Afternoon Siesta (AUS) Horse
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Afternoon Siesta is a 6yo bay-brown mare from Australia trained by John Bary. She is by Shamus Award out of Princess Snooze. As a stakes winner with $210,064 in earnings, she is considered an above‑average racehorse. On 1 Mar 2026 at Trentham, ridden by K Myers, she captured her biggest victory in the $200,000 F&M Open Set Weight With Penalties, beating She's A Dealer. Throughout her career she has been a lucrative prospect for bettors, delivering a 24% ROI for those who backed her.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings 26-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R8 G1 Open Weight For Age (of $322,812) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.510, SP: 20.80 1st Waitak ( C Grylls 59 ) 2nd Tuxedo ( O Bosson 59 ) 0.10L 3rd She's A Dealer ( G Rooke 57 ) 0.30L 13th Afternoon Siesta ( J Riddell 57 ) 6.00L See full results | J Riddell 57kg 6.00L | 13 (14) |
| Hastings 12-Sep-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R8 Open Hcp $791 (of $52,747) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.440, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st War Princess ( T Davies 54 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Girl Talk ( L Sutherland 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Honey Badger ( M J Mcnab 54 ) 0.40L 9th Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 58 ) 2.60L See full results | K Myers 58kg 2.60L | 9 (12) |
| Trentham 28-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 5 R8 G1 F&M Open Weight For Age $45,131 (of $501,454) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.000, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st She's A Dealer ( G Rooke 57 ) 2nd Special Sakura ( C Dell 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 57 ) 1.40L See full results | K Myers 57kg 1.40L | 3 (17) |
| Trentham 01-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 5 R6 G3 F&M Open Set Weight With Penalties $96,916 (of $168,550) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.190, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 55 ) 2nd She's A Dealer ( G Rooke 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Marotiri Molly ( K R Hercock 57 ) 1.50L See full results | K Myers 55kg | 1 (12) |
| Trentham 31-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 BM 75 Hcp $10,359 (of $55,992) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.380, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Anderson Bridge ( B Queiroz 56.5 ) 2nd Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Girl Talk ( K R Hercock 56 ) 3.20L See full results | K Myers 57.5kg 0.40L | 2 (15) |