Cantankerous (AUS) Horse
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Cantankerous is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm. He is by Rubick out of Testy Sue. He has won two races so far. On 20th Dec 2025 at Sunshine Coast, Cantankerous secured his most notable victory, capturing the $30,000 Maiden Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 03-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 3 R8 BM62 $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.850, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Tam Na Ghar ( A Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Cantankerous ( B Thornton 59 ) 1.77L 3rd Lady Windermere ( R Wiggins 56.5 ) 1.98L See full results | B Thornton 59kg 1.77L | 2 (10) |
| Ipswich 02-Sep-26 1350m SOFT 5 R8 CG&E CL2 $1,900 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:20.410, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Metaphorically ( B A Youngberry 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Global Eclipse ( M Harley 59 ) 3.32L 3rd Larusso ( T J Marshall 56 ) 7.17L 4th Cantankerous ( R Dolan 55.5 ) 7.19L See full results | R Dolan 55.5kg 7.19L | 4 (9) |
| Ipswich 07-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R7 0-58 $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:20.980, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 1st Cantankerous ( J Bayliss 59 ) 2nd The Torque Factor ( D R Mcgillivray 60 ) 0.25L 3rd Woot Woot ( J W Mcmurray 58 ) 2.27L See full results | J Bayliss 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 CL1 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.930, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Kilonova ( M Rodd 57.5 ) 2nd Katie Aine ( C Graham 55 ) 1.67L 3rd Fortysecondstreet ( S C Tierney 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2.20L 9th Cantankerous ( A Butler 58 ) 7.18L See full results | A Butler 58kg 7.18L | 9 (11) |
| Kilcoy 20-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM65 $400 (of $20,800) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.610, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.530 1st Speed Map ( D Smith 58 ) 2nd Horrible Hank ( A Sewell 59 ) 1.39L 3rd Fighting Idol ( J H Busuttin 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.52L 7th Cantankerous ( A Keeley 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | A Keeley 57.5kg 6.80L | 7 (12) |