Hooked (horse)

Hooked (foaled 30 October 2010)^[1] is a champion Australia Thoroughbred racehorse.

On 25 October 2014, he won the Crystal Mile.^[2]

Background

Hooked is a 4 year old bay stallion from Australia and is trained by John P Thompson, based at Randwick. He is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Absolute Lure.^[3]

Racing career

On 25th Oct 2014 at Moonee Valley, Hooked was ridden by Craig Williams and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $200,000 Schweppes Crystal Mile, defeating Bull Point.^[4]

Hooked recorded a time of 1:34.98, falling just short of Cabeza’s benchmark of 1:34.78 seconds.

Craig Williams pushed Hooked forward from barrier one and settled on the tail of leader Havana Rey before surging clear before the bend and holding off the fast-finishing Bull Point and Desert Jeuney.

Upcoming Races for Hooked

Nominated for Ascot - Sat, 6 Dec 2014 - Kingston Town Classic Nominated for Ascot - Sat, 22 Nov 2014 - Railway Stakes

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