High Sobriety (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
21-Oct-22
Sex
filly
Colour
brown
Dam
Designated Driver
Prize Money
2205
Owners
Vardy Thoroughbreds (Mgr: S J Vardy), Deso Driver (Mgr: S J Vardy), Mrs Z D O'Shea, C O'Shea, P R Stevenson, J Lowrie, N A Pryce, M J Kearey, J J De Heus, D F O'Leary, Ms A Gaffey, C G J Evans, R Engelshus, Ms G L Doxey, D M Young, G J Brown, P F Lyons, A J Burford, J R Lindsey & G D Flood
About

High Sobriety is a 3yo brown filly from Australia, trained by Georgie Holt in Townsville. She is by Trapeze Artist out of Designated Driver. She has not yet broken her maiden, having been unplaced in five starts. In her most recent start at Townsville on 24 Jan 2026, she was ridden by Fiona Sandkuhl and finished 9th, behind the winner Lady Willpower.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Townsville 24-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Lady Willpower ( R Stewart 56 ) 2nd Girls Got Attitude ( S Cormack 56 ) 0.44L 3rd Next Stop Jupiter ( L Morrison 56 ) 0.86L 9th High Sobriety ( F Sandkuhl 56 , Cd 54 ) 6.34L See full resultsF Sandkuhl 56kg, Cd 54kg 6.34L9 (11)
Townsville 28-Dec-25 1300m SOFT 7 R1 3Y MDN-SW $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.640, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480 1st Valubious ( A Sewell 56 ) 2nd She's A Sweet Star ( A C Goindasamy 56 ) 0.89L 3rd Red City Sun ( R Wiggins 58 ) 1.66L 7th High Sobriety ( E Lang 56 ) 6.40L See full resultsE Lang 56kg 6.40L7 (11)
Murwillumbah 12-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Venom Rush ( B S Lerena 57.5 ) 2nd Insta Worthy ( A J Mallyon 57.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Spicy Wings ( J Newman 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.79L 5th High Sobriety ( M Hellyer 55.5 ) 5.42L See full resultsM Hellyer 55.5kg 5.42L5 (7)
Gold Coast 22-Nov-25 1000m SOFT 6 R1 3Y MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.610 1st Storm Merchant ( J Newman 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Hit The Switch ( B Thornton 58 ) 3.00L 3rd Strike Weapon ( M Wishart 58 ) 3.50L 9th High Sobriety ( J Murphy 56 ) 9.90L See full resultsJ Murphy 56kg 9.90L9 (9)
Doomben 06-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Tassorati ( A Jones ) 2nd High Sobriety ( D Thornton ) 0.39L 3rd Argyle Gold ( G J Cartwright ) 1.47LD Thornton 0.39L2 (6)
Deagon 28-Oct-25 1050m SOFT 5 R5 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Kotor Bay ( R S Wilson ) 2nd Woot Woot ( A Jones ) 2.50L 3rd Jardin De Lys ( G J Cartwright ) 2.85L 8th High Sobriety ( D Thornton ) 8.80LD Thornton 8.80L8 (8)
Sunshine Coast 14-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R5 3YO F Mdn Set Weight (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:58.710, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610 1st Spirit Of Barty ( E P Lang 58 ) 2nd Crypto Miss ( C Graham 58 ) 0.95L 3rd Next Exit ( J L Bayliss 58 ) 1.17L 15th High Sobriety ( J Huxtable 58 ) 11.10L See full resultsJ Huxtable 58kg 11.10L15 (15)
Doomben 26-Aug-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Armes ( B E Thompson ) 2nd Royal Mover ( A Jones ) 0.40L 3rd High Sobriety ( K Wilson-taylor ) 4.72LK Wilson-taylor 4.72L3 (7)
Doomben 08-Apr-25 840m SOFT 7 R19 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:51.640 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Carbonara ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Cool Archie ( M Harley ) 0.75L 3rd Youmeanddupre ( T M Fenlon ) 2.50L 8th High Sobriety ( D Thornton ) 7.10LD Thornton 7.10L8 (8)