Hot Air Ballon (AUS) Horse
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Hot Air Ballon is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Douglas Whyte in Hong Kong. His sire is Headwater and his dam is Money Wanted. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his latest start at Sha Tin on 21 Jun 2026, Brenton Avdulla rode him to a 10th‑place finish behind the winner Absolute Heart.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 21-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.940, SP: 6.40 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th 1st Absolute Heart ( D Leung 61 ) 2nd Oldtown ( Z Purton 59.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Master Phoenix ( J Chau 56 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.30L 10th Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | B Avdulla 57.5kg 6.80L | 10 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 29-May-26 1200m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Cava Pioneer ( M F Poon ) 2nd Mega Mastermind ( M L Yeung ) 0.20L 3rd Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla ) | B Avdulla | 3 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 11-May-26 800m R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:21.800 1st Double Alpha ( M F Poon ) 2nd Prime Winister ( L Hewitson ) 3.80L 3rd Hot Air Ballon ( B Avdulla ) | B Avdulla | 3 (6) |
| Sha Tin 14-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:08.360, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st Jubilant Winner ( A Atzeni 56 ) 2nd Von Baer ( K C Leung 56.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Decision Link ( K D Melo 59.5 ) 2.80L 5th Hot Air Ballon ( H Bowman 59.5 ) 3.80L See full results | H Bowman 59.5kg 3.80L | 5 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 25-Aug-25 1200m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.500 1st Great Spirit ( M F Poon ) 2nd Positive Smile ( M L Yeung ) 0.50L 3rd Hot Air Ballon ( J Orman ) | J Orman | 3 (8) |