Blackbird (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

03-Sep-22
Sex
filly

Colour

bay

Prize Money

7275

Trainer

Les Bridge

Owners

Insurance Direct Pty Ltd

About

Blackbird is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Les Bridge. She is out of the mare Parakeet and by the stallion Bivouac. The horse has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In her latest start at Kembla Grange on 16 May 2026, Amy McLucas rode her to an eighth-place finish, behind the winner Cellphone.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kembla Grange 16-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R4 SUPER MDN-SW $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.810, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Cellphone ( L Magorrian 59 ) 2nd Movie Night ( K Latham 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Menthon ( C Lever 59 ) 0.40L 8th Blackbird ( A Mclucas 57 ) 7.20L See full resultsA Mclucas 57kg 7.20L8 (11)
Wyong 30-Apr-26 1625m SOFT 5 R2 MID MDN-SW $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.770, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Don't Tell Polly ( C Schofield 56.5 ) 2nd Corpulent ( A J Calder 58.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Thunder Lights ( S S Llewellyn 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.34L 7th Blackbird ( O Chambers 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.22L See full resultsO Chambers 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 4.22L7 (10)
Kembla Grange 18-Apr-26 1500m SOFT 5 R2 F&M MDN-SW $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.060, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st Hammoon Heroine ( J V Overmeire 58 ) 2nd Look Here ( K Latham 57.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Aladdin's Girl ( L Magorrian 57.5 ) 2.20L 9th Blackbird ( O Chambers 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 10.50L See full resultsO Chambers 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 10.50L9 (10)
Warwick Farm 01-Apr-26 1300m SOFT 6 R2 SUPER 3Y MDN-SW $2,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.520, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Mr Miller ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 2nd Graffiti Tycoon ( Z T Lloyd 57 ) 0.74L 3rd Above The Law ( A Hyeronimus 57 ) 1.96L 9th Blackbird ( R Jones 55 ) 11.82L See full resultsR Jones 55kg 11.82L9 (10)
Newcastle 06-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.510, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Knowing Look ( T Clark 56.5 ) 2nd Borjnord ( J Collett 58.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Ouragan ( A J Calder 56.5 ) 0.77L 9th Blackbird ( R Jones 56.5 ) 4.04L See full resultsR Jones 56.5kg 4.04L9 (10)
Randwick 19-Feb-26 1050m SOFT 5 R8 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Hellabella ( Z Wadick ) 2nd Metallic Cat ( A Mclucas ) 2.41L 3rd Oso Spirited ( R Bayliss ) 6.56L 7th Blackbird ( D Gibbons ) 11.38LD Gibbons 11.38L7 (8)
Randwick 27-Jan-26 740m GOOD 4 R17 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.050 1st Lady Capitalist ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Spicy Miss ( T Berry ) 2.41L 3rd No Woman No Cry ( A Hyeronimus ) 3.09L 5th Blackbird ( D Gibbons ) 6.25LD Gibbons 6.25L5 (8)
Randwick 10-Mar-25 740m GOOD 4 R13 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.020 1st Bottleofbubbly ( M Owen ) 2nd Sylph ( T Clark ) 0.81L 3rd Impuriteze ( K Latham ) 0.89L 6th Blackbird ( R Jones ) 4.34LR Jones 4.34L6 (7)