Always My Folks (AUS) Horse
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Always My Folks is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by C S Shum. He is by Capitalist out of Madame Veuve. He has recorded a single win in his career. On 15 Apr 2026 at Happy Valley he earned his most notable triumph, taking the $875000.00 Class 5 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 16-Sep-26 1000m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $156,441) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:57.540, SP: 9.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 9th 1st Spicy Spangle ( D Leung 56 ) 2nd Solar River ( R Kingscote 55.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Iconical ( L Hewitson 58 ) 2.30L 8th Always My Folks ( Z Purton 59 ) 4.30L See full results | Z Purton 59kg 4.30L | 8 (12) |
| Sha Tin 28-Aug-26 1200m SOFT R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.700 1st Oriental Surprise ( H Y Yuen ) 2nd Turf Phoenix ( M L Yeung ) 3.30L 3rd Go Go Go ( K Teetan ) 6.10L 5th Always My Folks ( Z Purton ) 6.50L | Z Purton 6.50L | 5 (10) |
| Happy Valley 08-Jul-26 1000m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $5,643 (of $161,218) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.270, SP: 7.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700 1st Happy United ( Z Purton 61 ) 2nd Country Dancer ( A Atzeni 61 ) 0.80L 3rd Solar River ( L Ferraris 60 ) 2.10L 5th Always My Folks ( H Bowman 61 ) 3.30L See full results | H Bowman 61kg 3.30L | 5 (11) |
| Happy Valley 03-Jun-26 1200m FIRM R2 CL5 Hcp $5,457 (of $155,922) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.990, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.800 1st Majestic Delight ( J Orman 60 ) 2nd Autumn Vibes ( K Teetan 60.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Sonic Boom ( M Chadwick 52 ) 0.60L 5th Always My Folks ( Z Purton 60.5 ) 0.50L See full results | Z Purton 60.5kg 0.50L | 5 (12) |
| Happy Valley 15-Apr-26 1000m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $87,642 (of $156,504) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.750, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.870 1st Always My Folks ( Z Purton 58 ) 2nd Macanese Master ( Y L Chung 59 , Cd 58 ) 1.30L 3rd Spicy Spangle ( J Bowman 60 ) 1.40L See full results | Z Purton 58kg | 1 (12) |