Hit The Key (AUS) Horse
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Hit The Key is a 3yo bay or brown filly (female) from Australia trained by John Thomas, who is based at Toowoomba. She is sired by the stallion Exosphere out of the dam Pacific Express. Hit The Key is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 3 attempts. During her most recent race at Toowoomba on 14th Feb 2026, Hit The Key was ridden by Hannah Richardson and finished 9th, behind the winner Ladies Ocean Run.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 14-Feb-26 1050m HEAVY 10 R4 3Y MDN-SW $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.780, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.730 1st Ladies Ocean Run ( L Tilley 56 ) 2nd Head Of The River ( F Sandkuhl 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.27L 3rd Turf Gazette ( G Cartwright 58 ) 6.74L 9th Hit The Key ( H Richardson 56 ) 21.04L See full results | H Richardson 56kg 21.04L | 9 (10) |
| Gatton 05-Dec-25 860m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW $1,050 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:48.780, SP: 101.00 In-running: 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900 1st Miss Leana ( O Kendal 56 ) 2nd Our Girl Scarlett ( L Tilley 56 ) 2.62L 3rd Betterindanude ( J Metcalfe 58 , Cd 56 ) 6.90L 4th Hit The Key ( H Richardson 56 ) 8.37L See full results | H Richardson 56kg 8.37L | 4 (9) |
| Ipswich 20-Nov-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:46.350, SP: 41.00 In-running: 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Tengun Jessie ( M Hellyer 58 ) 2nd Hello Punters ( C Baker 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 0.59L 3rd Mishani Vision ( C J Lowe 58 , Cd 55 ) 1.39L 8th Hit The Key ( H Richardson 58 ) 6.65L See full results | H Richardson 58kg 6.65L | 8 (9) |
| Dalby 05-Nov-25 800m GOOD 4 R3 3Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:45.960 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Lift'n'mehigher ( G Geran ) 2nd Profits Prayer ( L J Tilley ) 1.92L 3rd Hit The Key ( H Richardson ) 1.94L | H Richardson 1.94L | 3 (5) |
| Gatton 17-Jun-25 860m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:50.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.800 1st Astern Effort ( N Fazackerley ) 2nd Sweet Hesitation ( C Bayliss ) 0.26L 3rd Starvecchio ( L J Tilley ) 1.90L 5th Hit The Key ( H Richardson ) 6.43L | H Richardson 6.43L | 5 (5) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 02-Jun-25 870m SOFT 5 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:53.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Stiktodascrypt ( J D Molloy ) 2nd Over Draft ( S L Willis ) 1.42L 3rd Michifuku ( K Yoshida ) 10.83L 5th Hit The Key ( H Richardson ) 31.03L | H Richardson 31.03L | 5 (5) |