Afternoon Siesta (AUS) Horse
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Afternoon Siesta is a 5yo bay/brown mare from Australia, trained by John Bary in Hastings. She is by Shamus Award out of Princess Snooze. She has claimed three wins to date. On 3 Jan 2026 at Trentham she secured her biggest victory, taking the $65,000 Benchmark 75 Handicap. The mare has been a solid profit source for bettors, yielding about a 60% return on investment for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Trentham 03-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 BM 75 Hcp $37,375 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.850, SP: 2.20 1st Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 54.5 ) 2nd Jungle Jane ( B Queiroz 54 ) 3.50L 3rd Belles Fate ( C Grylls 57 ) 4.30L See full results | K Myers 54.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Tauherenikau 10-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM 65 Hcp $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.950, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 57 ) 2nd New York Belle ( T C Moodley 57 , Cd 56 ) 3.50L 3rd Hickory Jack ( M Singh 58 ) 4.30L See full results | K Myers 57kg | 1 (14) |
| Wanganui 11-May-25 1360m HEAVY 8 R8 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $9,520 (of $17,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:23.480, SP: 1.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Afternoon Siesta ( C Grylls 56.5 ) 2nd Plain Sailing ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 8.30L 3rd Qacentina ( J K Riddell 58.5 ) 9.30L See full results | C Grylls 56.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Trentham 12-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.070, SP: 11.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Croupier ( M J Mcnab 58 ) 2nd Afternoon Siesta ( C Grylls 56.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Kids Got Gears ( M Cartwright 58 ) 0.60L See full results | C Grylls 56.5kg 0.20L | 2 (14) |