Groundcover (AUS) Horse
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Groundcover is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Joe Cleary. He is by Exceedance out of Yerbabuena. He has yet to break his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his latest race at Canberra on 18 Sep 2026, Andrew Adkins rode him to an eighth‑place finish behind winner First Assault.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 18-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 3 R6 MDN-SW $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.130, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700 1st First Assault ( J Quince 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Machrihanish ( S Guymer 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Hello G'day ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 0.52L 8th Groundcover ( A Adkins 59 ) 4.82L See full results | A Adkins 59kg 4.82L | 8 (9) |
| Canberra 04-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 7 R3 CTRY MDN $375 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.100, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st Defiance ( B Loy 59 ) 2nd Sweet Harry ( C Ramsbotham 57 ) 4.17L 3rd Highwire Artist ( R B Prag 56.5 ) 5.73L 7th Groundcover ( N Heywood 58.5 ) 7.68L See full results | N Heywood 58.5kg 7.68L | 7 (9) |
| Queanbeyan 21-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.550, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Slay Queen ( R Freeman 55.5 ) 2nd Sharbino ( A Layt 56.5 ) 1.92L 3rd Groundcover ( Q Krogh 58 ) 4.29L See full results | Q Krogh 58kg 4.29L | 3 (10) |
| Canberra 03-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R5 FEDRAL MDN $1,075 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.980, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 1st Trooper ( D Budler 57 ) 2nd Masked Vision ( P Boudvillain 59 ) 2.50L 3rd Slay Queen ( A Layt 56 ) 3.90L 4th Groundcover ( Q Krogh 59 ) 5.26L See full results | Q Krogh 59kg 5.26L | 4 (12) |
| Beaumont 12-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R8 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Oakfield Virginia ( A Bullock ) 2nd Pratibha ( J Severo ) 1.32L 3rd Propane ( A R D Morgan ) 1.47L 4th Groundcover ( M Fitzgerald ) 1.85L | M Fitzgerald 1.85L | 4 (5) |