Barnavara (2022) Horse
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About
Barnavara, a 4yo bay mare trained by Chris Waller on the Gold Coast, is by Calyx out of Alfea. With a Group One victory and career earnings of $894,718, she is considered an elite racehorse. On 5 Oct 2025 at Longchamp, Paris, she was ridden by Shane Foley to claim the $500001.00 Prix De L’opéra Longines (G1), beating See The Fire. Punters have found her profitable; a lifetime backing would have yielded a 70% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 31-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 GROUP-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st Gangsta Granny ( T Clark ) 2nd Yellow Jersey ( C Schofield ) 1.31L 3rd Blue Door ( N C Rawiller ) 1.32L 4th Barnavara ( T Berry ) 7.31L | T Berry 7.31L | 4 (7) |
| Randwick 20-Jul-26 900m HEAVY 8 R2 GROUP-BT, Winning Time: 00:58.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Barnavara ( K Mcevoy ) 2nd Wootton Verni ( N C Rawiller ) 2.79L 3rd Campaldino ( Z Wadick ) 2.86L | K Mcevoy | 1 (5) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-26 2000m SOFT 7 R2 G2 SELLWOOD $13,250 (of $301,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.740, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Wootton Verni ( T Berry 56.5 ) 2nd Caviar Heights ( T A Marquand 56 ) 2.69L 3rd Portland ( K Mcevoy 56 ) 2.99L 4th Barnavara ( J Mcdonald 57 ) 3.68L See full results | J Mcdonald 57kg 3.68L | 4 (7) |
| ParisLongchamp 05-Oct-25 2000m SOFT R6 G1 Prix de l'Opera Longines (Group 1) $473,955 (of $829,463) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:05.520, SP: 9.00 1st Barnavara ( S Foley 123 ) 2nd See The Fire ( O Murphy 58 ) 0.20L 3rd One Look ( J Doyle 58 ) 0.30L See full results | S Foley 55.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Curragh 14-Sep-25 2010m SOFT R7 G2 CL1 $195,753 (of $311,878) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.080, SP: 7.00 1st Barnavara ( S Foley 128 ) 2nd One Look ( J Doyle 61 ) 3.50L 3rd Red Letter ( C T Keane 58 ) 5.80L See full results | S Foley 58.1kg | 1 (11) |