Head Of The River (AUS) Horse
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Head Of The River is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Matthew Hoysted. She is by Shamus Award out of Henley Miss. The mare has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in six starts. In her latest start on 4th Apr 2026 at the Gold Coast, she was aboard Jaden Lloyd and finished fourth, behind winner Hello Punters.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 04-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN-SW $1,600 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.820, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 1st Hello Punters ( B Lerena 58 ) 2nd Cardonette ( L Martyn 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.98L 3rd Texas ( B Youngberry 58 , Cd 56 ) 3.12L 4th Head Of The River ( J Lloyd 56 ) 3.24L See full results | J Lloyd 56kg 3.24L | 4 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 13-Mar-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R3 3YF MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.350, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Elusive Domina ( T Brooker 58 ) 2nd Head Of The River ( D Moor 58 ) 1.96L 3rd Icymiss ( D Thornton 58 ) 3.63L See full results | D Moor 58kg 1.96L | 2 (7) |
| Toowoomba 14-Feb-26 1050m SOFT 5 R4 3Y MDN-SW $4,150 (of $24,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.780, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.730 1st Ladies Ocean Run ( L J Tilley 56 ) 2nd Head Of The River ( F Sandkuhl 56 ) 1.27L 3rd Turf Gazette ( G J Cartwright 58 ) 6.74L See full results | F Sandkuhl 56kg 1.27L | 2 (10) |
| Gold Coast 23-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Ode To Beauty ( T Brooker 56 ) 2nd Prophet Of Destiny ( C Sutherland 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.92L 3rd By The Way ( J J Lloyd 56 ) 1.38L 10th Head Of The River ( D Moor 56 ) 6.68L See full results | D Moor 56kg 6.68L | 10 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 09-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R7 3Y MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:58.240, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030 1st Cryptic Beauty ( R D Dolan 56 ) 2nd Snitzstream ( C D Collis 56 ) 0.86L 3rd Head Of The River ( D Moor 56 ) 2.06L See full results | D Moor 56kg 2.06L | 3 (9) |
| Doomben 15-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R9 3Y MDN- Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Reconciliate ( A Jones ) 2nd Rough Cause ( E P Lang ) 0.13L 3rd Head Of The River ( D Moor ) 0.70L | D Moor 0.70L | 3 (6) |
| Coffs Harbour 01-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 6 R4 SUPER MDN $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.090, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Mrs Goldberg ( J Newman 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Jasira ( M Bell 55.5 ) 0.73L 3rd Copenhagen Cat ( A Morgan 55 ) 2.59L 9th Head Of The River ( D Thornton 55 ) 8.37L See full results | D Thornton 55kg 8.37L | 9 (14) |
| Gold Coast 15-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 5 R5 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Anders' Style ( J Franklin ) 2nd Starlightning ( E P Lang ) 0.20L 3rd Whispering Rogue ( S G Rutledge ) 1.00L 5th Head Of The River ( D Thornton ) 3.50L | D Thornton 3.50L | 5 (7) |
| Doomben 03-Jul-25 840m SOFT 6 R14 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:52.190 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Head Of The River ( N Beriman ) 2nd The Wheelbarrow ( C Graham ) 2.75L 3rd Argyle Gold ( G J Cartwright ) 5.50L | N Beriman | 1 (5) |
| Deagon 18-Mar-25 650m SOFT 5 R17 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:39.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Madam Magpie ( C Graham ) 2nd Head Of The River ( J Martin ) 0.35L 3rd Super Johnny Joya ( A Jones ) 1.85L | J Martin 0.35L | 2 (4) |