Castro (2021) Horse
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Castro is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Kylie Kennedy. He is by the stallion Contributer out of Valley of Pentire. He has yet to win a race, remaining winless after five starts. In his latest start at Dubbo on 15 Feb 2026, Heavelon Van Der Hoven rode him to a third‑place finish behind Dunstall The Gun.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dubbo 15-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.640, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Dunstall The Gun ( N Palmer 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Real Housewives ( M Weir 57 ) 1.69L 3rd Castro ( H V D Hoven 59 ) 3.51L See full results | H V D Hoven 59kg 3.51L | 3 (8) |
| Dubbo 02-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 MDN-SW $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.840, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Maximum Ride ( I Neale 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Castro ( H V D Hoven 59 ) 0.16L 3rd Arwa Miss ( K Dunbar 57 ) 0.28L See full results | H V D Hoven 59kg 0.16L | 2 (11) |
| Dubbo 12-Jan-26 1318m GOOD 4 R3 CTRY MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:19.150, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Black Nature ( J G Stiff 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Vicious Rumour ( Z A Hunt 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.59L 3rd Castro ( M Cahill 59 ) 1.88L See full results | M Cahill 59kg 1.88L | 3 (6) |
| Narromine 24-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 7 R4 CL1-SW $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.320, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Cavorting ( S Grima 56.5 ) 2nd Saintly Sands ( G Buckley 57 ) 0.90L 3rd Blackfish ( M Heagney 55 ) 1.77L 4th Castro ( B Nock 56.5 ) 1.90L See full results | B Nock 56.5kg 1.90L | 4 (12) |
| Forbes 03-Aug-25 1300m HEAVY 8 R3 SUPER MDN $1,625 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.340, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th 1st Ishikari ( D Dillon 57 ) 2nd Blackfish ( I Neale 56.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.21L 3rd Wolf Island ( M A Cahill 55 ) 0.40L 6th Castro ( N Heywood 59 ) 4.16L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 4.16L | 6 (13) |
| Warren 15-Jul-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.000 1st Castro ( W Peel ) 2nd The Drafter ( R J Blewitt ) 1.34L 3rd Sun Master ( C T Stuart ) 7.89L | W Peel | 1 (4) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 06-May-25 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.240 1st Never A Thought ( C Hefel ) 2nd Supervise ( T Stockdale ) 3rd House Of Lords ( B Allen ) 6th Castro ( L Browne ) | L Browne | 6 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 07-Jan-25 1000m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:01.320 1st So Brave ( D Keane ) 2nd Lady Elsa ( L Riordan ) 3rd Immortelle ( S C Duric ) 7th Castro ( L Browne ) | L Browne | 7 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 31-Dec-24 1000m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:00.960 1st All Torque ( T L Chapman ) 2nd Gala Queen ( S C Duric ) 3rd So Brave ( D Keane ) 7th Castro ( L Browne ) | L Browne | 7 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 17-Dec-24 800m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.390 1st Tadgh ( D Keane ) 2nd Five Star King ( T L Chapman ) 3rd Castro ( L Browne ) | L Browne | 3 (9) |