Excuses Excuses (AUS) Horse
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Excuses Excuses is an 11yo bay gelding from Australia under trainer James Carroll in Alice Springs. He is by the stallion Kaphero out of the mare Apologies. So far he has claimed eight victories. On 30 Apr 2023 at Alice Springs he earned his most notable win, taking the $30,000 0‑58 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 3% return on investment.
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Alice SpringsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs 28-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R2 BM66 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.260, SP: 10.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 1st Brat ( B Cray 60.5 ) 2nd River Frost ( I Luximon 60 ) 2.00L 3rd Stella Bystarlight ( J Philpot 56.5 ) 3.30L 7th Excuses Excuses ( J Todd 59.5 ) 6.60L See full results | J Todd 59.5kg 6.60L | 7 (8) |
| Alice Springs 08-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R3 HCP (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.230, SP: 19.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Lucky Fortuna ( I Luximon 55 ) 2nd Real Valentia ( J L Doyle 55 ) 4.00L 3rd Rock Of Kryptonite ( J Philpot 55 ) 4.30L 6th Excuses Excuses ( D Hirini 55 ) 6.80L See full results | D Hirini 55kg 6.80L | 6 (7) |
| Alice Springs 12-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R1 0-64 (of $23,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.680, SP: 17.00 1st Scissor Me Timbers ( S Tsaikos 58.5 ) 2nd Stella Bystarlight ( J Philpot 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd River Frost ( H I L Blanc 59.5 ) 1.60L 5th Excuses Excuses ( J Hampson 61 ) 4.00L See full results | J Hampson 61kg 4.00L | 5 (7) |
| Alice Springs 08-Nov-25 1200m GOOD R2 0-64 $4,260 (of $21,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.180, SP: 8.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700 1st Grinzinger Lass ( S D Logan 59 ) 2nd Excuses Excuses ( L Maloney 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.30L 3rd The Final Word ( D A Hirini 58.5 ) 1.40L See full results | L Maloney 61kg, Cd 59kg 1.30L | 2 (6) |
| Alice Springs 26-Oct-25 1200m GOOD R1 0-70 (of $22,300) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 13.00 1st Our Couver ( P Denton 59 ) 2nd The Men Went Home ( I Luximon 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Altar Boy ( R C Vigar 60.5 ) 3.80L 5th Excuses Excuses ( S Tsaikos 59 ) 5.10L See full results | S Tsaikos 59kg 5.10L | 5 (6) |