Kava Express (AUS) Horse
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Kava Express, a 3yo black filly from Australia, is trained by David Vandyke in Sunshine Coast. She is by Better Than Ready out of Maputo Express. The mare remains maiden after three attempts. In her most recent start at Sunshine Coast on 6 Sep 2026, Ryan Maloney rode her to an eighth-place finish behind the winner Cyber Boom.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 06-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Cyber Boom ( T Marshall 60 ) 2nd Aurora Blaze ( B Thompson 58 ) 0.04L 3rd Bye Bye Castle ( B Lerena 60 ) 0.83L 8th Kava Express ( R Maloney 57 ) 4.18L See full results | R Maloney 57kg 4.18L | 8 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 18-Aug-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.170 1st The Drover ( M A Butler ) 2nd Dazzling Diamond ( G J Cartwright ) 0.01L 3rd Groening ( M P Powell ) 1.33L 4th Kava Express ( T Brooker ) 1.59L | T Brooker 1.59L | 4 (5) |
| Sunshine Coast 10-May-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 2Y MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.550, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.010 1st Home Tomurra ( D G Moor 58 ) 2nd Dolly Boom ( E P Lang 56 ) 0.13L 3rd Without Surrender ( D K Peisley 58 ) 0.18L 5th Kava Express ( T Brooker 56 ) 5.56L See full results | T Brooker 56kg 5.56L | 5 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 25-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 7 R1 2Y MDN $1,600 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.620, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Cool Gent ( B S Lerena 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Double Cool ( B A Youngberry 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.36L 3rd Private Max ( J Newman 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.80L 4th Kava Express ( T Brooker 54.5 ) 2.50L See full results | T Brooker 54.5kg 2.50L | 4 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 31-Mar-26 850m SOFT 7 R13 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:53.410 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.700 1st Tango's Delight ( M R D Plessis ) 2nd Pretty Brutal ( A Butler ) 0.69L 3rd Troy Boy ( K Wilson-taylor ) 0.85L 5th Kava Express ( M Powell ) 9.49L | M Powell 9.49L | 5 (6) |