Tamworth trainer Greg Coney and his daughter Jemma are on a quest for gold at Tamworth Paceway
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The Coneys have entered Britney Jane in the feature race, the $11,000 Pub Group Gold Nugget (1980m), on Sunday's opening night of the January Racing Carnival.
Jemma will drive the five-year-old mare, who she owns.
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"This is my first drive in a feature race," she said. "Winning a $8,000 race at Tamworth last week was the highest prizemoney race that I have been in."
The 18-year-old had an association with the Betterthancheddar-Triple Sec mare before taking ownership of her.
"I have owned her from about June last year, but prior to that Dad trained her," she said. "So that is where I had a connection with the horse before I purchased her."
Britney Jane has 11 career wins and 24 placings from 80 starts. In her last start, at Albion Park in November, she finished fifth.
"I am really excited to be in the race [on Sunday]," she said. "And to be honest, we aimed her up for the Gold Nugget race.
"So far she has won six races for me, so I can't complain. And she has run some sound times as well."
A personal best mile rate for Britney Jane was recorded in a win at Newcastle in September, when she clocked 1min 52.9sec for 1609m.
Jemma is not fazed by the 10-barrier draw the horse has received for the Gold Nugget.
"It is not too bad as she is a sit-and-sprint horse ... hopefully we will get a good run into the race," Jemma said.
The January Racing Carnival will also include heats of the $30,000 Multiquip Golden Guitar and the $12,000 Hygain Starmaker Three-Year-Old on January 17, while the big Golden Guitar Finals night is on January 24.
