Jockey Evans makes triumphant return home Jockey Nathan Evans was all smiles after winning the 2021 Rocky Amateurs Cup. Photo Tony McMahon.
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Toowoomba jockey Nathan Evans made a triumphant return home when he landed imposing grey Factory Warrior ($5) a narrow winner of the $30k Rocky Amateurs Cup (1600m) at
Rockhampton’s Callaghan Park races on Saturday.
On a busy 10-race card where exciting and close finishes dominated, Factory Warrior won by a half-head from an unlucky and fighting Mr Phenomenal ($13) with The Tax Accountant ($4.40) a nose away third.
Factory Warrior is trained in Toowoomba, where Evans has been based for well over a decade by Mark Currie.
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RACING: Gatton is preparing for its moment in the racing spotlight.
The $15,000 Laidley Cup (1600m) headlines the nine-race program out of the Lockyer Valley on Easter Saturday, with a small but select field taking part in the feature.
Mr Tickets will have his second run for trainer Matt Kropp after previously racing under the care of Donald Baker, Mark Newnham and Michael Costa.
Kropp said there was merit in his first run for the stable, running fifth behind Maddiara at Clifford Park a fortnight ago.
“I thought his first-up run for the stable wasn’t a bad kick-off for him,” he said.
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RACING: Keen Warwick racegoers will get the chance to witness one of Toowoomba’s best sprinters in the flesh.
Kevin Kemp has found the Magic Millions Country Cup Qualifier Open Handicap (1200m) at Allman Park as the right race for Mr Marbellouz to get back into the winner’s circle.
The gelding’s lofty rating has meant quality events in the city have been his only option, but now the chance has presented to end his run of nine outs.
The seven-year-old has also been nominated for the Listed Magic Millions Falvelon Quality (1200m) at Eagle Farm, however Kemp said he would opt for the trip down the New England Hwy instead.