Michael Hickmott’s promising three-year-old Storyteller was the big winner from Racing Rewards in the month of April.
The son of Written Tycoon almost doubled his earnings while winning at his Oakbank Easter Saturday debut with Ben Price in the saddle, $19,200 in bonus money added to the $21,625 he picked up for winning the race in what was astute placement by one of South Australia’s leading horseman.
His win kicked started a massive day for the Murray Bridge trainer with Taunting winning the Listed Hills Railway Stakes before Qeyaady gave him a treble later in the day.
Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea picked up $1970 in bonus money in April to be Highest Earning Trainer(s) while the leading SA stable of Richard and Chantelle Jolly put another $6200 into their kitty as the Highest Earning Nominator to take their season tally to $43,600.
The Jolly stable remain the Highest Earning Trainer(s) for the year with an additional $14,250 in bonus money, Sir Prancealot remains the Leading Sire with $105,050 in Racing Rewards while Validated remains the Highest Earning Horse having netted connections $66,900 in bonuses.
