Defendant (AUS) Horse
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Defendant is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Chris Waller. He is by Justify out of Mi Mala. To date he has won one race. On 13 Feb 2026 at Canterbury he captured his most important win, taking the $60,000 3yo Maiden Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury 13-Feb-26 1550m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN $28,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.860, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Defendant ( J Mcdonald 58 ) 2nd Willie Or Wong He ( J Collett 56.5 ) 0.14L 3rd Pepe ( S Grima 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 0.93L See full results | J Mcdonald 58kg | 1 (6) |
| Canterbury 30-Jan-26 1550m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.840, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st So Rebellious ( A B Collett 57 ) 2nd Viva Mauricio ( T Berry 58.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Defendant ( J Mcdonald 58.5 ) 1.06L See full results | J Mcdonald 58.5kg 1.06L | 3 (8) |
| Beaumont 15-Jan-26 1350m SOFT 6 R2 SUPER MDN $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.190, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 1st Asilah ( C Schofield 56.5 ) 2nd Impuriteze ( J W Mcmurray 57 ) 2.40L 3rd Defendant ( S Grima 58.5 ) 6.83L See full results | S Grima 58.5kg 6.83L | 3 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 02-Jan-26 1030m GOOD 4 R4 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 1st Kwirky Smile ( R King ) 2nd Explicit ( C Schofield ) 1.65L 3rd Promises Made ( Z T Lloyd ) 3.62L 7th Defendant ( S Clipperton ) 5.87L | S Clipperton 5.87L | 7 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 23-Dec-25 900m GOOD 4 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Don't What Me ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Juvenal ( D Gibbons ) 0.11L 3rd Extremely Perfect ( T Sherry ) 2.03L 8th Defendant ( C Schofield ) 8.61L | C Schofield 8.61L | 8 (9) |
| Canterbury 10-Sep-25 1550m SOFT 7 R2 SUPER MDN $2,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.010, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st Officiate ( J B Mcdonald 57.5 ) 2nd Koibito ( R Bayliss 56.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Bendrodt ( N C Rawiller 59 ) 1.01L 9th Defendant ( K Mcevoy 57.5 ) 2.32L See full results | K Mcevoy 57.5kg 2.32L | 9 (9) |
| Randwick 02-Sep-25 1050m SOFT 7 R7 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.890 1st Shangri La Boy ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Federalist ( T J Schiller ) 1.66L 3rd Reign Of Honor ( Z Wadick ) 3.91L 7th Defendant ( J Mcdonald ) 11.49L | J Mcdonald 11.49L | 7 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 20-Aug-25 1300m HEAVY 10 R2 SUPER 3Y MDN $9,750 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.700, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.660 1st Beside The Ocean ( J Collett 57 ) 2nd Koibito ( R Bayliss 56.5 ) 3.85L 3rd Defendant ( J Mcdonald 58 ) 8.96L See full results | J Mcdonald 58kg 8.96L | 3 (6) |
| Randwick 07-Aug-25 1044m HEAVY 9 R10 3UP MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:05.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Floral Legend ( J Collett ) 2nd Defendant ( J Mcdonald ) 0.73L 3rd Sam The Rocket ( J W Mcmurray ) 0.88L | J Mcdonald 0.73L | 2 (7) |
| Randwick 22-Jul-25 1045m SOFT 5 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Cisco ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Chix ( D Gibbons ) 0.55L 3rd Miss Fleetwood ( A Adkins ) 1.53L 9th Defendant ( J Mcdonald ) 18.31L | J Mcdonald 18.31L | 9 (9) |
| Randwick 28-Mar-25 1050m SOFT 5 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Outer Banks ( T Berry ) 2nd Vinrock ( M Zahra ) 0.90L 3rd Sponars ( R King ) 1.68L 4th Defendant ( J Mcdonald ) 5.27L | J Mcdonald 5.27L | 4 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 17-Mar-25 900m GOOD 4 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Mednyi ( T Berry ) 2nd Ernaux ( J B Mcdonald ) 0.19L 3rd Cold Gin ( J Collett ) 6.11L 8th Defendant ( Z Lloyd ) 9.11L | Z Lloyd 9.11L | 8 (9) |