Craiglea Merida (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

24-Sep-20
Sex
mare

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Warhead

Prize Money

25840

Owners

Miss K J E Johnston

About

Craiglea Merida is a 5yo chestnut mare from Australia, trained by Krystle Johnston on the Sunshine Coast. She is by the stallion Warhead out of Craiglea Stellar. So far she has claimed two victories, the highlight being the $10,000 Qtis Bm50 Hcp at Thangool on 19 July 2025. She has proven profitable for bettors; backing her throughout her career would have delivered a 122% return on investment.

Raced At

Dalby • Rockhampton • Thangool • Chinchilla • Deagon

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Dalby 19-Aug-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.570, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Blue Chip Girl ( K P Barker 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Downey ( J H Huxtable 60 ) 1.92L 3rd Lady Zaydi ( K Lenton 55.5 ) 2.73L 10th Craiglea Merida ( H Richardson 54 ) 12.25L See full resultsH Richardson 54kg 12.25L10 (10)
Rockhampton 29-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 6 R8 0-55 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.150, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Upturn ( C J Lowe 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Electric Brae ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Gilbert's Gold ( S N Cormack 59.5 ) 4.66L 8th Craiglea Merida ( G Semmens 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 7.98L See full resultsG Semmens 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 7.98L8 (10)
Thangool 19-Jul-25 1200m FIRM 2 R4 BM50 $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.000, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Craiglea Merida ( M Kennedy 58.5 ) 2nd Ain't Nobody ( A R Graham 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 1.83L 3rd Azure De Lago ( N L Summers 57 ) 2.10L See full resultsM Kennedy 58.5kg1 (7)
Esk 12-Jul-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 BM 50 Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:44.660, SP: 5.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.260 1st King Invincible ( J Stanley 61 ) 2nd Levar ( J B Busuttin 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 3.19L 3rd Boitumelo ( S L Willis 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.25L 5th Craiglea Merida ( H Richardson 58.5 ) 5.93L See full resultsH Richardson 58.5kg 5.93L5 (9)
Chinchilla 14-Dec-24 1070m GOOD 3 R2 BM 50 Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:00.630, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Frozen Miss ( M M Goring 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Savvy Song ( T L Orr 62 , Cd 60 ) 1.50L 3rd Mr Evans ( E J Molloy 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2.00L 5th Craiglea Merida ( K Lenton 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 3.50L See full resultsK Lenton 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 3.50L5 (12)
Thangool 30-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 3 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.650, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Craiglea Merida ( C Taylor 57.5 ) 2nd Moissanite ( J Devine 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Flawless Ambition ( D J A Boutet 59.5 ) 1.25L See full resultsC Taylor 57.5kg1 (9)
Kumbia 05-Nov-24 1200m FIRM 2 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $10,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:08.610, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st Steel Gardenia ( C J Lowe 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Free Choice ( N E Palasthy 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.00L 3rd More Thought ( P S Carter 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.80L 4th Craiglea Merida ( H Phillips 57.5 ) 6.00L See full resultsH Phillips 57.5kg 6.00L4 (11)
Monto 23-Mar-24 1000m GOOD 3 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $11,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.800, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Lord Vader ( A Butler 59.5 ) 2nd Jeridah ( J S Edwards 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Little Miss Belle ( B R P Moffat 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.00L 10th Craiglea Merida ( T Chambers 56.5 ) 12.15L See full resultsT Chambers 56.5kg 12.15L10 (10)
Rockhampton 17-Aug-23 1100m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.500, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 1st Papasito ( A Butler 58.5 ) 2nd Switch And Slide ( A Layt 59 ) 3.62L 3rd Artopia ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 4.31L 6th Craiglea Merida ( J Taylor 56.5 ) 7.58L See full resultsJ Taylor 56.5kg 7.58L6 (11)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 25-Jul-23 850m SOFT 6 R11 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:53.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Bean There Too ( J L Bayliss 0 ) 2nd Laydownlily ( T Brooker 0 ) 0.20L 3rd Mean Approach ( C Graham 0 ) 2.00L 6th Craiglea Merida ( P Hamblin 0 ) 8.80LP Hamblin 0 8.80L6 (6)
Deagon 11-Jul-23 650m SOFT 5 R12 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:38.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090 1st Cartwheels ( E P Lang 0 ) 2nd Send The Money ( M Harley 0 ) 1.25L 3rd Lavoni ( S T Collett 0 ) 1.45L 6th Craiglea Merida ( M Castle 0 ) 6.20LM Castle 0 6.20L6 (6)