Proven Thoroughbreds’ 10th stakes winner for the year came in the shape of BETTER GET SET at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
A stable favourite of the O’Dea-Hoysted team, BETTER GET SET (otherwise known as ‘BETTY’) was having her second start in black type company – the Listed Just Now Stakes (1300m) – and unleashed a powerful finish from midfield to complete a hat-trick of wins.
Rider Ben Thompson was able to obtain a lovely trailing position from a potentially awkward barrier in 7 of 12, before the pair sailed down the middle of the home straight to overtake the favourite JUAN DIVA in the shadows of the post.
There was a good omen 24 hours prior to the race as BETTER GET SET’s younger sister and stablemate QUEEN ASSASSIN broke her maiden at Doomben.
Proven has another full-sibling – THATFEELSBETTER – a metropolitan winner currently in work with O’Dea-Hoysted at Eagle Farm.
The dam RIDOLFI (by FASTNET ROCK) has two more foals by BETTER THAN READY yet to race – hardly surprising given how successful the mating has been!
BETTER GET SET was an inexpensive yearling, knocked down for $80,000 at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale, and has now earned $384,075 in prizemoney which includes a $10,000 QTISx bonus from yesterday’s win.
Her stakes victory was all important as it enhances her broodmare value into the hundreds of thousands.
Proven now lays claim to 10 stakes winners this year, accounting for an incredible 27% of our total winners for 2022.
From the outside! 😤😤 🐎 Better Get Set!
That’s two wins for @BenThompson2102 at Eagle Farm! ✅ ✅ pic.twitter.com/dmBUR14EjA
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) December 10, 2022