Going Nuclear (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

07-Aug-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Dam

We Are At War

Prize Money

132620

Owners

M H McGuire, A Casey, J H Cream, Mrs M V McGuire, P T A McGuire, B W Hanke, Half Carton Racing (Mgr: R S Jackson), I B Whitehouse, K J Ashe, Mrs K D Grieve, N J Mansfield & T Busch

About

Going Nuclear is a 5yo bay or brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Matthew McGuire, who is based at Wulguru. He is sired by the stallion Nicconi out of the dam We Are At War. Going Nuclear has managed to win 6 races in his career so far. On 9th Aug 2025 at Townsville, Going Nuclear scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $50000.00 Cape Cleveland Bm78 Hcp. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Going Nuclear throughout his career you'd have achieved a 21% return on investment.

Raced At

Townsville • Cairns • Mackay • Wangaratta • Bendigo • Werribee • Pakenham • Cranbourne • Sale

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Townsville 05-Oct-25 1609m SOFT 5 R6 HCP $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.130, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 1st Divine Purpose ( L Dempsey 54.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Medal ( C Whiteley 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Vincenzo ( L J Morrison 56.5 ) 0.78L 7th Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 3.90L See full resultsO Kendal 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 3.90L7 (11)
Townsville 09-Sep-25 1609m SOFT 5 R3 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.680, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270 1st Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 54 ) 2nd Strathcona ( J B Murphy 54 ) 0.17L 3rd Major Artie ( A Sewell 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.64L See full resultsO Kendal 54kg1 (8)
Cairns 23-Aug-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM70 $5,800 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.540, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Lean Eagle ( R Wiggins 62 ) 2nd Going Nuclear ( L Martyn 62.5 ) 1.32L 3rd Lucky Exchange ( L J Tilley 62.5 ) 1.86L See full resultsL Martyn 62.5kg 1.32L2 (7)
Townsville 09-Aug-25 1300m GOOD 4 R9 BM78 $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550 1st Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 54 ) 2nd Turbeau ( R Wiggins 60.5 ) 0.59L 3rd Valenki ( J B Murphy 58 ) 2.53L See full resultsO Kendal 54kg1 (11)
Mackay 11-Jul-25 1300m SOFT 5 R8 BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.780, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Lady Masquerade ( T M Fenlon 54 ) 2nd Our Turn Now ( R Wiggins 60.5 ) 0.28L 3rd Henry's Blade ( B Wheeler 62 ) 1.16L 5th Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 59 ) 2.00L See full resultsO Kendal 59kg 2.00L5 (9)
Townsville 29-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM 60 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490 1st Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 62 ) 2nd Store Beach ( J Stanley 55.5 ) 0.21L 3rd Ready To Pardon ( C D Collis 59.5 ) 2.06L See full resultsO Kendal 62kg1 (8)
Townsville 12-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R8 CL3 Hcp $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.690, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860 1st Super Freeze ( J Stanley 58 ) 2nd Lean Eagle ( R Wiggins 58 ) 1.51L 3rd Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 60 ) 2.70L See full resultsO Kendal 60 2.70L3 (13)
Townsville 27-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM 65 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.540, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 57.5 ) 2nd Dollson ( J B Murphy 58.5 ) 0.26L 3rd Talons ( J Stanley 57.5 ) 3.09L See full resultsO Kendal 57.5kg1 (9)
Townsville 06-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM 60 Hcp $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.240, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940 1st Tambo's Justice ( A Holt 61.5 ) 2nd Ultimate ( G D Kliese 59 ) 0.21L 3rd Lady Damus ( S N Cormack 61 ) 1.36L 7th Going Nuclear ( I Teh 60 ) 7.24L See full resultsI Teh 60 7.24L7 (8)
Townsville 28-Apr-25 850m GOOD 4 R3 CL4-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:48.390 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.410 1st That's It ( W D'avila ) 2nd Ultimate ( G D Kliese ) 0.43L 3rd Ready To Pardon ( I Fry ) 0.72L 4th Going Nuclear ( I Teh ) 2.04LI Teh 2.04L4 (4)
Mackay 23-Dec-24 1560m SOFT 6 R1 CL3 Hcp $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.520, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Release Le Missile ( A Butler 58 ) 2nd Brasco ( A Sewell 61 ) 1.81L 3rd Bo Bo Beware ( M E Apel 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.86L 4th Going Nuclear ( C Jokic 58.5 ) 3.73L See full resultsC Jokic 58.5kg 3.73L4 (7)
