Arabian Songbird (2020) Horse

Foal Date

29-Oct-20
Sex
mare

Colour

bay

Sire

Pierro

Dam

Rare Delight

Prize Money

152334

Owners

Barneswood Farm Ltd for S C Green & G C Beemsterboer

About

Arabian Songbird is a 5yo bay mare trained by RJames and RWellwood, based in Cambridge. She is by Pierro out of Rare Delight. So far she has secured five wins. On 6September2025 at Ellerslie she earned her most notable triumph, taking the $75,000 Benchmark75 Handicap. She has proved a lucrative runner for bettors; backing her throughout her career would have delivered a 201% return on investment.

Raced At

Pukekohe Park • Ellerslie • Pukekura Raceway • Ruakaka • Arawa Park • Cambridge

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Pukekohe Park 22-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 G2 F&M Open Weight For Age $11,250 (of $225,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.920, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th 1st Qali Al Farrasha ( W Pinn 57 ) 2nd Provence ( C Grylls 57 ) 1.80L 3rd Jaarffi ( W Kennedy 57 ) 2.10L 4th Arabian Songbird ( M Hashizume 57 ) 3.90L See full resultsM Hashizume 57kg 3.90L4 (11)
Ellerslie 18-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Open Hcp $37,375 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.330, SP: 5.70 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th 1st Arabian Songbird ( M Hashizume 54 ) 2nd Bourbon Empress ( J Doyle 54 ) 0.80L 3rd Tardelli ( G Rooke 60.5 ) 1.30L See full resultsM Hashizume 54kg1 (14)
Ellerslie 06-Sep-25 1300m SOFT 6 R8 BM 75 Hcp $43,125 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.630, SP: 8.70 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th 1st Arabian Songbird ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 2nd Domain Ace ( M Cameron 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Moving Melody ( B Queiroz 58 ) 1.80L See full resultsM Hashizume 56.5kg1 (16)
Pukekohe Park 23-Nov-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM 75 Hcp (of $75,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:36.830, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Bourbon Empress ( M Cartwright 55.5 ) 2nd Dimaggio ( W F Pinn 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Kealoha ( N S Parmar 55.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.50L 11th Arabian Songbird ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 6.20L See full resultsM Hashizume 56.5kg 6.20L11 (14)
Ellerslie 19-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 75 Hcp $31,625 (of $55,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.120, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th 1st Arabian Songbird ( M Hashizume 54 ) 2nd Bourbon Empress ( S R Weatherley 54.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Jolted ( V A Colgan 56.5 ) 3.50L See full resultsM Hashizume 54kg1 (14)
Ellerslie 21-Sep-24 1500m SOFT 5 R8 BM 65 Hcp $31,625 (of $55,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:31.890, SP: 9.80 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Arabian Songbird ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 2nd He's Classic ( T C Moodley 59 , Cd 57 ) 3.00L 3rd Tommy Perfect ( V A Colgan 57.5 ) 4.50L See full resultsM Hashizume 56.5kg1 (14)
Ellerslie 17-Feb-24 2100m GOOD 4 R8 BM 65 Hcp (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:11.630, SP: 8.80 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Sailor Jack ( G J Grylls 60 ) 2nd Let Fly ( K A Myers 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd All Shook Up ( P Graberg 58 ) 1.80L 11th Arabian Songbird ( W Kennedy 56.5 ) 7.50L See full resultsW Kennedy 56.5kg 7.50L11 (15)
Pukekura Raceway 03-Feb-24 1800m HEAVY 8 R7 LR 3YO F Open Set Weight (of $80,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:55.160, SP: 9.70 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Khanshe ( M Cameron 56.5 ) 2nd Chantilly Lace ( S C Spratt 56.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Moonlight Magic ( O P Bosson 56.5 ) 0.70L 12th Arabian Songbird ( W Kennedy 56.5 ) 14.90L See full resultsW Kennedy 56.5kg 14.90L12 (13)
Ruakaka 05-Jan-24 1600m GOOD 3 R8 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.280, SP: 5.30 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 8th 1st Arabian Songbird ( W Kennedy 55 ) 2nd Rustic ( N S Parmar 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.80L 3rd He's Classic ( A C Goindasamy 58.5 ) 1.10L See full resultsW Kennedy 55kg1 (12)
Arawa Park 15-Oct-23 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.290, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 2nd 1st Fancy Like ( V A Colgan 56.5 ) 2nd Tempest ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Arabian Songbird ( W Kennedy 54 ) 0.70L See full resultsW Kennedy 54kg 0.70L3 (12)
Cambridge 27-Sep-23 970m SYNTHETIC R7 Mdn Set Weight $1,665 (of $18,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.490, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Driftin ( C J Grylls 55.5 ) 2nd Jinn Warrior ( L H Satherley 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Arabian Songbird ( W Kennedy 55.5 ) 1.50L See full resultsW Kennedy 55.5kg 1.50L3 (6)