Hooked (horse) explained

Horsename: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
Race:Cameron Handicap (2014)
Crystal Mile (2014)
Tramway Stakes (2015)
Victoria Handicap (2017)

Hooked (foaled 30 October 2010)[1] is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hooked Horse Details. horseracing.com.au/horse/947851-hooked/. 2 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Hooked wins Crystal Mile. racingandsports.com.au/coxplate/hooked-wins-crystal-mile-NID-316377. 2 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626223509/http://www.racingandsports.com.au/coxplate/hooked-wins-crystal-mile-NID-316377. 26 June 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Hooked Background. punters.com.au/horses/Hooked_222551/. 2 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Buckley. Sean. Hooked defeats Bull Point. seanbuckley.net.au/sean-buckleys-ultraracing-hooked. 2 November 2014.
  5. News: John. Thompson. Hooked Wins G2 Tramway Stakes At Randwick. 8 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Buckley. Sean. Hooked storms to victory in the Tramway Stakes at Royal Randwick.
  7. News: Timms. Jared. Hooked Returns For Tramway Stakes Success. www.horseracing.com.au.
  8. Web site: Tzaferis. James. Hooked catches another feature win. www.racing.com. 19 April 2017.