Harnessing her enormous power has been the secret to Pride Of Jenni finally fulfilling her potential.

Mornington trainer David Brideoake always had the feeling latest galloping sensation Pride Of Jenni was destined for the top echelon. 

Pride Of Jenni, who created headlines with her breathtaking win in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick last week, started her career with Brideoake. 

After five starts with Brideoake, in which she won two races and was placed three times, including once at Stakes level, Pride Of Jenni was moved to Symon Wilde before finding her way into the care of Ciaron Maher. 

It is with Maher that Pride Of Jenni has become a force, but Brideoake had the feeling during the then filly's three-year-old days that she could develop into the star she is today. 

"She ran second at Flemington in a Stakes race as a three-year-old very early in her career," Brideoake recalled. 

"She was always a big, powerful filly at that stage, but always a hot running leader. 

"Over the years she has furnished, and her endurance has continued to get better and better. 

"When something gets a Stakes result early in their career, they are usually destined for the big game, but she just needed to harness that power. 

"She was difficult in the mounting yard. She was strong-willed and needed racing." 

Pride Of Jenni is now a three-time Group 1 winner and has stretched out to 2000m. 

Brideoake said Pride Of Jenni was showing stamina qualities, but during her three-year-old years struggled to get beyond 1400m. 

"Over the years, that stamina keeps getting better and better and the ability to maintain the rage keeps on improving," Brideoake said. 

"You can't improve their top-end speed, but you can improve how long they keep it up for. 

"It was the same with Vo Rogue. He continued to get better with age." 

Brideoake watched in awe as Pride Of Jenni walloped her rivals in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, adding a few rival jockeys fell asleep during the race. 

"There were a few that should have taken pillows with them," Brideoake said. 

Meanwhile Brideoake hopes to have a contender in a Group 1 staying race for fillies during the Queensland Winter Carnival. 

Brideoake is planning a two-run campaign in Brisbane with Knucklebones following her win in a Class 1 Handicap at Cranbourne last Friday night. 

Knucklebones is a sister to 2021 New Zealand Oaks winner Amarelinha who also featured in the Australian Oaks in Sydney. 

Brideoake wants to run Knucklebones over 1600m in coming weeks before heading to Brisbane for the Doomben Roses (2000m) on May 25 followed by the Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm two weeks later. 

"We've only had this filly for three runs, and she's won twice and run second in town, so we're thinking we'll aim her at Brisbane," Brideoake said. 

"We'd like to get her up there for a couple of runs, the lead-up to the Oaks, the Doomben Roses and then into the Queensland Oaks. 

"I've had a few horses from Waikato Stud, and I think this is a very nice horse."