Franz Josef (AUS) Horse
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Franz Josef, a 6yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou at Rosehill. He is by the stallion Snitzel out of the dam Embroidered Silk. He has collected four wins in his career. On 15 June 2024 at Rosehill Gardens he captured his most notable triumph, taking the $160,000 3yo+ Benchmark 78 Handicap. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors; keeping a bet on him all along would have generated a 5% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 19-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 BM88 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.040, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Declichy Boulevard ( J Mcdonald 59.5 ) 2nd Knobelas ( T Berry 59 ) 2.27L 3rd Hooligan Tommy ( M Fitzgerald 58 , Cd 56 ) 4.47L 9th Franz Josef ( K Mcevoy 57 ) 8.64L See full results | K Mcevoy 57kg 8.64L | 9 (9) |
| Randwick 05-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 BM94 $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.910, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st The Mona Lisa ( A Adkins 55 ) 2nd Starzintheireyes ( Z T Lloyd 55.5 ) 0.19L 3rd Pinhole ( S Grima 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.40L 6th Franz Josef ( K Mcevoy 55.5 ) 2.31L See full results | K Mcevoy 55.5kg 2.31L | 6 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 SPRINGPREV $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.550, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 1st Althoff ( Z T Lloyd 52 ) 2nd Attica ( A Hyeronimus 59 ) 2.16L 3rd Fully Lit ( R Bayliss 57.5 ) 2.45L 6th Franz Josef ( K Mcevoy 54 ) 4.99L See full results | K Mcevoy 54kg 4.99L | 6 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Aug-26 1030m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Franz Josef ( K Mcevoy ) 2nd Magnatear ( A R D Morgan ) 0.62L 3rd King Of The Sea ( J B Mcdonald ) 2.88L | K Mcevoy | 1 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 30-Jun-26 1030m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.040 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Franz Josef ( K Mcevoy ) 2nd It's A Wonder ( T Sherry ) 0.31L 3rd Fortune ( A B Collett ) 0.43L | K Mcevoy | 1 (9) |