Artful Persuasion (AUS) Horse
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Artful Persuasion, a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by John Smerdon on the Gold Coast. He is by Flying Artie out of Pillow Talk and has secured three career wins. On 26 Oct 2024 at Kembla Grange, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $45,000 3yo+ Benchmark 64 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 02-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Atomic Selfie ( N Tomizawa ) 2nd Hasten Delight ( W Galloway ) 0.40L 3rd Artful Persuasion ( S Sheargold ) 0.90L | S Sheargold 0.90L | 3 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 17-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 COND BM68 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.040, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.870 1st Satness ( A Hyeronimus 60 ) 2nd Commanding Artist ( J Ford 58.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Titanium Miss ( A Adkins 59.5 ) 2.30L 5th Artful Persuasion ( G Buckley 59 ) 4.30L See full results | G Buckley 59kg 4.30L | 5 (7) |
| Randwick 24-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 MIDWAY BM72 $3,500 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.860, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Promitto ( N C Rawiller 61.5 ) 2nd Kingston Charm ( B Nock 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Walking Painting ( S Grima 62 , Cd 59 ) 1.42L 7th Artful Persuasion ( Z Lloyd 56.5 ) 2.96L See full results | Z Lloyd 56.5kg 2.96L | 7 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 03-Jan-26 1600m SOFT 5 R6 BM64 $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.570, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.370 1st Tip Top Timing ( D Panya 55 ) 2nd Mah Ali ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Artful Persuasion ( C Keatings 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.40L See full results | C Keatings 61.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 1.40L | 3 (13) |
| Randwick 20-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 MIDWAY BM72(71) $3,500 (of $120,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.970, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st The Mona Lisa ( A J Calder 56 ) 2nd Perfect Justice ( T Clark 57 ) 0.54L 3rd Callistemon ( J Ford 55.5 ) 0.96L 7th Artful Persuasion ( T Berry 57.5 ) 3.41L See full results | T Berry 57.5kg 3.41L | 7 (13) |