Captains Choice (AUS) Horse
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Captains Choice, a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Michael Templeton in Moe. He is by Scorpz out of Designers Choice. He has secured a single win so far, with his most notable triumph on 14 Nov 2025 at Pakenham, capturing the $45,000 Maiden Plate. He has proved profitable for bettors; a career‑long backing would have generated a 2175% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moe 27-Apr-26 1000m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:03.600 1st Infinite Jest ( B D Kennedy ) 2nd Bifrost ( L A Browne ) 3rd Pride Of Galway ( C E Hollowood ) 5th Captains Choice ( N Punch ) | N Punch | 5 (5) |
| Kyneton 11-Dec-25 1856m GOOD 4 R8 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:56.350, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.840 1st Maximilian Caesar ( W J Egan 61 ) 2nd Fiery Deal ( L J Neindorf 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Donegal Soul ( J C Maskiell 57 ) 2.00L 10th Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 ) 12.65L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg 12.65L | 10 (13) |
| Pakenham 28-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 CL1 $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.120, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Flag Flyer ( J Noonan 56 ) 2nd Tipping Rain ( H P Edgley 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Mickidamuzz ( J C Maskiell 57 ) 3.75L 5th Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 4.55L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 4.55L | 5 (9) |
| Pakenham 14-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $24,750 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.100, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.140 1st Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Summer Spritz ( B Rawiller 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.25L 3rd Queen Victorious ( J Beriman 56 ) 0.31L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg, Cd 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Bairnsdale 04-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.220, SP: 9.00 1st Adiuro ( J C Maskiell 59.5 ) 2nd Kentucky Women ( H P Edgley 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Zouie ( N Punch 56 ) 2.15L 5th Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 ) 3.21L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg 3.21L | 5 (8) |
| Moe 22-Oct-25 1000m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:03.650 1st Red On Red ( J C Maskiell ) 2nd Beau Strada ( B R Kinninmont ) 3rd Gold Nugget ( A M Bence ) 4th Captains Choice ( I Laveglia ) | I Laveglia | 4 (5) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 03-Jun-25 1000m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:58.590 1st Flash Alice ( T Stockdale ) 2nd Shidan ( A Lynch ) 3rd Shindy ( W T Price ) 5th Captains Choice ( L Cartwright ) | L Cartwright | 5 (9) |
| Moe 14-May-25 1000m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:03.060 1st Kilfearagh ( N Punch ) 2nd A Long Story Short ( B R Kinninmont ) 3rd Captains Choice ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 3 (4) |
| Moe 28-Apr-25 675m R7 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:42.080 1st Brutal Force ( G Gilmour ) 2nd A Little Magic ( P R Worthington ) 5th Captains Choice ( A Templeton ) | A Templeton | 5 (5) |