Hillbilly Elegy (AUS) Horse
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Hillbilly Elegy is a 3yo bay colt from Australia trained by Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes at Flemington. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after one start. In his latest race at Hawkesbury on 5 Sep 2026, Jay Ford rode him to a third‑place finish behind the winner Unbridled Storm.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury 05-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CG&E MDN-SW $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.970, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Unbridled Storm ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Kiviska ( K Latham 56.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Hillbilly Elegy ( J Ford 56.5 ) 2.77L See full results | J Ford 56.5kg 2.77L | 3 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 21-Aug-26 900m SOFT 5 R9 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st The Wildling ( C Schofield ) 2nd Definition ( R King ) 1.21L 3rd Speed Encore ( A Adkins ) 2.92L 4th Hillbilly Elegy ( J Ford ) 3.10L | J Ford 3.10L | 4 (10) |
| Flemington 14-Aug-26 800m R13 Jump Out-S5 1st Hillbilly Elegy ( B Melham ) 2nd The Cellist ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd Spiridon ( H T Coffey ) | B Melham | 1 (5) |
| Flemington 07-Aug-26 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.620 1st Raisonic ( B Rawiller ) 2nd Home And A Bay ( B A Shinn ) 3rd Sea Poem ( E P Brown ) 6th Hillbilly Elegy ( L Currie ) | L Currie | 6 (6) |