Our Proven Thoroughbreds Galloper, well-named ‘Otono’ (4y/o Brown mare by the Autumn Sun, out of La Velata (JPN)) has proven too strong in both her recent races, taking home winning glory firstly in the Midway Class 1 Handicap at Wyong on 27 February 2025 over 1625 metres with Jockey Jay Ford on board and then, again, two weeks later winning the Midway Benchmark 64 race on her home soil of Kembla Grange on 14 March 2025 over 1600 metres, again, with Jay Ford guiding her to victory.
Both Otono’s wins haven’t been an easy watch. She has certainly left us on the edge of our seats coming down the home straight. She seems to relish a dog-fight and gets stronger the harder the task is that is placed in front of her. A true gutsy stayer on the way up.
Huge congrats and thanks goes to jockey, Jay Ford for taking out the wins and guiding her home safely each time.
Most importantly, thank you to Proven Thoroughbreds for entrusting me to train Otono for them and congrats to her wonderful bunch of owners. We are so happy to see her hard work is paying off and we hope the wins can keep coming for you all.
Photo courtesy – Bradley Photographers.