Brave One (AUS) Horse
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Brave One is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes at Flemington. He is by Exceedance out of Runway Star. To date he has recorded five career victories. On 9 May 2026 at Caulfield he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $150,000 Bm100 Hcp. Punters have found him profitable; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 69% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 19-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R9 G2 THE SHORTS $8,000 (of $1,002,520) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.420, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.270 1st Mazu ( R King 56 ) 2nd Joliestar ( J Mcdonald 56 ) 0.32L 3rd King's Secret ( A Adkins 55 ) 0.33L 10th Brave One ( D Gibbons 55 ) 3.44L See full results | D Gibbons 55kg 3.44L | 10 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-Sep-26 900m GOOD 4 R9 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Brave One ( J Ford ) 2nd I Am Adonis ( T J Schiller ) 0.14L 3rd Golden Straand ( N C Rawiller ) 2.81L | J Ford | 1 (10) |
| Sandown Hillside 23-May-26 1400m SOFT 7 R8 BM100 $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.330, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Meridius ( W J Egan 57.5 ) 2nd King Zephyr ( L K Cartwright 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Big Swinger ( C Williams 56.5 ) 2.75L 9th Brave One ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 6.10L See full results | J Mcneil 57.5kg 6.10L | 9 (16) |
| Caulfield 09-May-26 1440m SOFT 7 R7 BM100 $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.990, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Brave One ( J Mcneil 55.5 ) 2nd El Rocko ( J Mott 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Give Me Space ( C Williams 53 ) 0.70L See full results | J Mcneil 55.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Randwick 18-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 G3 HALL MARK $3,500 (of $251,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.190, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Mazu ( R King 58.5 ) 2nd King's Secret ( A Adkins 57 ) 0.14L 3rd Private Eye ( N C Rawiller 59 ) 0.45L 9th Brave One ( D Gibbons 56 ) 3.30L See full results | D Gibbons 56kg 3.30L | 9 (9) |