Desert Dawn (AUS) Horse
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Desert Dawn is a 4yo chestnut mare from Australia trained by Michael G Nolan. She is by Heroic Valour out of Sunlight Express. She has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in 7 starts. In her latest run on 7 Feb 2026 at Toowoomba, Georgina Cartwright rode her to a 5th‑place finish behind winner Caitlin.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 07-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 F&M MDN $790 (of $24,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:07.600, SP: 61.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.330 1st Caitlin ( K Lenton 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Choceclair ( S Callow 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Tuesday ( M Savva 57 ) 5.65L 5th Desert Dawn ( G Cartwright 55 ) 8.07L See full results | G Cartwright 55kg 8.07L | 5 (8) |
| Toowoomba 03-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 3 R5 MDN $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.650, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Linthorpe Luck ( F Sandkuhl 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Mafiosa ( K H Zechner 57 ) 1.82L 3rd Kindly ( O R M Webb 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.91L 7th Desert Dawn ( O Kendal 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 8.94L See full results | O Kendal 54kg, Cd 52.5kg 8.94L | 7 (11) |
| Gatton 21-Dec-25 860m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:49.480, SP: 14.00 In-running: 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.270 1st Betty Maud ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 2nd Southampton Nicco ( C M Krahnen 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.64L 3rd Revantas ( P M Randall 58.5 ) 1.76L 6th Desert Dawn ( O Kendal 56.5 ) 6.58L See full results | O Kendal 56.5kg 6.58L | 6 (8) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 15-Dec-25 650m GOOD 4 R8 CL3-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:38.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.630 1st Este Dia ( M A Savva ) 2nd Kingsland ( P F Hamblin ) 0.15L 3rd Sleepy Joe ( J J Miller ) 2.12L 4th Desert Dawn ( L Tilley ) 8.83L | L Tilley 8.83L | 4 (5) |
| Toowoomba 14-Jun-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.600, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Warilla Gorilla ( K Lenton 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Red Toffee ( K Yoshida 58.5 ) 4.30L 3rd Capiana ( C D Collis 58 ) 4.80L 10th Desert Dawn ( D Smith 56 ) 13.30L See full results | D Smith 56kg 13.30L | 10 (11) |
| Toowoomba 31-May-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 Mdn Hcp $790 (of $24,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.360, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Dubious Six ( K Lenton 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Revantas ( N Tomizawa 60 ) 3.00L 3rd Hasana ( L I Martyn 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.80L 5th Desert Dawn ( D Smith 56.5 ) 7.30L See full results | D Smith 56.5kg 7.30L | 5 (10) |
| Toowoomba 24-May-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 Mdn Hcp $790 (of $24,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:14.360, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.170 1st Snitzond ( A T Allen 59.5 ) 2nd Shining Proisir ( K Lenton 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.00L 3rd Peach Galantes ( S R Callow 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 5.00L 5th Desert Dawn ( C Baker 57 , Cd 55 ) 9.00L See full results | C Baker 57kg, Cd 55kg 9.00L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick 02-May-25 800m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Hcp $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:45.870, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.810 1st Sapana's Pearl ( M Wishart 54.5 ) 2nd Leica Pherrari ( J A Williams 56 ) 0.90L 3rd Jidayubori ( S S Champkin 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2.18L 7th Desert Dawn ( M Savva 57.5 ) 8.53L See full results | M Savva 57.5kg 8.53L | 7 (11) |
| Warwick 14-Apr-25 800m GOOD 4 R10 MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:47.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st Desert Dawn ( M Savva ) 2nd Rupeezy ( N Fazackerley ) 0.24L 3rd Highland Kitty ( I R Jessop ) 1.63L | M Savva | 1 (7) |