Itsukushima (AUS) Horse
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Itsukushima is a 7yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes in Flemington. He is by the stallion So You Think out of Barchetta. He has won five races to date. On 6 Feb 2026 at Cranbourne, he earned his most important victory in the $60,000 0‑66 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne 25-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM66 $5,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.810, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.270 1st Kastun Star ( E P Brown 58 ) 2nd Finance Shogun ( B Rawiller 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Itsukushima ( D Keane 61 , Cd 58 ) 0.95L See full results | D Keane 61kg, Cd 58kg 0.95L | 3 (9) |
| Sandown Hillside 02-Sep-26 1500m SOFT 5 R8 BM70 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:30.510, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Veyepee ( B A Shinn 59 ) 2nd Cashout ( J L Melham 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Mr O'reilly ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2.50L 8th Itsukushima ( E Brown 59.5 ) 7.55L See full results | E Brown 59.5kg 7.55L | 8 (15) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-26 1000m R1 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:59.000 1st Tuff Tu Mus ( M J Dee ) 2nd The Pendragon ( J G Radley ) 0.00L 3rd Merrigold ( V L Boeuf ) 0.00L 4th Itsukushima ( C Gaudray ) 0.00L | C Gaudray 0.00L | 4 (8) |
| Sandown Hillside 29-Jul-26 1500m HEAVY 9 R3 BM66 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.350, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.240 1st Stay Silent ( J A Johnstone 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Killenaule ( J M Allen 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Somethingsostrong ( D Keane 54 , Cd 51 ) 2.25L 7th Itsukushima ( E Pozman 62 , Cd 59 ) 9.10L See full results | E Pozman 62kg, Cd 59kg 9.10L | 7 (10) |
| Caulfield Heath 16-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R4 3UP CL3-OPN TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Takeko ( M J Dee ) 2nd Itsukushima ( J Radley ) 0.02L 3rd Navy King ( H T Coffey ) 1.27L | J Radley 0.02L | 2 (7) |