Hooked (foaled 30 October 2010)[1] is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.

Hooked
Racing silks of Hooked
SireCasino Prince
DamAbsolute Lure
DamsireLure
SexStallion
Foaled2010
CountryAustralia
ColourBay
BreederK J Hickman
OwnerSean Buckley
Record37:6-2-2
Earnings$954,750
Major wins
Cameron Handicap (2014)
Crystal Mile (2014)
Tramway Stakes (2015)
Victoria Handicap (2017)

On 25 October 2014, he won the Crystal Mile.[2]

Background

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Hooked is a 4 year old bay stallion from Australia, owned by Sean Buckley and trained by John P Thompson, based at Randwick. He is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Absolute Lure.[3]

Racing career

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On 25th Oct 2014 at Moonee Valley, Hooked was ridden by Craig Williams and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $200,000 Schweppes Crystal Mile, defeating Bull Point.[4]

Hooked recorded a time of 1:34.98, falling just short of Cabeza's benchmark of 1:34.78 seconds.

Craig Williams pushed Hooked forward from barrier one and settled on the tail of leader Havana Rey before surging clear before the bend and holding off the fast-finishing Bull Point and Desert Jeuney.

On Saturday 5 September 2015, Hooked won the Tramway Stakes 1400m Group 2 race at Royal Randwick Racecourse with jockey Tye Angland, winning prize money of $107,000.[5][6][7]

On Saturday 15 April 2017, Hooked won the 1400m Group 3 mypunter.com Victoria Handicap with jockey Luke Nolan.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Hooked Horse Details". horseracing.com.au/horse/947851-hooked/. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Hooked wins Crystal Mile". racingandsports.com.au/coxplate/hooked-wins-crystal-mile-NID-316377. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Hooked Background". punters.com.au/horses/Hooked_222551/. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ Buckley, Sean. "Hooked defeats Bull Point". seanbuckley.net.au/sean-buckleys-ultraracing-hooked. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ^ John, Thompson. "Hooked Wins G2 Tramway Stakes At Randwick". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ^ Buckley, Sean. "Hooked storms to victory in the Tramway Stakes at Royal Randwick".
  7. ^ Timms, Jared. "Hooked Returns For Tramway Stakes Success". www.horseracing.com.au.
  8. ^ Tzaferis, James. "Hooked catches another feature win". www.racing.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.