Espada Ropera (AUS) Horse
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Espada Ropera is a 3yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Chris Waller, who is based at Rosehill. He is sired by the stallion Toronado out of the dam Assuming. Espada Ropera has managed to win 1 race in his career so far. On 9th Jan 2026 at Ballina, Espada Ropera scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $27000.00 Maiden Hcp. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Espada Ropera throughout his career you'd have achieved a 140% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Beaudesert 06-Feb-26 1650m GOOD 4 R8 0-58 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.470, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.810 1st Vacillation ( A M Thompson 60 ) 2nd Canadian Express ( B S Lerena 59.5 ) 0.19L 3rd Treasurer ( C Sutherland 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.35L 9th Espada Ropera ( D Thornton 59.5 ) 5.72L See full results | D Thornton 59.5kg 5.72L | 9 (11) |
| Ipswich 21-Jan-26 1350m SOFT 5 R8 BM65 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.590, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st Davikar ( M Rodd 56.5 ) 2nd Glass Of Rose ( L J Tilley 55.5 ) 0.61L 3rd Black Minto ( R D Dolan 58.5 ) 4.44L 5th Espada Ropera ( D Thornton 55 ) 5.63L See full results | D Thornton 55kg 5.63L | 5 (11) |
| Ballina 09-Jan-26 1265m GOOD 3 R4 MDN $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.360, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770 1st Espada Ropera ( D Peisley 57 ) 2nd Joanjett ( A J Mallyon 56.5 ) 0.64L 3rd Saturdays Girl ( J Newman 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.85L See full results | D Peisley 57kg | 1 (10) |
| Gold Coast 30-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R8 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.400 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Crash The Party ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Kayako ( D L Turner ) 1.80L 3rd Bubble Warrior ( B S Lerena ) 2.20L 5th Espada Ropera ( A Mallyon ) 6.30L | A Mallyon 6.30L | 5 (6) |
| Beaudesert 15-Dec-25 1050m GOOD 4 R10 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st Ancient Scent ( D J A Boutet ) 2nd El Centro ( A T Allen ) 3.34L 3rd Espada Ropera ( K Wilson-taylor ) 6.58L | K Wilson-taylor 6.58L | 3 (6) |
| Gold Coast 06-Sep-25 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3Y MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.750, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.070 1st I'lltellyoutonight ( B S Lerena 56 ) 2nd Vostokova ( Y Lewis 56 ) 2.00L 3rd Share Trader ( J J Lloyd 58 ) 3.30L 10th Espada Ropera ( D Mcgillivray 58 ) 7.70L See full results | D Mcgillivray 58kg 7.70L | 10 (13) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 23-Aug-25 1150m SYNTHETIC R3 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:06.190, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920 1st Equine Art ( L Dempsey 56.5 ) 2nd Drumshanbo ( J A Williams 56 ) 2.30L 3rd Queen Of Aces ( K H Zechner 54 ) 6.80L 5th Espada Ropera ( D Mcgillivray 56 ) 9.60L See full results | D Mcgillivray 56kg 9.60L | 5 (11) |
| Gold Coast 12-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 5 R7 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Pippie Pomar ( N Tomizawa ) 2nd Mayor Of Kingston ( A C Goindasamy ) 1.50L 3rd Australasia ( S G Rutledge ) 2.00L 5th Espada Ropera ( K Wilson-taylor ) 3.00L | K Wilson-taylor 3.00L | 5 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Apr-25 900m SOFT 5 R14 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Guardsman ( T Berry ) 2nd Cenotaph ( J Collett ) 1.69L 3rd Tremonti ( T Clark ) 1.87L 7th Espada Ropera ( T Schiller ) 4.91L | T Schiller 4.91L | 7 (9) |