Dark Winter (AUS) Horse
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Dark Winter is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Graeme McCulloch. He is by Needs Further out of Coppereight. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his latest start at Launceston on 9 Jan 2026, he was ridden by Stan Tsaikos and finished 10th behind Redair.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 09-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.840, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Redair ( E B Burke 55 ) 2nd Bad Alibi ( L Burke 55 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Tigers On Top ( L Bingley 56.5 , Cd 58 ) 2.70L 10th Dark Winter ( S Tsaikos 58.5 ) 21.36L See full results | S Tsaikos 58.5kg 21.36L | 10 (10) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 19-Dec-25 1150m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Ozonica ( E L B Burke 57 ) 2nd Guber ( E Annells 58.5 ) 1.75L 3rd French Soul ( C M Jordan 57 ) 2.75L 8th Dark Winter ( K Sanderson 58.5 ) 16.50L See full results | K Sanderson 58.5kg 16.50L | 8 (9) |
| Launceston 10-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.810, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th 1st Megalita ( C M Jordan 57 ) 2nd Vortistar ( E L B Burke 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Bad Alibi ( S K Ingelse 55 , Cd 52 ) 1.25L 13th Dark Winter ( K Sanderson 58.5 ) 11.95L See full results | K Sanderson 58.5kg 11.95L | 13 (13) |
| Hobart 25-Nov-25 800m SOFT 5 R8 MDN/CL2-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:49.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.330 1st No Surprises ( B Muhcu ) 2nd Speed Rock ( E Annells ) 0.40L 3rd Queen Of Malwa ( G Catania ) 1.40L 7th Dark Winter ( I Bowles ) 5.90L | I Bowles 5.90L | 7 (7) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 17-Aug-25 1009m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:00.460, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Munich Marble ( D Pires 58.5 ) 2nd Alpine Dame ( L G Bingley 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Miss Tiina ( J G Radley 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.60L 7th Dark Winter ( J Johnstone 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 4.20L See full results | J Johnstone 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 4.20L | 7 (10) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 05-Aug-25 800m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN/CL2-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:48.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Respite ( E L B Burke ) 2nd Turbo Chook ( D M Ganderton ) 1.00L 3rd Akiara ( L G Bingley ) 2.50L 4th Dark Winter ( K Moore ) 3.25L | K Moore 3.25L | 4 (6) |
| Longford 22-Jul-25 800m SOFT 6 R7 MDN/CL2-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:48.450 1st Adachi ( D M Ganderton ) 2nd Material Madam ( D Pires ) 0.06L 3rd Wannabe Ziggy ( T Baker ) 1.81L 5th Dark Winter ( E B Burke ) 5.06L | E B Burke 5.06L | 5 (5) |