Defending (AUS) Horse
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Defending is an 8yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Daniel & Ben Pearce in Karnup. He is by the stallion Oratorio out of the dam Surrendering. He has amassed eight wins in his career. On 24 Sep 2022 at Belmont, he captured his most notable victory, earning the $40000.00 Westspeed Platinum No Met.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 26-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.440, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 1st Like Clockwork ( W Pike 54 ) 2nd Horcrux ( J Tsang 59 , Cd 56 ) 2.54L 3rd Street Band ( N Riordan 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 3.41L 7th Defending ( B Parnham 58.5 ) 5.80L See full results | B Parnham 58.5kg 5.80L | 7 (11) |
| Belmont 12-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R8 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.030, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Hurricane Harley ( W A Pike 56.5 ) 2nd Champagne Crusader ( C L Azzopardi 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Snow God ( P J Harvey 57.5 ) 3.52L 10th Defending ( Z Johnston-porter 58.5 ) 6.70L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 58.5kg 6.70L | 10 (13) |
| Lark Hill 24-Aug-26 950m SOFT 5 R2 3UP-TRL 72+, Winning Time: 00:58.780 1st Royal Toronado ( W A Pike ) 2nd Pond Master ( A Galati ) 1.29L 3rd Defending ( T Faithfull ) 2.09L | T Faithfull 2.09L | 3 (5) |
| Ascot 11-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 GRAD HCP 60+ $11,160 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Fifth Essence ( C T Johnston-porter 58.5 ) 2nd Defending ( H Nottle 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.47L 3rd Showlas ( J Noske 57 ) 0.91L See full results | H Nottle 61kg, Cd 59kg 0.47L | 2 (12) |
| Ascot 21-Mar-26 1500m GOOD 4 R7 GRAD HCP 60+ $5,280 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.360, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Searchin' Times ( S L O'donnell 54.5 ) 2nd I Dreamed A Dream ( S F Mcgruddy 57 ) 0.15L 3rd Defending ( H Nottle 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.03L See full results | H Nottle 61kg, Cd 59kg 1.03L | 3 (10) |