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 at Eagle Farm. She is by Shamus Award out of Henley Miss. The horse has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In her latest start at the Gold Coast on 23 January 2026, she was ridden by Daniel Moor and finished tenth behind the victor Ode To Beauty.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 23-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, 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 7, 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-TRL 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) |