He’s Scott a big hope
Galloway chases metro double on Costa pair at Doomben
TRAINER Michael Costa’s decision to split Manaya and Brooklyn Storm has given Gold Coast jockey Scott Galloway a chance for a rare Saturday metropolitan double.
Galloway, 47, has been a fixture in Queensland racing for decades and has ridden more than 1300 winners including 24 in stakes races.
He was a regular rider for the John Hawkes-Ingham brothers Brisbane satellite stable in the 1990s and early 2000s and won the 2003 Queensland Sires Produce Stakes on Ambulance.
In recent years he has been among the leading riders on the Gold Coast and only occasionally goes to Brisbane for Saturday meetings.
But he has made the trip up the M1 twice in the past fortnight to ride the Costatrained Manaya and Brooklyn Storm to wins at Doomben.
Costa entered both horses for the Listed Keith Noud Quality (1200m) at Doomben tomorrow but elected to split them.
Brooklyn Storm will run in the Keith Noud and Manaya in a Class 6 over 1350m.
“Michael is a trainer on the up and is starting to build up a very strong team,” Galloway said.
“He works very hard with troubled horses and is getting a very good reputation.”
Costa, who was the original trainer of Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign before moving to the Gold Coast last year, has one of the best strike rates in Queensland.
Manaya, a half-sister to former top mare Hot Danish, won only her second race when she scored at Doomben on November 4.
“She had been dogged by wet tracks for most her career and she showed what she could do back on a firm track at Doomben,” Costa said.
“Brooklyn Storm was originally with Bjorn Baker and he has been consistent since joining us.”
Brooklyn Storm is backing up after winning at Doomben last Saturday.