King's Secret (AUS) Horse
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King's Secret is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Joseph Pride at Warwick Farm. He is by Shalaa out of Confidential Queen. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $573,575, he is considered a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 1 Jan 2026 at Canterbury, Andrew Adkins rode him to his biggest victory in the $200,000 Canterbury Sprint, beating The Instructor. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 194% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
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Canterbury • Randwick • Rosehill Gardens • Warwick Farm • Kembla Grange • Gosford • HawkesburyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury 01-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 LR CBY SPRINT $109,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.680, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 1st King's Secret ( A Adkins 53 ) 2nd The Instructor ( A Hyeronimus 60 ) 0.30L 3rd Barber ( J Collett 55.5 ) 2.01L See full results | A Adkins 53kg | 1 (8) |
| Randwick 20-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R7 BM94 $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.180, SP: 2.25 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 1st King's Secret ( Z Lloyd 52.5 ) 2nd Zealously ( T Sherry 59 ) 1.70L 3rd Dollar Magic ( R Jones 52 ) 2.19L See full results | Z Lloyd 52.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R5 BM78 $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.440, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Lyles ( Z T Lloyd 58 ) 2nd Snack Bar ( T Berry 57 ) 0.25L 3rd King's Secret ( A Adkins 60.5 ) 2.02L See full results | A Adkins 60.5kg 2.02L | 3 (7) |
| Randwick 21-Nov-25 737m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:42.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.540 1st Generous Harry ( M Owen ) 2nd Cinsault ( T Berry ) 0.74L 3rd Metaphorically ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.76L 5th King's Secret ( A Adkins ) 1.27L | A Adkins 1.27L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Nov-25 801m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.640 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.030 1st The Three Hundred ( T Clark ) 2nd King Of Dragons ( T Berry ) 0.28L 3rd Runranirun ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.72L 4th King's Secret ( A Adkins ) 1.03L | A Adkins 1.03L | 4 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 31-Oct-25 821m SOFT 6 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Konasana ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Columbia Blue ( M Stapleford ) 0.09L 3rd Invader Zim ( T J Schiller ) 0.23L 7th King's Secret ( A Adkins ) 2.29L | A Adkins 2.29L | 7 (8) |
| Randwick 12-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 3YO BM 72 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.780, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 1st King's Secret ( A Adkins 60.5 ) 2nd Stardeel ( J Parr 56.5 ) 0.48L 3rd Celerity ( R King 53.5 ) 0.64L See full results | A Adkins 60.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Jun-25 1100m GOOD 4 R5 3YO BM 72 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.690, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.930 1st King's Secret ( A Adkins 58 ) 2nd Spywire ( A Roper 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.39L 3rd Vella's Best ( W Costin 56.5 ) 1.67L See full results | A Adkins 58kg | 1 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Jun-25 1100m SOFT 5 R5 3,4YO BM 72 Hcp $5,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.560, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 1st Winning Proposal ( A Roper 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Overfull ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 0.39L 3rd Codetta ( J W Mcmurray 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.87L 5th King's Secret ( A Adkins 57.5 ) 3.06L See full results | A Adkins 57.5kg 3.06L | 5 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 31-May-25 1100m HEAVY 8 R5 3,4YO BM 72 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.400, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 1st King's Secret ( A Adkins 54.5 ) 2nd Codetta ( J W Mcmurray 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.72L 3rd Ellipsis ( A Morgan 54 ) 1.40L See full results | A Adkins 54.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Kembla Grange 10-May-25 1000m SOFT 6 R3 CL1 Hcp $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.740, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440 1st Inoue ( M Bell 59 ) 2nd King's Secret ( A Calder 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Runranirun ( K Latham 57 ) 2.40L See full results | A Calder 59kg 0.10L | 2 (8) |
| Gosford 25-Apr-25 1100m SOFT 6 R4 Mdn Set Weight $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.010, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.930 1st King's Secret ( A Adkins 58.5 ) 2nd Justice Warrior ( A Bullock 58.5 ) 0.68L 3rd Irish Accolade ( M Stapleford 59 , Cd 56 ) 5.62L See full results | A Adkins 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 17-Apr-25 810m GOOD 4 R16 3Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.560 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st Honey Perfume ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Caelus ( W Costin ) 0.07L 3rd Octa De Lago ( D Panya ) 3.42L 5th King's Secret ( C Schofield ) 3.51L | C Schofield 3.51L | 5 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 07-Apr-25 799m GOOD 4 R14 3UP MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Celestial Breeze ( R King ) 2nd Octa De Lago ( T Sherry ) 0.94L 3rd Silver Wedding ( J Collett ) 1.52L 7th King's Secret ( C Schofield ) 3.94L | C Schofield 3.94L | 7 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 05-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Mdn Hcp $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 1.85 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Shangri La Spring ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 2nd She Rex ( A Roper 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.50L 3rd King's Secret ( M Fitzgerald 58.5 ) 3.30L See full results | M Fitzgerald 58.5kg 3.30L | 3 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 24-Oct-24 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Hcp $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.550, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.410 1st Benzou ( R King 56 ) 2nd King's Secret ( J Collett 56.5 ) 0.56L 3rd Apollo Ridge ( T Sherry 56 ) 1.04L See full results | J Collett 56.5kg 0.56L | 2 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 15-Oct-24 785m HEAVY 8 R12 3Y MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 1st Admiral Unyielding ( T Sherry ) 2nd King's Secret ( J Collett ) 0.10L 3rd Vanessi ( T Berry ) 0.05L | J Collett 0.10L | 2 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 30-Sep-24 815m HEAVY 8 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 1st Beauty Eight ( R King ) 2nd Engine Room ( A B Collett ) 0.51L 3rd Deep Faith ( R Bayliss ) 2.94L 5th King's Secret ( J Collett 0 ) 3.88L | J Collett 0 3.88L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 07-Jun-24 740m SYNTHETIC R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.730 1st King Of Dragons ( J Collett ) 2nd Bronco Revolution ( J Ford ) 1.87L 3rd King's Secret ( R Jones ) 2.50L | R Jones 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 21-May-24 812m SOFT 6 R7 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.650 1st Il Passero ( C Schofield ) 2nd Tarpaulin ( N Rawiller ) 1.15L 3rd Houdini Spirit ( T Schiller ) 4.04L 5th King's Secret ( J Ford 0 ) 10.81L | J Ford 0 10.81L | 5 (9) |