Townsville 05-Dec-24 1609m SOFT 6 R3 BM 60 Hcp $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.640, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.790 1st Brave Agenda ( A Sewell 59.5 ) 2nd Lady Masquerade ( L J Morrison 55.5 ) 0.36L 3rd Going Nuclear ( R Wiggins 60.5 ) 0.69L See full resultsR Wiggins 60.5kg 0.69L3 (6)
Ingham 16-Nov-24 1600m FIRM 2 R6 BM 60 Hcp $2,880 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.240 1st Zouhope ( L J Morrison 57.5 ) 2nd Going Nuclear ( S Sheargold 61.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Tycoon Lad ( A Butler 61 ) 3.34L See full resultsS Sheargold 61.5kg 0.06L2 (6)
Townsville 26-Oct-24 1609m GOOD 4 R1 BM 58 Hcp $1,675 (of $18,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st The Real Thing ( P G Romeo 59.5 ) 2nd Tavisteel ( G S Semmens 63 , Cd 60 ) 0.31L 3rd Going Nuclear ( S Sheargold 61.5 ) 0.58L See full resultsS Sheargold 61.5kg 0.58L3 (9)
Townsville 06-Oct-24 1609m GOOD 4 R5 BM 55 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Going Nuclear ( R Wiggins 61 ) 2nd The Real Thing ( P G Romeo 61 ) 3.06L 3rd Pluckercarn ( C Jokic 55 ) 3.79L See full resultsR Wiggins 61kg1 (11)
Cairns 14-Sep-24 1500m SOFT 5 R4 CL1 Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.960, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680 1st Bold Feeling ( N A Day 61.5 ) 2nd Moegreen ( S N Cormack 57.5 ) 0.53L 3rd Set The Sails ( C Jokic 60.5 ) 1.37L 7th Going Nuclear ( C Whiteley 60 ) 3.86L See full resultsC Whiteley 60 3.86L7 (13)
Cairns 24-Aug-24 1250m SOFT 7 R2 BM 58 Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.650, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st City Of Boulder ( J W Mcmurray 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Lean Eagle ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Going Nuclear ( C Whiteley 60 ) 0.34L See full resultsC Whiteley 60 0.34L3 (9)
Wangaratta 20-Jun-24 1300m SOFT 5 R7 BM 58 Hcp $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.010, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Varane ( W J Egan 62.5 ) 2nd Jessup ( C E Hollowood 63 , Cd 60 ) 1.00L 3rd Stubbyholler ( B Mcdougall 63 ) 1.15L 4th Going Nuclear ( J Mott 60.5 ) 5.40L See full resultsJ Mott 60.5kg 5.40L4 (13)
Bendigo 04-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM 58 Hcp $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.690, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160 1st Loose On Gin ( D Yendall 60.5 ) 2nd Cortain ( J Mott 61 ) 0.30L 3rd Enzedder ( J Kennedy 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 5.80L 4th Going Nuclear ( B Egan 61 ) 6.05L See full resultsB Egan 61kg 6.05L4 (7)
Werribee 17-May-24 1417m SOFT 7 R6 BM 58 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.600, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.780 1st She's Pretty Rich ( B Higgins 60 ) 2nd Battaglia ( W Gordon 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Russian Summer ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 3.60L 8th Going Nuclear ( F W Kersley 61.5 ) 6.06L See full resultsF W Kersley 61.5kg 6.06L8 (12)
Pakenham 18-Apr-24 1600m SOFT 6 R7 3YO+ Restricted 64 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.470, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.680 1st Peppino ( T M Nugent 55 ) 2nd Worcester ( D Bates 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Saveadateforme ( B Shinn 58.5 ) 1.00L 10th Going Nuclear ( B Egan 59 ) 23.10L See full resultsB Egan 59kg 23.10L10 (10)
Cranbourne 29-Mar-24 1300m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.240, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.640 1st Going Nuclear ( B Egan 59 ) 2nd Villa Royale ( J D Hill 57 ) 0.35L 3rd Kranich ( D Moor 59 ) 3.35L See full resultsB Egan 59kg1 (11)
bet365 Colac 08-Mar-24 800m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.000 1st Miss Baltimore 2nd Hellish ( L Riordan ) 3rd Going Nuclear ( T Childs )T Childs3 (6)
Sale 29-Oct-23 1400m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.550, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Modown ( C Williams 58 ) 2nd Superior Zara ( B Mertens 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Rhodesian Red ( R P Downey 58 ) 2.75L 4th Going Nuclear ( J Mott 58 ) 3.15L See full resultsJ Mott 58kg 3.15L4 (10)
Bendigo 08-Oct-23 1300m SOFT 5 R4 3Y MDN-SW $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.730, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Rovno Amber ( Z Spain 58 ) 2nd Going Nuclear ( B Allen 58 ) 1.75L 3rd Delivering ( J Allen 58 ) 2.05L See full resultsB Allen 58kg 1.75L2 (10)
Pakenham 11-May-23 1200m SOFT 7 R1 2Y MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.750, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Tiz Time ( A Lynch 56 ) 2nd Miraval Rose ( J Childs 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Et Tu Brute ( M Zahra 58 ) 1.45L 8th Going Nuclear ( L Riordan 58 ) 7.30L See full resultsL Riordan 58kg 7.30L8 (8)