Half Moon Roo (AUS) Horse
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Half Moon Roo, a 5yo brown mare from Australia, is trained by John Johnston of the Sunshine Coast. She is by the stallion Warhead out of Little Miss Molly. To date she has won two races, including her biggest triumph on 17 May 2025 at Nanango when she captured the $10,000 Benchmark 50 Handicap.
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Gatton • Kilcoy • Nanango • Sunshine Coast • Goondiwindi • Sunshine Coast Poly • Aquis Park Gold Coast PolyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gatton 10-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 0-55 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.440, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Clearly George ( H T Shaw 59 ) 2nd Vizstar ( D R A Boche 56 ) 0.38L 3rd Standlee ( S N Cormack 59.5 ) 2.91L 7th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 54 , Cd 52 ) 4.38L See full results | K Johnston 54kg, Cd 52kg 4.38L | 7 (11) |
| Kilcoy 26-Jan-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 BM50 $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.220, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Invisible Target ( S N Cormack 60 ) 2nd Galactic Legend ( E J Molloy 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.73L 3rd Dubble Hussle ( R M O'connell 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.73L 4th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 58 , Cd 56 ) 2.41L See full results | K Johnston 58kg, Cd 56kg 2.41L | 4 (9) |
| Gatton 09-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 0-55 $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.820, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Toba ( J H Huxtable 60 ) 2nd Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 54.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Clearly George ( H E V D Hoven 59 ) 1.34L See full results | K Johnston 54.5kg 0.60L | 2 (10) |
| Nanango 13-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 3 R5 BM50 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.070, SP: 3.60 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.300 1st Forebears ( B L Harrison 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Linda's Magic ( M A Butler 57.5 ) 0.61L 3rd Goin' Skitz ( S F Bailey 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.73L 7th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 59 , Cd 57 ) 7.13L See full results | K Johnston 59kg, Cd 57kg 7.13L | 7 (12) |
| Kilcoy 19-Nov-25 1500m SOFT 6 R6 BM58 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:32.180, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Baccarat Rouge ( C M Krahnen 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Bandit ( L I Martyn 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.22L 3rd Duke Of Lancaster ( S C Tierney 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.97L 7th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 54 , Cd 52 ) 3.81L See full results | K Johnston 54kg, Cd 52kg 3.81L | 7 (10) |
| Kilcoy 07-Nov-25 1500m GOOD 4 R7 0-58 $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.560, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950 1st Man In The Mirror ( L J Tilley 59.5 ) 2nd Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 54 ) 1.96L 3rd West Cork ( N J Evans 59.5 ) 2.42L See full results | K Johnston 54kg 1.96L | 2 (9) |
| Gatton 16-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 0-55 $650 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680 1st Beat Hollow ( A R Heinrich 59 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Besiege ( N Tomizawa 58.5 ) 2.58L 3rd Midnight Boom ( R M O'connell 54 , Cd 51 ) 3.63L 5th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 56 , Cd 53 ) 4.39L See full results | K Johnston 56kg, Cd 53kg 4.39L | 5 (12) |
| Kilcoy 07-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 0-55 $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.060, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Miss Zermatt ( J A Williams 58 ) 2nd Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 56 ) 2.05L 3rd Artopia ( L J Tilley 57 ) 2.36L See full results | K Johnston 56kg 2.05L | 2 (11) |
| Kilcoy 07-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 0-55 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.400, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Allezizzy ( K H Zechner 57 ) 2nd Quality Miss ( D L Turner 58 ) 0.62L 3rd Spirit Of Storm ( L Dempsey 57.5 ) 2.20L 7th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 56 , Cd 53 ) 4.82L See full results | K Johnston 56kg, Cd 53kg 4.82L | 7 (12) |
| Nanango 17-May-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 BM 50 Hcp $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.600, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.070 1st Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 58 ) 2nd Summer Star ( C J Lowe 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 1.65L 3rd Aces Up ( S F Bailey 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.24L See full results | K Johnston 58kg | 1 (12) |
| Gatton 29-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 F&M Restricted 58 Hcp $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.150, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Pretty Rho ( J B Murphy 58 ) 2nd Tsukino ( C Bayliss 55.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Successful ( K Matheson 59.5 ) 0.77L 8th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 55.5 , Cd 53 ) 3.78L See full results | K Johnston 55.5kg, Cd 53kg 3.78L | 8 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 23-Mar-25 1000m SOFT 5 R7 F&M BM 58 Hcp (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.590, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 1st Make It So ( J W Mcmurray 62 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Loken ( C Sutherland 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Vesper Lynd ( M Rodd 59 ) 2.10L 11th Half Moon Roo ( N Thomas 56 ) 6.10L See full results | N Thomas 56kg 6.10L | 11 (13) |
| Goondiwindi 22-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 3 R3 CLB Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.640, SP: 7.50 1st Stroma Aster ( T L Orr 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Ready To Mingle ( S I Pointon 55 , Cd 51 ) 0.50L 3rd Modiste ( J Golden 57 ) 0.60L 7th Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 57 , Cd 54 ) 4.40L See full results | K Johnston 57kg, Cd 54kg 4.40L | 7 (12) |
| Kilcoy 26-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.480, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Half Moon Roo ( K Johnston 57.5 ) 2nd Kobe Ascot ( J Stanley 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Tabei ( B Andrew 57.5 ) 1.00L See full results | K Johnston 57.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast Poly 24-Nov-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R4 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.830, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Rock Lobster ( M Gray 56.5 ) 2nd Aquaholic ( K Wilson-taylor 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Late Night Talking ( C D Collis 56.5 ) 0.70L 6th Half Moon Roo ( E Molloy 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 5.00L See full results | E Molloy 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 5.00L | 6 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 10-Nov-24 1000m GOOD 4 R2 4YO+ Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.630, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Mercian ( B Thornton 58 ) 2nd Strike The Heart ( R G Thorburn 56 , Cd 53 ) 0.20L 3rd Iced Chocolate ( A Jones 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.30L 9th Half Moon Roo ( N Thomas 56 ) 8.00L See full results | N Thomas 56kg 8.00L | 9 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 27-Oct-24 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.620, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 1st Deputize ( J Guthmann-chester 56 ) 2nd Modiste ( C Graham 56.5 ) 4.50L 3rd French Empire ( R L Stewart 56 ) 7.30L 6th Half Moon Roo ( N Thomas 56.5 ) 12.40L See full results | N Thomas 56.5kg 12.40L | 6 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 04-Oct-24 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.980, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Ashanko ( J M Orman 58.5 ) 2nd Deep Tiara ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Peaceful Prince ( R Maloney 58.5 ) 2.00L 6th Half Moon Roo ( N Thomas 56.5 ) 3.20L See full results | N Thomas 56.5kg 3.20L | 6 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 20-Aug-24 850m SOFT 7 R15 MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Half Moon Roo ( N Thomas ) 2nd Ripper Shank ( K P Barker ) 0.10L 3rd The Bigbang Theory ( H N Richardson ) 0.20L | N Thomas | 1 (6) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 27-Apr-24 1050m SYNTHETIC R5 3YO Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.980, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st On Merit ( J A Williams 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Modiste ( E P Lang 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Cherbourg ( P S Hammersley 58 ) 3.00L 10th Half Moon Roo ( M Cahill 58 ) 11.30L See full results | M Cahill 58kg 11.30L | 10 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 04-Apr-24 850m HEAVY 10 R14 MDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:54.510 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Half Moon Roo ( S Collett ) 2nd Vadamoon ( D J A Boutet ) 4.00L 3rd Vesper Lynd ( P Hamblin ) 4.50L | S Collett | 1 (6) |