Christmas (2017) Horse
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About
Christmas is a 9yo bay gelding trained by Paul Preusker. He is by Palace Episode out of Many Dreams. To date he has won five races. On 20th Sep 2026 at Te Aroha he secured his biggest victory, claiming the $200,000.00 Steeple Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Te Aroha 20-Sep-26 6200m HEAVY 8 R4 Steeple Hcp $92,589 (of $161,024) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 07:48.870, SP: 3.40 1st Christmas ( D Horner 65 ) 2nd Captains Run ( J Parker 69 ) 1.30L 3rd Smug ( M Roustoby 66.5 ) 4.90L See full results | D Horner 65kg | 1 (10) |
| Ballarat 16-Aug-26 4500m HEAVY 9 R6 GN CHASE $17,500 (of $350,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 05:24.500, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Andy Win ( T Ryan 67.5 ) 2nd Mr Lincoln ( C Leonard 64 ) 12.00L 3rd Sing For Peace ( W Gordon 69 ) 17.80L 4th Christmas ( D Horner 64 , Cd 64.5 ) 19.00L See full results | D Horner 64kg, Cd 64.5kg 19.00L | 4 (9) |
| Casterton 09-Aug-26 3800m SOFT 7 R3 CHASE $37,050 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 04:49.280, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st 1st Christmas ( D Horner 69.5 ) 2nd Charlie Messy Hair ( L Remondet 69.5 ) 10.00L 3rd Bazini ( D M Parker 72 ) 14.30L See full results | D Horner 69.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Hamilton 01-Aug-26 2200m HEAVY 10 R4 0-56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:31.710, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 8th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.550 1st Octahedron ( C Thompson 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Irlandais ( T Madden 56.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Sharma Princess ( S Field 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 3.20L 6th Christmas ( L Meech 56 ) 7.26L See full results | L Meech 56kg 7.26L | 6 (8) |
| Hamilton 12-Jul-26 3400m HEAVY 10 R3 MDN CHASE $6,600 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 04:21.630, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Ongatiti ( S Pateman 69.5 ) 2nd Christmas ( D Horner 69.5 ) 7.00L 3rd Fierce Flight ( L Remondet 69.5 , Cd 68 ) 12.50L See full results | D Horner 69.5kg 7.00L | 2 (10) |