Hard Grunt (AUS) Horse
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Hard Grunt is a 5yo brown or black gelding from Australia, trained by Gratz Vella in Canberra. He is by the stallion Grunt out of the dam So Vital. He has recorded one career win, and on 21 Mar 2026 at Queanbeyan he secured his most significant victory, taking the $16000.00 Class 1 & Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 04-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 6 R5 BM55 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.990, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910 1st Deeply ( P Boudvillain 58.5 ) 2nd Mystic Diva ( D L Roux 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.32L 3rd Eye For Style ( R B Prag 57.5 ) 0.54L 5th Hard Grunt ( R Wedrat-kroezen 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.91L See full results | R Wedrat-kroezen 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 1.91L | 5 (15) |
| Canberra Acton 21-Aug-26 1280m SYNTHETIC R2 4Y+ BM50 $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.140, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950 1st Star Empire ( E Ellison 62 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Wolf Island ( G Cahill 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Sanzeno ( D L Roux 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.33L 7th Hard Grunt ( R Wedrat-kroezen 61 , Cd 59 ) 6.13L See full results | R Wedrat-kroezen 61kg, Cd 59kg 6.13L | 7 (12) |
| Queanbeyan 21-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 7 R1 CL1-SW $8,150 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.200, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st Hard Grunt ( D Budler 56.5 ) 2nd Delago Serg ( J Martin 59 ) 1.56L 3rd Feedback ( Q Krogh 59 ) 2.87L See full results | D Budler 56.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Wagga 12-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CTRY MDN-SW $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.770, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Dunna Runna ( P Boudvillain 58.5 ) 2nd Tassy Fox ( J Penza 57 ) 1.24L 3rd Divine Spark ( J Richards 57 ) 2.10L 7th Hard Grunt ( Q Krogh 59 ) 7.48L See full results | Q Krogh 59kg 7.48L | 7 (12) |
| Canberra 20-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CL1-SW $1,800 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.260, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st Aristocrat ( J Penza 57.5 ) 2nd Rule Of Faith ( L Beuzelin 55.5 ) 0.93L 3rd Hard Grunt ( J Brookes 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.30L See full results | J Brookes 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 1.30L | 3 (4) |