightside reigns supreme in Group 1 Memsie Stakes

Mr Brightside heads PB Lawrence Stakes nominations

Back-to-back Doncaster Mile success for Mr Brightside

Mr Brightside charges over the top to claim All Star Mile glory

Mr Brightside continues to impress at Lindsay Park

C.F. Orr Stakes attracts seven Group 1 winners

Mr Brightside continues to improve ahead of Cox Plate

Mr Brightside dominates the Feehan Stakes

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