Crompton sells salon to train fulltime
By Glenn Davis
The combination of running a hair salon and training horses for the past 12 years has come to an end for Toowoomba's Jackie Crompton.
Crompton, who prepares nine horses at Toowoomba, has sold her hairdressing salon at Pittsworth just outside the southeast Queensland city and hopes to celebrate with promising three-year-old Double Impact at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Double Impact will be attempting to win for the third successive time in the Canadian Club Handicap (1500m) following impressive performances at Doomben and Eagle Farm at his past two appearances.
"I've sold the salon and it's settlement day today," Crompton said.
"I've had it for nearly 12 years but it's been tough and I've had enough of running my own business."
Crompton, who has operated the salon by herself for the past six weeks, will no longer be required to work long days which start around 2am and finish around 5pm most days.
"I normally get up at two o'clock and get to the track by three so I can get back home around 5.30 and finish the stable chores before starting work at nine," she said.
"From now on I can stay home and just concentrate on training horses fulltime."
Crompton was particularly impressed with Double Impact's latest victory when the son of Mossman carried 59 kilograms to a commanding win over 1400-metres at Eagle Farm on February 11.
Double Impact incurred a 1.5kg penalty following his latest triumph and will carry topweight of 60.5kg in his final appearance before having a short let-up to prepare for the winter three-year-old races.
Crompton has yet to engage a rider for Double Impact but hopes claiming apprentice Brooke Richardson will become available.
"Brooke does a lot of riding for me and knows the horse well," Crompton said.
"I wanted to use Eddie Wilkinson again but when he got that big weight I had to look for a claim.
"Unfortunately Brooke took the ride on Flinders Command but she's only second emergency and may not get a run."
Crompton has decided against chasing a home town win with Double Impact in next month's Listed Weetwood Handicap (1200m) on Toowoomba's cushion track.
"He's only a three-year-old and the Weetwood can wait for another year," Crompton said.
Crompton hopes Double Impact can measure up instead for the Group Two Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm in June.
The Queensland Guineas is traditionally over 1600 metres but will be run for the first time this winter over 1400 metres on June 2 as a lead-up to the Group One Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) a week later at Eagle Farm.
The Queensland Guineas has been run on the same day as the Stradbroke in recent years.
"I think he'll make a nice horse for the winter carnival," Crompton said.
"His last win was pretty tough and he doesn't know when to give up."
Double Impact, who cost $35,000 at the Magic Millions sales, will also be aimed for the Listed Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) at Caloundra on June 30.
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