Cognoscenti (AUS) Horse
About
Cognoscenti is a 4yo brown/black gelding from Australia, trained by Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson. He is by the stallion Castelvecchio out of the mare Irish Goodbye. To date, Cognoscenti has won 2 races. On 5 Dec 2025 at Riccarton Park Synthetic, he secured his biggest victory, taking the $40,000 Benchmark 65 Handicap.
Raced At
Wingatui
• Riccarton Park Synthetic
• Riccarton Park
• Ashburton
• Te Aroha
• Tauranga
• Pukekohe Park
• Matamata
• Arawa Park
• Ellerslie
• Te Rapa
• HaweraRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wingatui 26-Dec-25 1600m SOFT 6 R8 BM 75 Hcp $750 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 13.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Loose Sally ( R Muniandy 60 , Cd 63 ) 2nd No Party ( C Campbell 61 ) 0.50L 3rd Airpark Hustler ( B Murray 57.5 ) 0.70L 9th Cognoscenti ( T Moodley 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.90L See full results | T Moodley 56.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.90L | 9 (14) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 05-Dec-25 1600m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 65 Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.400, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Cognoscenti ( B Queiroz 59 ) 2nd Freedom Reins ( A Balloo 55 ) 0.80L 3rd Morus ( K R Hercock 58 ) 2.30L See full results | B Queiroz 59kg | 1 (13) |
| Riccarton Park 08-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 3 R9 BM 65 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.550, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Pequot ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 2nd Miss Fireball ( C J Grylls 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Airpark Hustler ( S R Weatherley 60 ) 2.10L 9th Cognoscenti ( R Hutchings 59.5 ) 5.00L See full results | R Hutchings 59.5kg 5.00L | 9 (18) |
| Ashburton 31-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 BM 65 Hcp $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Epilogue ( M K Hudson 57.5 ) 2nd Cognoscenti ( B Queiroz 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Game Duke ( A Comignaghi 55.5 ) 2.30L See full results | B Queiroz 59kg 0.80L | 2 (14) |
| Te Aroha 07-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.170, SP: 5.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th 1st Lachie ( T C Moodley 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Noble Boy ( J Doyle 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Way Out West ( K Stott 56.5 ) 0.60L 10th Cognoscenti ( S Spratt 58 ) 28.60L See full results | S Spratt 58kg 28.60L | 10 (10) |
| Tauranga 07-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Open Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.210, SP: 11.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Lord Penman ( G Rooke 55 ) 2nd Tardelli ( M J Mcnab 58.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Domain Ace ( C J Grylls 60 ) 10.30L 4th Cognoscenti ( W Pinn 55 ) 13.10L See full results | W Pinn 55kg 13.10L | 4 (5) |
| Pukekohe Park 19-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 3 R6 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.830, SP: 8.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Dealt With ( G Rooke 57 ) 2nd First Dance ( W B Kennedy 55 ) 0.80L 3rd Hard Roca ( R T Elliot 57 ) 1.60L 4th Cognoscenti ( W Pinn 57 ) 2.40L See full results | W Pinn 57kg 2.40L | 4 (8) |
| Matamata 20-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Cognoscenti ( W Pinn 57 ) 2nd Staphee ( S R Weatherley 58.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Jumbo Steps ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 1.60L See full results | W Pinn 57kg | 1 (13) |
| Arawa Park 04-Dec-24 1230m GOOD 3 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.170, SP: 4.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Cheaha ( W B Kennedy 57 ) 2nd Think I Got Cha ( R T Elliot 58.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Flanagan ( S C Spratt 56.5 ) 0.90L 6th Cognoscenti ( W Pinn 57 ) 3.20L See full results | W Pinn 57kg 3.20L | 6 (10) |
| Ellerslie 14-Jan-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,250 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.010, SP: 15.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st So Naive ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 2nd Maracatu ( O P Bosson 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Hard Attack ( S C Spratt 54 ) 2.10L 4th Cognoscenti ( W Kennedy 56 ) 4.60L See full results | W Kennedy 56kg 4.60L | 4 (8) |
| Te Rapa 16-Dec-23 1100m GOOD 4 R1 Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,250 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.130, SP: 19.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Move To Strike ( O P Bosson 57 ) 2nd Montana Bay ( J Doyle 57 ) 4.80L 3rd Force Of Law ( N S Parmar 57 , Cd 56 ) 5.00L 4th Cognoscenti ( M Cameron 57 ) 9.30L See full results | M Cameron 57kg 9.30L | 4 (8) |
| Hawera 07-Oct-23 950m SOFT 7 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.140, SP: 1.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Poetic Champion ( C J Grylls 57.5 ) 2nd Skymax ( C R Barnes 55.5 ) 6.30L 3rd Cognoscenti ( M Mcnab 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | M Mcnab 57.5kg 6.80L | 3 (5) |
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