Fernao (2019) Horse

Foal Date

02-Apr-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Frankel

Dam

Macheera

Prize Money

253528

Owners

Blueblood Thoroughbreds (Mgr: Mrs C Walsh), B B T Macheera (Mgr: Mrs C Walsh), G Thornberry, G Cole, Ms D Merkel, M J Buffier, M C Price, P J Bird, Fernau Syndicate (Mgr: B L Longhurst), B T Smith, Charto, D A Gunther & Mrs L Michelotti

About

Fernao, a 7yo bay gelding trained by Annabel and Rob Archibald at Eagle Farm, is by Frankel out of Macheera. He has secured five career wins, and his biggest victory came on 10 May 2025 at Caulfield, where he claimed the $130,000 3yo+ Benchmark 84 Handicap.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Rosehill Gardens 13-Jun-26 2400m SOFT 5 R8 LR WINTER CUP $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:32.290, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 1st Thebudgiesmugla ( D Gibbons 53 ) 2nd Black Run ( B Nock 53.5 ) 0.80L 3rd So You Are ( A Morgan 54.5 ) 0.86L 6th Fernao ( A Collett 53 ) 2.64L See full resultsA Collett 53kg 2.64L6 (9)
Hawkesbury 01-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 7 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.010 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 1st General Salute ( A Adkins ) 2nd Ready To Shine ( R King ) 0.25L 3rd Dashing Rupert ( A R D Morgan ) 1.00L 7th Fernao ( M Fitzgerald ) 10.39LM Fitzgerald 10.39L7 (7)
Caulfield 09-May-26 2000m SOFT 7 R2 BM78 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:03.790, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.070 1st Simurgh ( C Williams 54 ) 2nd Almairac ( H T Coffey 54.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Bold Strike ( J Mott 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.50L 10th Fernao ( J Radley 62 , Cd 59 ) 17.85L See full resultsJ Radley 62kg, Cd 59kg 17.85L10 (11)
Randwick 25-Apr-26 1800m GOOD 4 R6 BM94 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.750, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550 1st Rotagilla ( T J Schiller 53 ) 2nd Sir Dinadan ( R King 54 ) 0.52L 3rd Polymnia ( D Gibbons 55 ) 0.80L 10th Fernao ( A Adkins 54 ) 6.52L See full resultsA Adkins 54kg 6.52L10 (11)
Canterbury 10-Apr-26 1100m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:07.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.890 1st Amor Victorious ( T Berry ) 2nd Scintilla ( K Mcevoy ) 0.91L 3rd Yankee One ( J Collett ) 1.60L 5th Fernao ( M Fitzgerald ) 2.44LM Fitzgerald 2.44L5 (8)