Hot Sand (AUS) Horse
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About
Hot Sand is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Bill Papazaharoudakis. He is by the stallion Sandbar out of Albakoor. To date he has secured one win. On 20th Mar 2026 at Ballarat he captured his most notable victory, the $75,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 20-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 3 R3 MDN-SW $41,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.810, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Hot Sand ( R Hurdle 59 ) 2nd Mahmudah ( A Kelly 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Genomic ( P Moloney 59 ) 0.95L See full results | R Hurdle 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Caulfield Heath 04-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-SW $9,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.530, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Melian ( C Williams 58 ) 2nd Santana ( J L Melham 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Hot Sand ( J Mott 58 ) 1.25L See full results | J Mott 58kg 1.25L | 3 (10) |
| Southside Pakenham 17-Feb-26 1000m R5 Jump Out-G4 1st Hot Sand ( N Daniels ) 2nd Born Survivor ( J Beriman ) 3rd Chowdown ( B Allen ) | N Daniels | 1 (7) |
| Southside Pakenham 03-Feb-26 1000m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:01.480 1st Dolce Carolina ( L Nolen ) 2nd Tartan Queen ( N Punch ) 3rd Hot Sand ( N Daniels ) | N Daniels | 3 (8) |
| Sandown Hillside 27-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 3YC&G-Qlty $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.330, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550 1st Navy Pilot ( L J Bates 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Bacash ( M J Dee 54 ) 0.06L 3rd Centu Cavaddi ( L Currie 54 ) 0.56L 6th Hot Sand ( T Nugent 54 ) 5.52L See full results | T Nugent 54kg 5.52L | 6 (7) |
| Sale 14-Sep-25 1411m GOOD 4 R5 3Y MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.860, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Victorious Spirit ( L Nolen 58 ) 2nd Getta Good Feeling ( J Childs 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Duntulm Lass ( L Currie 56 ) 2.75L 7th Hot Sand ( N Daniels 58 , Cd 55 ) 6.95L See full results | N Daniels 58kg, Cd 55kg 6.95L | 7 (9) |
| Southside Pakenham 02-Sep-25 1000m R4 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:01.950 1st Nar Nar Goon ( E K Pozman ) 2nd Lucky Diamond ( B E L Temple ) 3rd Extragalactic ( S M Galea ) 5th Hot Sand ( L Nolen ) | L Nolen | 5 (7) |
| Southside Pakenham 12-Aug-25 1000m R7 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:01.340 1st The Blonde Bomber ( A Lynch ) 2nd Obucci ( L J Neindorf ) 3rd Sassy For Sure ( T Stockdale ) 6th Hot Sand ( N Daniels ) | N Daniels | 6 (9) |
| Flemington 17-May-25 1400m SOFT 7 R2 2YO Open Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.820, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 1st Highvol ( E P Brown 59 ) 2nd Buccleuch ( W J Egan 54.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Warrior Smile ( L Currie 58 ) 1.50L 4th Hot Sand ( L Riordan 55.5 ) 1.85L See full results | L Riordan 55.5kg 1.85L | 4 (12) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham SYNTHETIC 29-Apr-25 1000m R3 JumpOut-Synth 1st Hot Sand ( N Daniels ) 2nd Mometz ( Z Spain ) 3rd Mortal Peak ( A Mccabe ) | N Daniels | 1 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 15-Apr-25 1000m R4 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:00.710 1st Regal Award ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Sassy For Sure ( T Stockdale ) 3rd Crespiano ( J Bowditch ) 4th Hot Sand ( N Daniels ) | N Daniels | 4 (4) |