One for the Ladies!

Proven Thoroughbreds’ first 2yo winner of the season came in the shape of the all-women’s owned RULE THE NIGHT at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Following a slashing 2nd on debut at Doomben last month, bookmakers were taking no risks with RULE THE NIGHT at his second outing, quoting odds as short as $1.22.

Prohibitively short odds always carry a weight of expectation so it was a relief more than anything else to see the Matt Hoysted-trained gelding overcome a wide barrier and grab the leader in the shadows of the post.

Though the margin was only a neck, rider Jag Guthmann-Chester was confident he had the race at his mercy turning for home, despite the track being significantly rain affected.

“We gave the second horse a bit of a head start and it was tough going out there on a heavy track but he felt like the winner a long way out,” he said

“He really acquitted himself well today because when the speed came out of the race at the half mile, he got tightened and onto heels but to his credit he picked himself back up.”

Wild Ruler keeping the outstanding 1st season going. This winner #8

Rule The Night (2g Wild Ruler x Taylor’s Dream)
80k buy for @ProvenTbreds & @hoystedracing from @NewgateFarm at @mmsnippets GC

Sire 2nd on Winners list, 3rd on Earners. pic.twitter.com/hCYkQUkcB9

— Breednet (@BreednetNews) June 13, 2026

Owned by a large syndicate of exclusively women, RULE THE NIGHT is eligible for the Women in Racing bonus at next year’s Magic Millions carnival, should he progress to the $3million Guineas.

He is the 8th winner for his sire WILD RULER, and 37th winner for Proven Thoroughbreds this season.

RULE THE NIGHT was a relatively inexpensive yearling at $80,000, acquired from Newgate Farm’s draft at the 2025 Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale.

Elsewhere on Saturday, ageless warrior PRIVATE EYE contested his third Stradbroke Handicap (as top weight) and finished a gallant 5th after leading up the field in very testing conditions.

Hard to put into words how proud we are of PRIVATE EYE and the Pride Racing team behind him. He just keeps turning up on the big stage season after season and never lets us down.

He may be turning 9 in August but his form would suggest his racing career is far from over and the current plan is to give him a couple of weeks off in the Sunshine State before preparing for feature races during the back end of the winter and early spring.