Esprit Lad (AUS) Horse
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Esprit Lad is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Tom Button. He is by Bel Esprit out of Family Freeze. He has earned three wins in his career. On 1 Aug 2026 at Townsville he secured his most important victory, collecting the $30,000.00 Bm55 Hcp. He has been a profitable runner for punters; betting on him throughout his career would have yielded a 745% return on investment.
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TownsvilleRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 01-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 BM55 $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:56.830, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030 1st Esprit Lad ( A Sewell 61 ) 2nd Latin Boss ( N Thomas 60.5 ) 1.16L 3rd Briginshaw ( I Fry 56.5 ) 1.20L See full results | A Sewell 61kg | 1 (14) |
| Townsville 14-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 2&3Y HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.630, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.740 1st Esprit Lad ( B Kennedy 56 ) 2nd Alberta Bound ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Very Good ( L J Morrison 56 ) 2.25L See full results | B Kennedy 56kg | 1 (9) |
| Townsville 28-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 MDN $12,800 (of $23,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.260, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Esprit Lad ( B Kennedy 60 ) 2nd Boom Bunny ( S N Cormack 58 ) 4.34L 3rd Sensei Girl ( C L Jokic 58.5 ) 6.43L See full results | B Kennedy 60 | 1 (8) |
| Townsville 22-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.360, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Exceedingly Brazen ( I Fry 58.5 ) 2nd Sensei Girl ( C L Jokic 58 ) 2.09L 3rd Chatsworth ( P M Edwards 60 ) 2.18L 9th Esprit Lad ( B Kennedy 60 ) 16.66L See full results | B Kennedy 60 16.66L | 9 (9) |
| Townsville 16-Jun-26 850m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:48.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.590 1st Dark Fae ( T Chambers ) 2nd Exceedingly Brazen ( I Fry ) 0.45L 3rd Stylish Rosie ( J Devine ) 2.06L 4th Esprit Lad ( P Hammersley ) 2.64L | P Hammersley 2.64L | 4 (7) |