Finest Art (AUS) Horse
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About
Finest Art is a 5yo bay mare (female) from Australia trained by Darren Hyde, who is based at Dubbo. She is sired by the stallion Flying Artie out of the dam Finest Choice. Finest Art is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 8 attempts. During her most recent race at Gilgandra on 7th Feb 2026, Finest Art was ridden by Clayton Gallagher and finished 4th, behind the winner Protectionism.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gilgandra 07-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $775 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.900, SP: 1.75 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Protectionism ( M Weir 57 ) 2nd Miss Strategic ( D Stanley 56 ) 0.73L 3rd Bodhi ( N Palmer 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 1.17L 4th Finest Art ( C Gallagher 56.5 ) 1.22L See full results | C Gallagher 56.5kg 1.22L | 4 (7) |
| Dubbo 12-Jan-26 860m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.240 1st Brutal Love ( J Pracey-holmes ) 2nd Wolf Bay ( Z A Hunt ) 2.44L 3rd Finest Art ( N Heywood ) 4.26L | N Heywood 4.26L | 3 (3) |
| Newcastle 03-Aug-24 1200m SOFT 7 R5 4YO+ Mdn Hcp $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st Ace's In Bloom ( B Nock 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Classic Poetry ( A Morgan 55.5 ) 0.32L 3rd Lady Ichikawa ( J V Overmeire 56 ) 1.39L 6th Finest Art ( J Duggan 55 ) 3.96L See full results | J Duggan 55kg 3.96L | 6 (11) |
| Scone 12-Jul-24 1200m HEAVY 9 R3 Mdn Hcp $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.590, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.850 1st Luconi ( W Costin 59 ) 2nd Shebrings Beauty ( A Roper 58 ) 2.88L 3rd Hell Of A Lad ( C Reith 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 3.72L 6th Finest Art ( A Morgan 56 ) 6.26L See full results | A Morgan 56kg 6.26L | 6 (8) |
| Scone 02-Jul-24 1200m HEAVY 10 R5 Mdn Set Weight $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.990, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 1st Alvina's Luck ( M Bell 57 ) 2nd Tikiroo ( R P Downey 56.5 ) 4.79L 3rd Finest Art ( A Roper 57 ) 5.43L See full results | A Roper 57kg 5.43L | 3 (7) |
| Wyong 13-Jun-24 1100m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.810, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Villa Tino ( R Jones 59 ) 2nd Sharpen The Knives ( T Clark 57 ) 2.27L 3rd Invade And Conquer ( D Gibbons 59 ) 2.55L 6th Finest Art ( T Schiller 57 ) 4.12L See full results | T Schiller 57kg 4.12L | 6 (8) |
| Wyong 18-Jan-24 1200m SOFT 7 R2 Mdn Hcp $2,675 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.520, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.930 1st Norton Road ( A Roper 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Fugitiva ( B Ryan 55.5 ) 2.13L 3rd Shigeru ( A Morgan 57.5 ) 3.24L 4th Finest Art ( R Jones 55 ) 5.81L See full results | R Jones 55kg 5.81L | 4 (9) |
| Wyong 06-Jan-24 1000m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.230, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 1st Parmenio ( M Owen 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Battlefield ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Ballet D'esprit ( K Latham 55.5 ) 2.22L 6th Finest Art ( A Roper 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 4.39L See full results | A Roper 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 4.39L | 6 (13) |
| Gosford 28-Dec-23 1100m SOFT 5 R3 F&M MDN-SW $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.740, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.800 1st The Black Cloud ( J Ford 56.5 ) 2nd Full Revolution ( T Sherry 56.5 ) 2.14L 3rd Wezza ( A B Collett 56.5 ) 2.30L 7th Finest Art ( L Magorrian 56.5 ) 5.31L See full results | L Magorrian 56.5kg 5.31L | 7 (10) |
| Wyong 15-Dec-23 845m GOOD 4 R21 3YF MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090 1st Dize ( A Roper ) 2nd Finest Art ( L Magorrian ) 5.24L 3rd Clever Cookie ( R Hutchings ) 6.12L | L Magorrian 5.24L | 2 (6) |
| Gosford 26-Jul-23 800m SOFT 5 R10 2YO BT, Winning Time: 00:49.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470 1st Finest Art ( A Roper 0 ) 2nd The Escape ( G Buckley 0 ) 0.35L 3rd Jed ( S Lisnyy 0 ) 3.65L | A Roper 0 | 1 (8) |
| Gosford 24-Mar-23 800m HEAVY 8 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.050 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480 1st Bangetta ( D Gibbons 0 ) 2nd Finest Art ( R Jones 0 ) 1.28L 3rd Time To Turn ( G Mcdonnell 0 ) 1.39L | R Jones 0 1.28L | 2 (7) |