Flop Shot (AUS) Horse
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Flop Shot is a 3yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Glenn Thornton on the Gold Coast. He is by the stallion Spieth out of the mare Next Chapter. To date, he has secured a single victory. His most notable triumph came on 12th Mar 2026 at Beaudesert, where he captured the $30,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 27-Mar-26 1625m GOOD 4 R6 3Y-SW $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.460, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.060 1st Worthy Enuff ( A Jones 57 ) 2nd Go Maro ( B Lerena 57 ) 0.16L 3rd Norty Forty ( K Yoshida 55 ) 1.73L 7th Flop Shot ( D Thornton 57 ) 8.29L See full results | D Thornton 57kg 8.29L | 7 (11) |
| Beaudesert 12-Mar-26 1650m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.070, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.990 1st Flop Shot ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 2nd Sicilian Warrior ( G Geran 57.5 ) 0.26L 3rd Razor's Magic ( T Brooker 56.5 ) 2.69L See full results | D Thornton 57.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Gold Coast 21-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.280, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 12th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Saveur ( S N Cormack 55.5 ) 2nd Saturdays Girl ( R Wiggins 56.5 ) 0.01L 3rd Tulong ( M Hellyer 59.5 ) 0.68L 6th Flop Shot ( B Thornton 58 ) 1.55L See full results | B Thornton 58kg 1.55L | 6 (15) |
| Beaudesert 12-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.310 1st Midnight Drifter ( M Rodd ) 2nd Rose Of Shiraz ( J L Bayliss ) 0.19L 3rd Hokkaido ( N Tomizawa ) 0.52L 5th Flop Shot ( D Thornton ) 4.69L | D Thornton 4.69L | 5 (5) |
| Gold Coast 27-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 3Y MDN- Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Swift Duke ( B S Lerena ) 2nd Copper Star ( J Franklin ) 3.00L 3rd Miss Wildcat ( Y Lewis ) 7.30L 5th Flop Shot ( J Williams ) 8.70L | J Williams 8.70L | 5 (8) |
| Eagle Farm 18-Oct-25 1810m GOOD 4 R2 3Y HCP $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.790, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Mr Worthington ( M Harley 57 ) 2nd Lonesome Soul ( J L Bayliss 58.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Contingency ( D G Moor 60 ) 0.36L 7th Flop Shot ( D Thornton 55.5 ) 1.87L See full results | D Thornton 55.5kg 1.87L | 7 (9) |
| Doomben 08-Oct-25 1640m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.260, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890 1st Diversity ( J W Mcmurray 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Sevilo ( M Rodd 58 ) 1.40L 3rd She Can Soar ( M R D Plessis 56 ) 4.62L 4th Flop Shot ( D Thornton 58 ) 4.68L See full results | D Thornton 58kg 4.68L | 4 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 24-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-SW $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.360, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Heavenly Conquest ( B E Thompson 56 ) 2nd Queen Jeddah ( M R D Plessis 56 ) 0.81L 3rd Sevilo ( M Rodd 58 ) 1.75L 4th Flop Shot ( D Thornton 58 ) 2.66L See full results | D Thornton 58kg 2.66L | 4 (10) |
| Gold Coast 09-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R6 3Y MDN- Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Dashing Turbo ( R P Downey ) 2nd Strenuous ( J W Mcmurray ) 0.50L 3rd Another Cashie ( A J Mallyon ) 0.90L 7th Flop Shot ( J Morris ) 4.30L | J Morris 4.30L | 7 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 25-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 2Y MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.400, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st Go Maro ( A Jones 58 ) 2nd Cool Moon ( K Wilson-taylor 56 ) 1.07L 3rd Piggietales ( J J Lloyd 56 ) 2.15L 5th Flop Shot ( D Thornton 58 ) 3.59L See full results | D Thornton 58kg 3.59L | 5 (14) |
| Gold Coast 15-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Boomshanka ( A Jones ) 2nd Impervious ( E P Lang ) 0.30L 3rd Recluse ( K Wilson-taylor ) 5.30L 4th Flop Shot ( D Thornton ) 5.80L | D Thornton 5.80L | 4 (8) |
| Beaudesert 27-Jun-25 1050m SOFT 5 R7 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900 1st Drinkwater ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Urban Lad ( J H Huxtable ) 7.50L 3rd Tahitian ( B Wheeler ) 9.00L 4th Flop Shot ( D Thornton ) 10.80L | D Thornton 10.80L | 4 (5) |
| Beaudesert 20-Mar-25 1050m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 1st Gutsy Bravo ( J Guthmann-chester ) 2nd Neweva ( M Rodd ) 1.80L 3rd Mayor Of Kingston ( A T Allen ) 1.90L 6th Flop Shot ( J Williams ) 5.50L | J Williams 5.50L | 6 (8) |
| Gold Coast 25-Feb-25 900m GOOD 4 R5 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.890 1st Before Anyone Else ( C Baker ) 2nd Dashing Mars ( E H Chaves ) 3.36L 3rd Island Boy ( J A Williams ) 7.75L 6th Flop Shot ( D Thornton ) 10.83L | D Thornton 10.83L | 6 (7) |
| Gold Coast 05-Dec-24 1000m SOFT 7 R5 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Forgotten Spirit ( R Maloney ) 2nd Torque To Be Sure ( N Rawiller ) 0.20L 3rd Katie Aine ( T M Fenlon ) 4.50L 5th Flop Shot ( B Thornton 0 ) 11.30L | B Thornton 0 11.30L | 5 (7) |