Hot Sand (AUS) Horse
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Hot Sand, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Bill Papazaharoudakis. His sire is Sandbar and his dam is Albakoor. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his latest start at Sandown Hillside on 27 Sep 2025, jockey Teo Nugent guided him to a sixth‑place finish behind winner Navy Pilot. The horse is entered in the Caulfield Heath R4 Sportsbet Up & Coming Stars Series Heat 1.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |