Hard Kick (AUS) Horse
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Hard Kick is a 2yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes. He is by the stallion All Too Hard out of the dam Friendly Donna. As a stakes winner with $106,200 in career earnings, Hard Kick is considered a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 14th Feb 2026 at Flemington, he was ridden by Damian Lane and claimed his most important win to date, taking the $175,000 Talindert Stakes from Zambales. He has proved a profitable runner for punters, delivering about a 200% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 14-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R1 LR TALINDERT $106,200 (of $175,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.900, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.970 1st Hard Kick ( D Lane 57 ) 2nd Zambales ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 2.75L 3rd Diameter ( J Mcneil 57 ) 4.50L See full results | D Lane 57kg | 1 (7) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 06-Feb-26 800m R5 Jump Out-G4 1st Hard Kick ( D Lane ) 2nd Dirty Harry ( L Currie ) | D Lane | 1 (5) |
| Flemington 30-Jan-26 800m R2 Jump Out-G4 1st Hard Kick ( D Lane ) 2nd Chantess ( Z Spain ) 3rd Tommy's Lass ( M J Dee ) | D Lane | 1 (6) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 16-Jan-26 800m R10 Jump Out-G4 1st Hard Kick ( B Allen ) 2nd Frankel's Word ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd March On By ( T M Nugent ) | B Allen | 1 (7) |