Eight High (AUS) Horse
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Eight High is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Ashleigh Smith at Wangaratta 2. He is by Highland Reel out of Fantagonal. The horse remains a maiden, having finished unplaced in his sole start. In his latest outing at Gundagai on 6 September 2026, jockey Cassidy Hill guided him to an eighth‑place finish, behind the winner Passing Through.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gundagai 06-Sep-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R4 SUPER MDN-SW $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:29.140, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.850 1st Passing Through ( D Shanker 57 ) 2nd El Cool Gee ( D Cole 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.75L 3rd Sensesational Star ( C Frater 57 ) 2.50L 8th Eight High ( C Hill 59 , Cd 57 ) 16.25L See full results | C Hill 59kg, Cd 57kg 16.25L | 8 (8) |
| Bendigo 18-Aug-26 1300m HEAVY 8 R2 3UP-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.250 1st Blazing Sword ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Belladramatic ( J C Maskiell ) 2.50L 3rd Nishino Crescent ( J M Allen ) 3.50L 7th Eight High ( A Kelly ) 8.10L | A Kelly 8.10L | 7 (7) |
| Gundagai 04-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.260 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st In The Nic Of Time ( R Freeman ) 2nd Tallingas Avanti ( B A Button ) 0.35L 3rd Artie's Gal ( B Mcdougall ) 2.35L 4th Eight High ( C Hill ) 4.12L | C Hill 4.12L | 4 (9) |
| Ararat 08-Sep-25 1000m R16 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 01:05.100 1st No No No No No ( J Fry ) 2nd Blue Typhoon ( N Farley ) 3rd Runaway Eight ( P C Bell ) 6th Eight High ( B King ) | B King | 6 (7) |
| Bendigo 19-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 5 R7 3UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:03.400 1st Zayyano ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Paltinian ( R Mcleod ) 2.50L 3rd Bold Saxon ( T Prebble ) 2.65L 7th Eight High ( B King ) 4.80L | B King 4.80L | 7 (8) |