Birdsville Boy (AUS) Horse
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Birdsville Boy, a 3yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Robert Heathcote at Eagle Farm, is by Better Than Ready out of Golden Whistler. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in two starts. In his latest start at the Gold Coast on 21 Mar 2026, he was ridden by Ashley Butler and finished ninth, behind the winner On The Throne.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 21-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.620, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 1st On The Throne ( D Peisley 57.5 ) 2nd Video Vixen ( G Cartwright 54 , Cd 55 ) 2.05L 3rd Archie Maximus ( J Newman 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.66L 9th Birdsville Boy ( A Butler 59 ) 13.15L See full results | A Butler 59kg 13.15L | 9 (9) |
| Doomben 24-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3Y MDN- Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.260 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550 1st Castlereagh Affair ( E P Lang ) 2nd Pacquiao ( L Dempsey ) 0.33L 3rd Soloact ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.48L 4th Birdsville Boy ( D Moor ) 1.57L | D Moor 1.57L | 4 (6) |
| Doomben 10-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 3YO & 4YO MDN Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Strike Weapon ( R Wiggins ) 2nd Outta Reef ( E P Lang ) 4.38L 3rd Birdsville Boy ( D Moor ) 5.35L | D Moor 5.35L | 3 (7) |
| Doomben 06-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Tassorati ( A Jones ) 2nd High Sobriety ( D Thornton ) 0.39L 3rd Argyle Gold ( G J Cartwright ) 1.47L 4th Birdsville Boy ( C Graham ) 1.71L | C Graham 1.71L | 4 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 21-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 5 R8 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.270 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Exceloquent ( B E Thompson ) 2nd Lady Windermere ( M Hellyer ) 1.94L 3rd Funky Zebra ( M Harley ) 3.00L 6th Birdsville Boy ( D Moor ) 7.78L | D Moor 7.78L | 6 (6) |
| Sunshine Coast 13-Jul-25 1000m GOOD 4 R4 2YO Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.990, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Gozo ( D Thornton 59 ) 2nd Varejao ( C Graham 58.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Wax On Wax Off ( M E Philpot 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.74L 8th Birdsville Boy ( B Lerena 58 ) 5.49L See full results | B Lerena 58kg 5.49L | 8 (15) |
| Doomben 03-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010 1st Foreign Press ( A Jones ) 2nd Vivika ( J Newman ) 0.20L 3rd Birdsville Boy ( R Dolan ) 0.30L | R Dolan 0.30L | 3 (6) |