Hooked (horse)
Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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Hooked (foaled 30 October 2010)[1] is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.
| Hooked | |
|---|---|
Racing silks of Hooked | |
| Sire | Casino Prince |
| Dam | Absolute Lure |
| Damsire | Lure |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2010 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | K J Hickman |
| Owner | Sean Buckley |
| Record | 37:6-2-2 |
| Earnings | $954,750 |
| Major wins | |
| Cameron Handicap (2014) Crystal Mile (2014) Tramway Stakes (2015) Victoria Handicap (2017) | |
On 25 October 2014, he won the Crystal Mile.[2]
Background
Hooked is a 4 year old bay stallion from Australia, owned by Sean Buckley and 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.
On Saturday 5 September 2015, Hooked won the Tramway Stakes 1400m Group 2 race at Royal Randwick Racecourse with jockey Tye Angland, winning prize money of $107,000.[5][6][7]
On Saturday 15 April 2017, Hooked won the 1400m Group 3 mypunter.com Victoria Handicap with jockey Luke Nolan.[8]