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Stride for stride – will it be Pride Of Jenni or Mr Brightside in the VRC Champions Mile?

8 November 2024 Written by VRC

The rivalry between Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni has become one of the most exciting modern competitions in Australian racing. The two horses, both Group 1 winners, have faced off multiple times. The competition between these two exceptional horses continues tomorrow as they battle for supremacy in the Group 1 VRC Champions Mile tomorrow.

Both horses have claimed major victories or placed in big races over the past year and have faced off eight times in the past 12 months

Their most recent clashes were Mr Brightside chasing down Pride Of Jenni in the Makybe Diva Stakes and coming out the victor, but Pride Of Jenni was not going to be denied in the Feehan Stakes.

HEAD -TO-HEAD

Pride Of Jenni 5
Mr Brightside  4

Date | Track | Race # | Race Prizemoney | Racename | Distance | Last 600m Sectional/Time

Placing - Horse

Margin

Weight

Jockey (Barrier)

Starting Price

Prizemoney won

26 Oct 2024 | M V | R9 | AUD $5,050,000 | Ladbrokes Cox Plate | 2040m | 35.36/ 2:01.07

4th - MR BRIGHTSIDE

10.3L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (2)

$7.50

AUD $250,000

8th - PRIDE OF JENNI

15.8L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (7)

$4.00

AUD $75,000

27 Sep 2024 | M V | R4 | AUD $501,500 | Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes | 1600m | 36.1/ 1:34.67

1st - PRIDE OF JENNI

1.5L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (1)

$1.90

AUD $301,500

2nd - MR BRIGHTSIDE

1.5L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (3)

$2.10

AUD $90,000

14 Sep 2024 | FLEM | R8 | AUD $755,325 | Crown Makybe Diva Stakes | 1600m | 37.6/ 1:38.98

1st - MR BRIGHTSIDE

0.5L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (4)

$3.50

AUD $455,325

2nd - PRIDE OF JENNI

0.5L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (7)

$5.00

AUD $135,000

31 Aug 2024 | CAUL | R9 | AUD $754,950 | Stow Storage Memsie Stakes | 1400m | 35.08/ 1:22.66

2nd - MR BRIGHTSIDE

0.4L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (4)

$2.50

AUD $135,000

5th - PRIDE OF JENNI

5.7L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (7)

$2.90

AUD $18,750

13 Apr 2024 | RAND | R8 | AUD $5,000,000 | Queen Elizabeth Stakes | 2000m | 37.83/ 2:02.02

1st - PRIDE OF JENNI

6.5L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (3)

$7.00

AUD $3,064,500

3rd - MR BRIGHTSIDE

8.4L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (9)

$10

AUD $425,000

30 Mar 2024 | FLEM | R8 | AUD $3,005,000 | TAB Australian Cup | 2000m | 34.74/ 2:00.05

2nd - PRIDE OF JENNI

0.3L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (7)

$3.50

AUD $540,000

5th - MR BRIGHTSIDE

4.8L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (1)

$3.00

AUD $75,000

16 Mar 2024 | CAUL | R8 | AUD $3,750,000 | The Sharp EIT All-Star Mile | 1600m | 36.29/ 1:35.22

1st - PRIDE OF JENNI

2L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (6)

$3.80

AUD $2,000,000

2nd - MR BRIGHTSIDE

2L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (11)

$2.00

AUD $600,000

10 Feb 2024 | CAUL | R9 | AUD $752,000 | Sportsbet C.F. Orr Stakes | 1400m | 35.39/ 1:22.27

1st - MR BRIGHTSIDE

0.1L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (4)

$1.90

AUD $452,000

2nd - PRIDE OF JENNI

0.1L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (3)

$9.00

AUD $135,000

11 Nov 2023 | FLEM | R7 | AUD $3,005,325 | Kennedy Champions Mile | 1600m | 35.38/ 1:34.75

1st - PRIDE OF JENNI

1.3L

57.0kg

DECLAN BATES (3)

$13

AUD $1,805,325

2nd - MR BRIGHTSIDE

1.3L

59.0kg

CRAIG WILLIAMS (2)

$3.00

AUD $540,000

While Craig Williams admires the “amazing” Pride Of Jenni, he realises he has to use his horse’s strengths and exploit some of her weaknesses. “We’ve beaten her, she’s beaten us … but luckily enough I’ve got a really good horse in Mr Brightside and he’s always a willing competitor.”

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