Defender (NZ) Horse

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

29-Sep-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Highly Recommended

Dam

En Garde

Trainer

Karen Buttimore

Owners

G A Rogerson Mnzm

About

Defender is a 5yo bay gelding from New Zealand trained by Karen Buttimore. He is by the stallion Highly Recommended out of the dam En Garde. Defender is still a maiden, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt. In his most recent race at Hawera on 24th Dec 2022, Defender was ridden by Lemmy Douglas and finished 13th, behind the winner Loosespender.

Raced At

Hawera

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Hawera 24-Dec-22 1600m SOFT 9 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.009, SP: 79.10 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 14th	L Douglas 57kg, Cd 55kg 42.20L	13 (14)