Forbidden Riff (AUS) Horse
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Forbidden Riff, a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Richard & Will Freedman, is by Casino Prince out of Skim. He has achieved five career wins. On 13 Dec 2025 at Beaumont he earned his most notable victory, taking the $45,000 Midway 5yo & up BM 64 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bathurst 13-Sep-26 1800m SOFT 5 R5 BATH CUP MBM78 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.710, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Michelangelo ( J Stiff 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Inquiring Minds ( A Roper 59.5 ) 3.32L 3rd Voracious ( B Loy 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 4.33L 9th Forbidden Riff ( S Guymer 56 ) 12.06L See full results | S Guymer 56kg 12.06L | 9 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 02-Sep-26 2200m GOOD 4 R3 BM72 $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:14.270, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Appeared ( D Gibbons 59 ) 2nd Forbidden Riff ( K Mcevoy 58.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Spenzalot ( M Weir 57.5 ) 2.51L See full results | K Mcevoy 58.5kg 0.31L | 2 (7) |
| Randwick 22-Aug-26 2400m SOFT 6 R3 BM78 $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:29.990, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Foire De Trone ( E P Brown 56 ) 2nd Le Troisir ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 0.16L 3rd Golden Century ( T Berry 56.5 ) 2.07L 6th Forbidden Riff ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 4.21L See full results | K Mcevoy 55kg 4.21L | 6 (15) |
| Canterbury 05-Aug-26 1900m GOOD 4 R4 BM72 $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:55.240, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Aethelwulf ( Z T Lloyd 58 ) 2nd Forbidden Riff ( K Mcevoy 59 ) 4.90L 3rd Dubai Warrior ( A R D Morgan 58.5 ) 6.38L See full results | K Mcevoy 59kg 4.90L | 2 (9) |
| Randwick 25-Jul-26 1800m SOFT 6 R6 CG&E BM78 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:53.170, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 1st Sly Boots ( R King 59.5 ) 2nd Perfect Justice ( S Grima 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Trapalanda ( Z T Lloyd 56 ) 1.12L 10th Forbidden Riff ( J V Overmeire 56 ) 6.73L See full results | J V Overmeire 56kg 6.73L | 10 (11) |