El Castello (AUS) Horse
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About
El Castello, a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by John Thompson in Randwick. He is by the stallion Castelvecchio out of the mare Word Games. Having captured a Group One race and accumulated $1,769,675 in earnings, he is considered an elite racehorse. On 26 Oct 2024 at Randwick, jockey Joshua Parr guided him to his biggest victory, winning the $2,000,000 3yo Open Set Weight and beating Henlein. The horse has delivered solid returns for bettors, offering a 69% profit on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 05-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 G2 TRAMWAY $3,700 (of $302,450) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.540, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890 1st Headley Grange ( A Hyeronimus 58 ) 2nd Soothsayer ( R King 55 ) 0.03L 3rd Attica ( K Mcevoy 58 ) 2.67L 8th El Castello ( T Berry 58 ) 9.58L See full results | T Berry 58kg 9.58L | 8 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 21-Aug-26 1030m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st El Castello ( T Berry ) 2nd Modella ( C Schofield ) 0.18L 3rd Snitzel Dancer ( K Mcevoy ) 2.18L | T Berry | 1 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Aug-26 900m GOOD 4 R3 GROUP-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.870 1st Savvy Hallie ( N C Rawiller ) 2nd El Castello ( C Schofield ) 1.70L 3rd Declichy Boulevard ( T Berry ) 1.72L | C Schofield 1.70L | 2 (8) |
| Randwick 25-Apr-26 1500m GOOD 4 R7 BM100 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:29.670, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 1st Hellsing ( T Sherry 56 ) 2nd Encap ( R King 59 ) 0.27L 3rd Cristal Clear ( B Nock 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.91L 9th El Castello ( J Parr 60 ) 4.69L See full results | J Parr 60 4.69L | 9 (10) |
| Randwick 21-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.810 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st El Castello ( J Parr ) 2nd Jamberoo ( A Adkins ) 0.28L 3rd Claim The Crown ( R King ) 0.56L | J Parr | 1 (9) |