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Payday for Better Than Ready's Hearts Are Better

Craig Tompson - Sunday Mar 16

Up and coming Better Than Ready filly Hearts Are Better got a valuable payday winning the $500,000 Gold Coast City Council QTIS Jewel (1200m) for 3YO’s at the Gold Coast on Saturday evening.

Better Than Ready

Having her sixth start and coming off a third in the Jewel Prelude, Hearts Are Better flew the gates under Nikita Berriman, led comfortably, kicked strongly and was never in danger of defeat at any stage.

At the finish the Matthew Hoysted trained three-year-old defeated Mr Bubbaluski (Encryption) by 1.5 lengths with Blantons Run (Rothesay) third.

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The win takes her record to three wins, 1 second, and a third from six starts with earnings of $388,000.

Bred by Queensland ‘s Yarramalong Park, Hearts Are Better is raced by her breeders and partners.

She’s out of Snitzel mare Heartaches, a half-sister to Group I VRC Derby winner Magicool from a family which includes another VRC  Derby winner in Manzoice and famous two-time Ascot Gold Cup hero Gildoran.

Sadly Heartaches is no longer with us, passing away in September 2021.

Lyndhurst Stud’s outstanding Better Than Ready is having another strong year, on the cusp of the century with 99 winners so far, including three at stakes level.

He currently sits 11th on the General Sires By Winners table and 13th by earnings at over $7million for the year.

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Race Result - Gold Coast City Council QTIS Jewel (3yo) 1200m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.40
1
Hearts Are Better
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Heartaches (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Hoysted Rdr: Ms N Beriman 55
2
1.5
Mr Bubbaluski
- 3g Encryption (AUS) x I Am Poppy (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Jack Bruce Rdr: Damien Thornton 57
3
2
Blantons Run
- 3f Rothesay (AUS) x Isadiva (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: Rochelle Pereira Rdr: Ron Stewart 55
4
2.1
Mishani Rock
- 3g Kobayashi (AUS) x Gina Ballerina (AUS) (Oratorio (IRE))
Tnr: Donna Stanbridge Rdr: D Peisley 57
5
3.1
Sammy Conquers All
- 3g Love Conquers All (AUS) x Sammi Jain (AUS) (Sammy Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: N Mayfield-Smith Rdr: R Wiggins 57
6
3.3
Dream Smart
- 3f Smart Missile (AUS) x Al Sahra (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB))
Tnr: L F Birchley Rdr: Cejay Graham 55
7
3.5
Apuntar
- 3g The Mission (AUS) x Senorita De Vega (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: K R Kemp Rdr: Taylor Marshall 57
8
3.6
Ready To Schipp
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Schipper (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean Rdr: A Mallyon 55
9
4.1
Astapor
- 3c Tassort (AUS) x Black Mink (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Clinton Taylor Rdr: Justin P Stanley 57
10
4.4
Breezin'
- 3f Jungle Cat (IRE) x Rhapsodic (AUS) (Iglesia (AUS))
Tnr: Darren Bell Rdr: M Rodd 55.5
11
4.9
Scrub Chain
- 3g Jungle Cat (IRE) x Miss Kindilan (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Smith Rdr: Tahlia Fenlon 57
12
5.2
Alpha Bravo
- 3c Better Than Ready (AUS) x Summer Glen (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: D J Bougoure Rdr: Jake Bayliss 57
13
9.2
Zheng You
- 3f Worthy Cause (AUS) x Gamma (AUS) (Mahisara (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Frappell Rdr: Ms G Cartwright 55
14
10
Heart And Spirit
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Hearts And Arrows (AUS) (Kempinsky (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55
15
10.2
Better Than Words
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Spread The Word (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: J T Wigginton Rdr: Angela Jones 55
16
12.5
Bonfire Spark
- 3f Under The Louvre (AUS) x You Can't Find Me (AUS) (Wanted (AUS))
Tnr: Ms O Cairns Rdr: R Dolan 55
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