Aaron Bain Racing | Aaron Bain News 62532 Solar Mist

Aaron Bain Racing was delighted for the connections of consistent grey Solar Mist who finally delivered a metropolitan win at Morphettville on Saturday, July 26.

In the final race of the metropolitan 2024/25 racing season in South Australia, on a heavy 10 rated track and run in drizzling rain, Solar Mist turned in a last to first performance to win the Grand Syndicates / Aaron Bain Racing Handicap (1100m).

In the initial stages, the grey, trained by Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor, was a clear last, three lengths detached from the body of the field of 15 but warmed into his task approaching the home turn.

Brought to the extreme outside by apprentice rider Matthew Chadwick, Solar Mist, backed from as much as $41 into $14, charged home to grab a half-length win from Purfect Line ($4.40 fav) with Cool The Jets ($21), three and a half lengths away third.

Trainer Aaron Bain said Solar Mist had showed early potential, had lost his way for a while, but was now back starting to live up to his early potential, and the owners who had been on a roller-coaster ride finally were rewarded with a city win.

“He went away for a while, but we wanted him back for the winter,” Bain said.

“It means a lot to win in these colours for John Curnow, and his wife Sue, they have been a big supporter of our stable for a long time.

“John and Sue were here today standing out in the driving rain – nothing was going to stop them.

“This horse may have won at a big price, but he loves the wet and he got it today.

“It was his biggest chance to win a city race, and he did.

“We paid $70,000 for him at an Adelaide Yearling Sale, he was one of the first yearlings we purchased.

“We were offered good money early on to go to Hong Kong, but we kept him and that is racing.

“It is a great thrill and gets the money off the back as Ned (Taylor) is away for 3-1/2 weeks and set us an unders and overs market of five winners while he is away and this is the first.

“Just so pleased though for the owners of Solar Mist.”

Winning jockey Matthew Chadwick said it was fantastic to ride his first winner for Aaron Bain Racing.

“It was great to get one for the Bain and Taylor team,” Chadwick said.

“I have been doing a bit of work for them lately and they have been giving me good opportunities.

“I was actually struggling to keep up for the first 300 metres.

“He was struggling to get into rhythm in the ground but once I was able to tack on to the rear of the field I was sweet.

“Greys in the wet, they love it, and I was wrapt to get the win for the team and the connections.”