Buttercup (AUS) Horse
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Buttercup, a 4yo bay mare from Australia, is trained by Tom Dabernig. She is by Territories out of Hepatica. She has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In her latest start at Werribee on 1 Feb 2026, Linda Meech rode her to a second-place finish, behind winner Discreet Point.
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Werribee • Camperdown • Warrnambool • Terang • Casterton • Warracknabeal • Donald • Mount GambierRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Werribee 01-Feb-26 1018m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:00.140, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Discreet Point ( J Allen 59 ) 2nd Buttercup ( L Meech 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Gold Thunder ( D Yendall 57.5 ) 1.10L See full results | L Meech 57.5kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Camperdown 17-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.040, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Mosquito Award ( R J Hurdle 57.5 ) 2nd Buttercup ( L Meech 57.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Drumlargen ( A L Herrmann 59.5 ) 0.21L See full results | L Meech 57.5kg 0.06L | 2 (10) |
| Warrnambool 31-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.250, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Bonfire Jimmy ( J D Hill 58 ) 2nd Kippis ( E J Walsh 56 ) 0.30L 3rd Buttercup ( J Noonan 57.5 ) 0.65L See full results | J Noonan 57.5kg 0.65L | 3 (9) |
| Terang 16-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.160, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.180 1st I'm Helro ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 2nd Buttercup ( J Noonan 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Under Control ( J Allen 56 , Cd 57 ) 1.65L See full results | J Noonan 57.5kg 0.40L | 2 (12) |
| Warrnambool 30-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.070 1st Dirnaseer ( W J Egan 58 ) 2nd Buzitup ( J Fry 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Bazzar ( W Gordon 58 ) 1.50L 6th Buttercup ( L Meech 57.5 ) 7.25L See full results | L Meech 57.5kg 7.25L | 6 (10) |
| bet365 Colac 12-Nov-25 1000m R6 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 01:02.600 1st Bazzar ( J E Weatherley ) 2nd The Carillo ( R J Hurdle ) 3rd Buttercup ( J Fry ) | J Fry | 3 (6) |
| bet365 Terang 28-Oct-25 1000m R9 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:00.350 1st Hedonist ( H Grace ) 2nd Buttercup ( J Weatherley ) 3rd Hellenic Star ( L J Grace ) | J Weatherley | 2 (5) |
| bet365 Hamilton 14-Oct-25 800m R1 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:49.100 1st Major Share ( T Madden ) 2nd Needlestick ( D Yendall ) 3rd Crafty Queen ( M K Julius ) 5th Buttercup ( J Weatherley ) | J Weatherley | 5 (6) |
| Casterton 18-May-25 1200m SOFT 6 R4 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.210, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Ballynacally ( L Meech 57.5 ) 2nd Buttercup ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Dolce D'amour ( J D Hill 57.5 ) 4.00L See full results | J Allen 57.5kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Warrnambool 29-Apr-25 1200m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.900, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.300 1st Big Sexy ( H Grace 59 ) 2nd Fox Strike ( J D Hill 59 ) 0.35L 3rd Darkbonee ( L Currie 59 ) 1.10L 5th Buttercup ( J Allen 57 ) 2.65L See full results | J Allen 57kg 2.65L | 5 (12) |
| Warracknabeal 22-Apr-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.850 1st Buttercup ( J Allen ) 2nd Lulo Rose ( H T Coffey ) 0.75L 3rd Chantra ( A K Kelly ) 2.50L | J Allen | 1 (6) |
| Donald 08-Apr-25 850m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:52.000 1st Briseis Eclipse ( D Yendall ) 2nd Buttercup ( J Allen ) 3rd Simply Outrageous ( H T Coffey ) | J Allen | 2 (8) |
| bet365 Terang 02-Jan-25 1000m R5 Jump Out-G4 1st Buttercup ( L Meech ) 2nd Motiver ( A K Kelly ) | L Meech | 1 (6) |
| bet365 Camperdown 19-Dec-24 850m R11 J/O-GOOD 4, Winning Time: 00:49.900 1st Cavalry Girl ( L Meech ) 3rd Buttercup ( J Weatherley ) | J Weatherley | 3 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 17-Jul-24 700m R6 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:51.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Miacapo ( D Bates ) 2nd Buttercup ( J Weatherley ) 3rd Abdication ( W J Egan ) | J Weatherley | 2 (8) |
| Mount Gambier 09-Apr-24 800m SOFT R3 Open J/Out 1st Elliotto ( M K Julius ) 2nd Elsie Girl ( L Halliday ) 3rd La Vie En ( F W Kersley ) 4th Buttercup ( J Weatherley ) | J Weatherley | 4 (6) |