Calling A Star (2023) Horse

Foal Date

26-Feb-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Showcasing

Dam

Dundunah

Prize Money

36013

Trainer

R Hughes

Owners

A Smith, J Henwood & Star Amusements

About

Calling A Star is a 3yo colt trained by R Hughes in Upper Lambourn. He is by the stallion Showcasing out of the dam Dundunah. To date, the horse has secured one victory in its career. On 24 Feb 2026 at Wolverhampton, it achieved its most notable win, earning $7,869.00 in the Class 5 Maiden.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wolverhampton 11-Apr-26 1441m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5 Hcp (of $7,478) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.800, SP: 4.50 1st Dublin Bay ( S Donohoe 131 ) 2nd Deluded ( P Bradley 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Tactical Blitz ( H Doyle 132 ) 1.80L 7th Calling A Star ( F Marsh 135 ) 7.35L See full resultsF Marsh 61.2kg 7.35L7 (7)
Wolverhampton 24-Feb-26 1225m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Md $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:14.550, SP: 3.75 1st Calling A Star ( F Marsh 127 ) 2nd Lara Antipova ( D Egan 127 ) 1.75L 3rd Tenzi ( H Doyle 125 ) 3.00L See full resultsF Marsh 57.6kg1 (11)
Kempton 06-Sep-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 $5,403 (of $21,641) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.500, SP: 8.50 1st Just Call Me Angel ( R Havlin 135 ) 2nd Calling A Star ( D Murphy 127 ) 1.50L 3rd Mayaada ( R Ryan 134 ) 2.00L See full resultsD Murphy 57.6kg 1.50L2 (4)
Newmarket 23-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL2 $254 (of $119,405) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:12.160, SP: 17.00 1st Sioux Perfect ( W Cox 122 ) 2nd Court Alert ( N Callan 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Kesta ( C Hutchinson 125 ) 0.20L 9th Calling A Star ( N Currie 122 ) 5.05L See full resultsN Currie 55.3kg 5.05L9 (20)
York 26-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL3 Nv $6,042 (of $24,592) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.560, SP: 8.00 1st Golden Palace ( O J Orr 134 ) 2nd Calling A Star ( J Crowley 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Goldie Bear ( K Fraser 128 ) 0.75L See full resultsJ Crowley 58.1kg 1.75L2 (8)
York 11-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R3 CL2 Nv $1,812 (of $29,511) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.590, SP: 9.00 Prominent near side of group, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo, lost 3rd post 1st Bosa Nova ( H Crouch 132 ) 2nd Aylin ( D Egan 128 ) 0.15L 3rd Secret Echo ( S Foley 128 ) 1.50L 4th Calling A Star ( B Loughnane 128 ) 1.80L See full resultsB Loughnane 58.1kg 1.80L4 (6)
Newbury 25-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R2 CL4 Nv (of $11,805) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:13.800, SP: 5.50 Went left start, raced near side of group, never closer than mid-division, behind final 2f 1st Sukanya ( G Bass 128 ) 2nd Country Artiste ( R Ryan 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Jowalla ( P Jamin 124 ) 2.00L 11th Calling A Star ( F Marsh 128 ) 9.70L See full resultsF Marsh 58.1kg 9.70L11 (14)