PRIDE OF JENNI IS THE TOAST OF THE TOWN
By Graham Potter | Saturday, May 9, 2026
The ‘excitement machine,’ Pride Of Jenni, did what she does best at the Gold Coast in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes on Saturday, when she ran her opposition into the ground with her trademark storming, front-running display of pure speed and aggression which carried her out of range of her rivals and on to a another famous, Pride Of Jenni brand-building victory.
It is difficult to describe the impact Pride Of Jenni has on racing enthusiasts when she is ‘on song.’
From hardened, seasoned punters to carefree, casual racegoers … the initial infectious excitement she brings ripples through the crowd as she lays down the law to her rivals in the first half of the race … and builds to culminate in an almost unanimous roar from the gallery when she gets the job done without letting anybody get close enough to threaten her superiority over the concluding stages and goes to the line with the majority of spectators in absolute awe of her performance.
It doesn’t happen every time, of course, but when it does, it brings a level of excitement intensity that few horses can match, and that includes horses that have consistently reached higher levels than her … acknowledged champions … who, perhaps are just too big and too strong … or simply too talented for their opposition … or perhaps just more clinical than her … but, it can be said without fear of contradiction … nobody is more daring.
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