Istolea Merc (AUS) Horse
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Istolea Merc is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Bjorn Baker at Warwick Farm. He is by the stallion Winning Rupert out of Mercedes. To date he has secured five wins. On 8th Jun 2026 at Canterbury he captured his biggest triumph, taking the $150000.00 Bm 88 Hcp. The horse has proved a money‑maker for punters, offering a 1% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 05-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 BM94 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.910, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st The Mona Lisa ( A Adkins 55 ) 2nd Starzintheireyes ( Z Lloyd 55.5 ) 0.19L 3rd Pinhole ( S Grima 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.40L 10th Istolea Merc ( T Berry 55.5 ) 13.27L See full results | T Berry 55.5kg 13.27L | 10 (11) |
| Goulburn 23-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 GOUL CUP MBM98 $5,375 (of $202,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:20.870, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Just Party ( J Ford 54 ) 2nd Cross Tasman ( K Mcevoy 54 ) 0.59L 3rd Declichy Boulevard ( T J Schiller 55.5 ) 0.95L 5th Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 54 ) 2.05L See full results | A Morgan 54kg 2.05L | 5 (16) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM94 $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.850, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Eagle Express ( Z T Lloyd 52 ) 2nd Grand Impact ( A Roper 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Istolea Merc ( T Berry 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.55L See full results | T Berry 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 1.55L | 3 (8) |
| Randwick 25-Jul-26 1100m SOFT 6 R9 BM88 $29,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.780, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Hawker Hall ( J B Mcdonald 58.5 ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( T Berry 56 ) 0.17L 3rd Zouripper ( R Jones 53 ) 1.56L See full results | T Berry 56kg 0.17L | 2 (11) |
| Eagle Farm 27-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 BM85 $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Lisztomania ( L Nolen 60 ) 2nd Bossed Up ( B E Thompson 59 ) 0.05L 3rd Town Crier ( F Sandkuhl 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.51L 9th Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 58.5 ) 4.76L See full results | A Morgan 58.5kg 4.76L | 9 (12) |