Kosta (2021) Horse

Foal Date
30-Sep-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
War Decree
Dam
High Esteem
Prize Money
38884
Owners
In To Win High Decree Syndicate (Mgr: Tineke Balcombe)
About

Kosta is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Mike Breslin of Awapuni. He is by the stallion War Decree out of High Esteem. To date he has won two races. On 26 Oct 2025 at Trentham he captured the $40,000 Benchmark 65 Handicap, his most notable victory. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 92% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Trentham 03-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 BM 75 Hcp $1,625 (of $65,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.850, SP: 11.40 1st Afternoon Siesta ( K Myers 54.5 ) 2nd Jungle Jane ( B Queiroz 54 ) 3.50L 3rd Belles Fate ( C Grylls 57 ) 4.30L 5th Kosta ( S Collett 57 ) 5.20L See full resultsS Collett 57kg 5.20L5 (10)
Trentham 20-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R8 BM 75 Hcp $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:09.050, SP: 11.60 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th 1st Party Rocking ( K L Chung 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Oneira ( L T Hemi 54.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Debbi Harri ( B Queiroz 54 ) 0.90L 5th Kosta ( S Collett 57 ) 1.90L See full resultsS Collett 57kg 1.90L5 (11)
Riccarton Park 15-Nov-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R7 BM 75 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 10.70 In-running: Settled 14th, 400m 15th 1st Brave Spirit ( M Cartwright 58 ) 2nd Hooray For Harry ( C J Grylls 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Legally Binding ( R Hutchings 60.5 ) 2.10L 6th Kosta ( S Collett 57 ) 4.60L See full resultsS Collett 57kg 4.60L6 (16)
Trentham 26-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 6 R3 BM 65 Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.350, SP: 12.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 9th 1st Kosta ( S Collett 59.5 ) 2nd Toronto ( B Queiroz 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Massive Prince ( M Hashizume 59.5 ) 1.30L See full resultsS Collett 59.5kg1 (11)
Te Rapa 31-May-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R8 BM 65 Hcp (of $35,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.670, SP: 10.90 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Monday Melody ( G Rooke 60 ) 2nd Te Atatu Dream ( J Nishizuka 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Phantom Dragon ( Y Okubo 57.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.60L 11th Kosta ( L Kauri 60 , Cd 57 ) 8.70L See full resultsL Kauri 60, Cd 57kg 8.70L11 (14)
Trentham 17-May-25 1600m SOFT 6 R1 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.240, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Coulthard ( J K Riddell 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Canasta ( Y Atchamah 55 , Cd 53 ) 0.80L 3rd Kosta ( J Chung 57 ) 0.90L See full resultsJ Chung 57kg 0.90L3 (6)
Wanganui 27-Apr-25 1600m GOOD 3 R4 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $875 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.180, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Belle Tribute ( K Chowdhoory 56 ) 2nd Scandalize ( K R Hercock 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Coulthard ( J K Riddell 57 ) 0.30L 5th Kosta ( J Chung 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.60L See full resultsJ Chung 57kg, Cd 55kg 1.60L5 (8)
Waverley 04-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.750, SP: 6.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Kosta ( H Grace 58 ) 2nd Cashla Bay ( L Sutherland 53 ) 0.50L 3rd Luminance ( C R Barnes 53 ) 2.50L See full resultsH Grace 58kg1 (10)
Trentham 02-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 3 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.300, SP: 7.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th 1st Real Time ( K Stott 58 ) 2nd Nozumi ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Ten To Two ( M J Mcnab 58 ) 0.70L 4th Kosta ( H Grace 58 ) 2.20L See full resultsH Grace 58kg 2.20L4 (12)
Wanganui 25-Jan-25 1200m SOFT 5 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.840, SP: 16.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st We Found Love ( L Sutherland 55.5 ) 2nd Meltemi ( K R Hercock 55.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Montana Bay ( N Hailey 57.5 , Cd 57 ) 1.50L 4th Kosta ( H Grace 57.5 ) 1.60L See full resultsH Grace 57.5kg 1.60L4 (7)