Espona Bay (2023) Horse

Foal Date

29-Jan-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

New Bay

Dam

Grammata

Prize Money

12869

Trainer

S Dixon

Owners

Amphitheatre Racing Limited

About

Espona Bay is a 3yo ch trained by S Dixon. It is sired by the stallion New Bay out of the dam Grammata. Espona Bay is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 9 attempts. In its most recent race at Newcastle on 22nd Mar 2026, Espona Bay was ridden by Luke Morris and finished 3rd, behind the winner Alfa Duplicate.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Newcastle 22-Mar-26 1207m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Hcp $1,031 (of $8,264) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.290, SP: 6.00 1st Alfa Duplicate ( J Hart 134 ) 2nd Cool Molly ( S H James 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Espona Bay ( L Morris 132 ) 2.45L See full resultsL Morris 59.9kg 2.45L3 (8)
Newcastle 06-Mar-26 1207m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Hcp $436 (of $6,984) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.540, SP: 13.00 1st Tactical Blitz ( H Doyle 134 ) 2nd Arishka's Dream ( J Watson 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Marra Donna ( M Paetel 129 ) 2.25L 4th Espona Bay ( K T O'neill 132 ) 5.05L See full resultsK T O'neill 59.9kg 5.05L4 (11)
Wolverhampton 13-Jan-26 1225m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.940, SP: 2.10 1st Grey Horizon ( K T O'neill 135 ) 2nd Espona Bay ( S Osborne 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Far Too Fizzy ( R Scott 127 ) 0.20L See full resultsS Osborne 61.2kg 0.75L2 (10)
Kempton 23-Oct-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.610, SP: 2.88 1st American Flight ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2nd Espona Bay ( O Murphy 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Dark Mandate ( H Doyle 130 ) 1.25L See full resultsO Murphy 60.8kg 1.50L2 (12)
Yarmouth 16-Sep-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL5 $257 (of $8,264) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 5.00 1st Up The Agenda ( T Marquand 131 ) 2nd Circle Of Trust ( J P Spencer 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Black Endeavour ( J Mitchell 134 ) 0.30L 5th Espona Bay ( J Doyle 130 ) 3.35L See full resultsJ Doyle 59kg 3.35L5 (8)
Chelmsford City 28-Aug-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.960, SP: 5.00 1st Demetrius ( L Morris 140 ) 2nd Espona Bay ( J P Spencer 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Filly Foden ( R Scott 135 ) 2.00L See full resultsJ P Spencer 60.3kg 1.50L2 (8)
Windsor 27-Jul-25 1030m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.420, SP: 51.00 1st Desert Treasure ( C Fallon 132 ) 2nd Mad Dash ( C Hutchinson 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Rotokura Belle ( E Croot 128 ) 0.15L 6th Espona Bay ( J Peate 133 ) 4.85L See full resultsJ Peate 60.3kg 4.85L6 (9)
Lingfield 08-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 3.25 Chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened 1st Command The Stars ( C Shepherd 137 ) 2nd Norfolk Blue ( B Wilkie 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Armstrong ( D Egan 130 ) 4.00L 6th Espona Bay ( O Murphy 130 ) 13.30L See full resultsO Murphy 59kg 13.30L6 (8)
Ascot 30-Apr-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL2 (of $19,674) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 00:59.450, SP: 26.00 Off the pace and always towards rear 1st Wise Approach ( W Buick 130 ) 2nd Super Soldier ( C Lee 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Siren Suit ( K Shoemark 130 ) 0.30L 11th Espona Bay ( O Murphy 130 ) 11.05L See full resultsO Murphy 59kg 11.05L11 (13)