Lucy Yeomans, a trainer based in Cranbourne, expressed her gratitude for the chance to train a horse for some of Australia’s most prominent owners.
Yeomans is set to present the former Chris Waller-trained mare, Changing Colours, for the Bruce Gadsden Handicap (1420m) at Flemington on Saturday.
Among the owners are Ozzie Kheir and Brae Sokolski, both of whom have experienced success in major Australian races.
It was during Yeomans’ prior employment with Ciaron Maher that she formed connections with Kheir and Sokolski. Additionally, her partner, jockey Blake Shinn, has ridden feature race winners for them.
“Brae gave a big push for the horse to come to us which I’m very grateful for,” Yeomans shared.
A daughter of The Autumn Sun, now approaching six years of age, Changing Colours secured three victories from her 15 starts under Waller’s tutelage before her transfer to the new stable.
Yeomans mentioned that Waller had sent her an email regarding the mare.
“He’s been really nice, accommodating and forthcoming about the horse,” Yeomans commented about Waller.
“She’s a bit of a quirky mare and they just thought she would be better suited to a smaller environment.
“She’s come up really well and we’re really excited to get her to the races.
“We’ve taken our time with her, got to know her, and she spends a lot of time out in the sandhills.
“We thought that was a point of difference to what she has been used to, but she left Chris’ in great order before coming to us.”
Yeomans indicated that Changing Colours had performed well in gallops and trials leading up to her first start since February.
The mare achieved a win in a 1000m jump-out at Cranbourne on June 1, after finishing fourth in a similar trial at the same track the month prior.
“She seems a naturally fit horse, she has good first-up form, has drawn a nice gate,” Yeomans stated. “We are not going there expecting to win, but it’s a nice kick off point and ideally the owners want to get some Black Type. At her best she might be, those fringe Black Type races, so we’ll see how we go on Saturday.”
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