Gandolfini (AUS) Horse
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Gandolfini, a 7yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Cassandra Schmidt in Port Macquarie. He is by the stallion Casino Prince out of the mare Ku de Tah. To date he has secured four career victories. His biggest triumph came on 7 Apr 2025 at Tuncurry, where he won the $30,000 Benchmark 58 Handicap. Punters have found him to be a money‑making runner; a full‑career backing would have yielded a 31% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taree 31-Aug-26 2000m SOFT 6 R5 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:06.350, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Exorbitant Miss ( R Hutchings 56.5 ) 2nd Mr Villa ( A Roper 55 ) 1.80L 3rd Caledonian ( M Owen 55 ) 1.87L 8th Gandolfini ( D Smith 59.5 ) 13.04L See full results | D Smith 59.5kg 13.04L | 8 (10) |
| Taree 14-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 HOPKNLIVER BM85 $1,000 (of $35,200) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.650, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Just In Time ( A R D Morgan 59 ) 2nd Zaru ( J Newman 58 ) 0.43L 3rd Show 'Em Howl ( A Roper 55 ) 0.45L 10th Gandolfini ( G Buckley 55 ) 3.78L See full results | G Buckley 55kg 3.78L | 10 (14) |
| Port Macquarie 31-Jul-26 1006m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Royal Exile ( N Heywood ) 2nd Lunaite ( B Looker ) 4.98L 3rd Felasuvi ( S S Llewellyn ) 8.74L 6th Gandolfini ( D Smith ) 9.91L | D Smith 9.91L | 6 (10) |
| Taree 23-Jun-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.790 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st Calypso Rocket ( A Bullock ) 2nd Magic All Around ( G Spokes ) 1.07L 3rd Sailors Rock ( A Roper ) 2.92L 7th Gandolfini ( L Boyd ) 8.05L | L Boyd 8.05L | 7 (8) |
| Taree 17-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 4 R6 TAREE CUP $2,250 (of $101,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:04.200, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Imperialist ( J Penza 61 ) 2nd Barazin ( B Osmond 54.5 ) 1.33L 3rd Forecaster ( J Newman 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2.56L 9th Gandolfini ( L Rolls 54 ) 15.70L See full results | L Rolls 54kg 15.70L | 9 (9) |