Flop Shot (AUS) Horse
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Flop Shot, a 3yo brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Glenn Thornton. He descends from sire Spieth and dam Next Chapter. To date, he has secured one victory. On 12 Mar 2026 at Beaudesert, he earned his biggest triumph, winning the $30,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick 28-Apr-26 2000m GOOD 3 R4 0-58 $650 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.190, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.240 1st Papal Miss ( G Cartwright 55.5 ) 2nd Proclaimer ( J Lloyd 56.5 ) 1.34L 3rd Alfa Dundee ( K Zechner 55.5 ) 1.76L 5th Flop Shot ( B Thornton 56.5 ) 3.67L See full results | B Thornton 56.5kg 3.67L | 5 (9) |
| Gold Coast 18-Apr-26 1800m SOFT 5 R6 CL1 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.730, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.880 1st Launcher ( K H Zechner 58 ) 2nd Elysium ( M Hellyer 54 ) 1.99L 3rd Use Your Illusion ( G J Cartwright 60 ) 2.67L 10th Flop Shot ( C Krahnen 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 9.97L See full results | C Krahnen 55.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 9.97L | 10 (10) |
| 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 S 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 GOOD 4 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 OPN-TRL 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 3YMDN-TRL 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) |