Horse racing trainer Jerome Hunter holds a quiescent resume that showcases win percentages in high numbers. His stint with Traralgon brought him a 100 percent success ratio. In that comparison, Jerome Hunter faced a lower winning percentage with his current team Mornington. But some late developments in horse racing might end that stark form. 

On January 1, his trained bay gelding won the ostentatious Mornington prize money. Another bay gelding under Hunter’s training rose to the occasion to share the final list, making the occasion more exciting.

Graewazi wins Mornington, making double horse racing victories in weeks 

On January 1, Graewazi inflicted his magic run in the horse racing course of Mornington in the last second. The 4-year-old bay gelding rushed to the finish line, overpowering the race favorite Moonlight Rustler. Moreover, his mate in the trainer’s camp, Black Zous, ended the race in twelfth place. That was enough for Melbourne Racing Club’s X-handle to appear on the occasion to laud the spearheads. The flowery caption read, “Running up to his looks, Graewazi lands Jerome Hunter a double with stablemate Black Zous a live chance in the next!”. The post was a resharing of the Racing.com’s X-post on the same occasion, but with more beans spilled. 

Racing.com made the X-post, counting Graewazi’s New Year’s Day victory as a second. On December 10 last year, the equine won its first horse racing title at Traralgon. In both cases, Luke Cartwright played the jockey role. But the achievement in Mornington was far sweeter to both Cartwright and Hunter as the prize money touched the scale of $14850. Moreover, on that very day, the ROI on the equine reached a high-flying 75%. That charismatic persona was missing in Graewazi previously. 

The Black Zous insurgence 

In Mornington, Jerome Hunter lured his 5-year-old gelding, Black Zous, into the same horse racing title. However, at the venue, the Dick Turpin sired equine attempted more successful runs than Graewazi. On December 1, 2023, he turned up to be a runner-up. However, on January 1, 2024, he couldn’t repeat his performance from the past instance. He had to be satisfied with the last position. 

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However, on December 14, 2022, Black Zous topped the Sandown Lakeside with his thunder run. The prize money counted as $55,000. That was Jerome Hunter’s only title win at Sandown Lakeside to date. However, the recent performances from the duo of Graewazi and Black Zous earned recognition not only from their trainer but also from the horse racing community. 

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