07/01/2026
Blake Ryan Racing has a particular explanation for why he likes training fillies and mares!
“They might be only 80 per cent, but will give you 100 per cent every time,” the Hawkesbury Race Club Limited trainer said after scoring with Heaven Bound at Warwick Farm.
“They’re tough and I enjoy training them.”
Ryan’s victory with Heaven Bound ($10) in the 1600M BM72 Hand for mares four-year-old & upwards was his fourth (her career tally stands at six) with the five-year-old daughter of Pierro.
And he has won five (four in town) with another mare, stable star Lady Extreme.
Ryan booked apprentice Mitch Stapleford for Heaven Bound’s city breakthrough today to offset her 61kg after regular jockey Jay Ford suggested claiming on the mare. Read more 👇 📸 Bradley_Photos https://www.provincialracingnsw.com.au/post/ryan-s-success-with-mares-is-heaven-sent
