Celestial Hero (AUS) Horse
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Celestial Hero, a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Douglas Whyte, is sired by Deep Field out of Granny Red Shoes. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $531,015, he is considered a horse of above‑average ability. On 26 January 2024 at Caulfield, ridden by Mark Zahra, Celestial Hero secured his most important victory to date in the $200,000 2yo C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties, beating Holmes A Court.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 13-Sep-26 1200m FIRM R9 CL3 Hcp (of $330,280) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.010, SP: 27.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th 1st Lucy In The Sky ( N Yuen 58 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Chill Buddy ( J Chau 61 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Aurora Patch ( J Orman 61 ) 2.30L 10th Celestial Hero ( L Hewitson 57.5 ) 5.50L See full results | L Hewitson 57.5kg 5.50L | 10 (14) |
| Sha Tin 30-Aug-26 1000m GOOD R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st Celestial Hero ( H Bowman ) 2nd Colourful King ( A Atzeni ) 0.30L 3rd Another Zonda ( P N Wong ) 0.50L | H Bowman | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 07-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp (of $336,669) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.500 1st Chill Buddy ( J Moreira 57.5 ) 2nd Effortless Win ( J Chau 57 , Cd 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Lady's Choice ( K C Leung 61 ) 0.60L 12th Celestial Hero ( H Bowman 58 ) 9.80L See full results | H Bowman 58kg 9.80L | 12 (12) |
| Sha Tin 17-May-26 1200m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp $38,180 (of $331,998) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.980, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.520 1st Thunder Kit ( C Y Ho 56 ) 2nd Chicken Dinner ( M L Yeung 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Celestial Hero ( H Bowman 60 ) 0.80L See full results | H Bowman 60 0.80L | 3 (12) |
| Sha Tin 26-Apr-26 1200m FIRM R6 CL3 Hcp $6,645 (of $332,238) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.840, SP: 7.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Geneva ( J Bowman 59 ) 2nd Thunder Kit ( C Y Ho 54 ) 1.30L 3rd Lucky Candy ( A Badel 53 ) 2.60L 6th Celestial Hero ( J Moreira 59 ) 3.50L See full results | J Moreira 59kg 3.50L | 6 (14) |