It Is What It Is (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
It Is What It Is is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Rex Lipp. He is by Red Dazzler out of Kristina. He has not broken his maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In his most recent start at Gatton on 10th Feb 2026, Sean Cormack rode him to a 10th-place finish behind the winner Linwar.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gatton 10-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.300, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Linwar ( H Richardson 58.5 ) 2nd Bodysnatcher ( M Hellyer 57.5 ) 3.50L 3rd Sicilian Warrior ( G Geran 57.5 ) 3.88L 10th It Is What It Is ( S Cormack 58.5 ) 13.53L See full results | S Cormack 58.5kg 13.53L | 10 (12) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 27-Jan-26 925m GOOD 3 R9 MDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.190 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Lake Nagambie ( K Yoshida ) 2nd Chidgey ( L J Tilley ) 6.13L 3rd La Swish ( J M Emmerson ) 6.87L 5th It Is What It Is ( C Lowe ) 12.53L | C Lowe 12.53L | 5 (6) |
| Dalby 11-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.980, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 1st Ed I Am ( S F Bailey 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Magnetic Island ( O L Kendal 57 ) 0.16L 3rd Proud Miss ( R M O'connell 55 , Cd 52 ) 2.60L 6th It Is What It Is ( G Cartwright 57 ) 5.67L See full results | G Cartwright 57kg 5.67L | 6 (10) |
| Ipswich 13-Nov-25 1350m SOFT 5 R2 CG&E MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.630, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.750 1st Global ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Uniquely Famous ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 0.82L 3rd What Did You Say ( H E V D Hoven 58 ) 1.30L 7th It Is What It Is ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 2.99L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 58kg 2.99L | 7 (10) |
| Dalby 05-Nov-25 800m GOOD 4 R14 MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:47.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Top Level ( J M Emmerson ) 2nd It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida ) 0.25L 3rd Wanna Kiss ( L J Tilley ) 2.27L | K Yoshida 0.25L | 2 (4) |
| Warwick 14-Oct-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:46.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940 1st Silk Sonic ( J M Emmerson ) 2nd Little Surprise ( D J Evans ) 1.66L 3rd It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida ) 2.05L | K Yoshida 2.05L | 3 (6) |
| Ipswich 19-Aug-24 1350m SOFT 7 R1 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.190, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Power Ace ( E P Lang 56.5 ) 2nd Azuki ( C Graham 58.5 ) 1.23L 3rd Blind Desire ( M Hellyer 54 ) 7.05L 6th It Is What It Is ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 9.25L See full results | D Thornton 58.5kg 9.25L | 6 (8) |
| Ipswich 24-Jul-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.970, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st Dance Wizzard ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Morganite ( E P Lang 56 , Cd 53 ) 0.82L 3rd Winning Edition ( J Guthmann-chester 56 ) 1.24L 10th It Is What It Is ( B Thornton 58 ) 3.83L See full results | B Thornton 58kg 3.83L | 10 (10) |
| Dalby 27-Jun-24 1400m GOOD 3 R6 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.720, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Moonshine Run ( L J Tilley 58 ) 2nd Fallguy ( N Tomizawa 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Panda Drum ( B Thornton 58 ) 2.80L 5th It Is What It Is ( J Huxtable 58 ) 4.20L See full results | J Huxtable 58kg 4.20L | 5 (10) |
| Ipswich 07-Jun-24 1350m SOFT 5 R4 3YO Mdn Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.540, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.520 1st Miss Miriam ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 2nd Victory Command ( R Dolan 59.5 ) 1.27L 3rd Going Dutch ( J M Orman 59 ) 5.45L 8th It Is What It Is ( K Wilson-taylor 59 ) 23.13L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 59kg 23.13L | 8 (9) |
| Toowoomba 11-May-24 1100m SOFT 6 R6 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,085 (of $24,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.000, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.350 1st Cailin Alainn ( E P Lang 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Silverado Miss ( L Tarrant 56 ) 4.00L 3rd Drang A Tang ( A T Allen 58 ) 6.50L 4th It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida 58 ) 8.50L See full results | K Yoshida 58kg 8.50L | 4 (7) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 07-May-24 925m GOOD 4 R3 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Mr Hanky Panky ( A B Donald ) 2nd Medical Autocrat ( L C H Sykes ) 1.00L 3rd Ashigaru ( N Fazackerley ) 1.40L 5th It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida ) 6.20L | K Yoshida 6.20L | 5 (6) |