By Choice (AUS) Horse
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By Choice is a 2yo chestnut filly from Australia trained by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott. She is sired by the stallion Written By out of the dam Audacious Choice. By Choice has won 1 race in her career so far. On 27 Dec 2025 at Randwick, she secured her most significant victory, earning the $160000.00 2yo Handicap. She has proven profitable for bettors, and backing her throughout her career would have delivered a 150% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 17-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 Restricted LR MM 2Y CLASSIC $270,000 (of $3,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780 1st Unit Five ( T Stockdale 57 ) 2nd Tornado Valley ( E Brown 57 ) 1.11L 3rd By Choice ( J Melham 55 ) 1.14L See full results | J Melham 55kg 1.14L | 3 (13) |
| Gold Coast 10-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R2 2YF-SWP $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.130, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Shiki ( T Clark 58 ) 2nd Double Cool ( J B Mcdonald 56 ) 2.04L 3rd Tigroni ( Z T Lloyd 56 ) 2.33L 5th By Choice ( R Bayliss 58 ) 2.81L See full results | R Bayliss 58kg 2.81L | 5 (10) |
| Randwick 27-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 2Y HCP $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.070, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.490 1st By Choice ( R Bayliss 54 ) 2nd Masvingo ( R King 55.5 ) 0.97L 3rd Tigroni ( Z T Lloyd 55 ) 2.12L See full results | R Bayliss 54kg | 1 (10) |
| Kensington 18-Dec-25 850m GOOD 4 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810 1st By Choice ( R King ) 2nd Outspan ( S Clipperton ) 4.36L 3rd Cherry Bomshell ( Z T Lloyd ) 4.42L | R King | 1 (8) |
| Canterbury 02-Dec-25 900m GOOD 4 R9 2YF-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st By Choice ( R King ) 2nd Fiaba ( K Mcevoy ) 0.17L 3rd Hardanger ( S Clipperton ) 1.65L | R King | 1 (6) |