Kovu (AUS) Horse
About
Kovu, a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Dane Smith. He is by the stallion Territories out of Danae. Kovu has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his latest start at Camperdown on 17 Jan 2026, ridden by Jade Smith, he finished eighth behind winner Almago.
Raced At
Camperdown
• Stawell
• Avoca
• Ballarat
• Donald
• Ararat
• Great Western
• Horsham
• Moree
• Armidale
• Gosford
• Hawkesbury
• Rosehill GardensRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Camperdown 17-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 3 R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.710, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Almago ( J Weatherley 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Mr Ribtickler ( L Boyd 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Philharmonic ( J Hill 58 ) 3.00L 8th Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 6.76L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 6.76L | 8 (11) |
| Stawell 04-Jan-26 1300m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.680, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Dance Lady ( C Macredmond 56 ) 2nd Irish Wave ( E J Walsh 58 ) 0.06L 3rd Philharmonic ( J D Hill 58 ) 0.08L 7th Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.34L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 1.34L | 7 (10) |
| Avoca 15-Dec-25 1000m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:01.130 1st Divine Thoughts ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Attachments ( J Allen ) 3rd Kovu ( J Smith ) | J Smith | 3 (5) |
| Ballarat 11-May-25 1500m GOOD 4 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.390, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480 1st Shadeelaa ( E J Walsh 59.5 ) 2nd Ms Hubble ( N Farley 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Faerywood ( C Macredmond 59.5 ) 3.00L 5th Kovu ( J Kennedy 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 7.00L See full results | J Kennedy 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 7.00L | 5 (9) |
| Ballarat 27-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Elphaba ( A K Kelly 57 ) 2nd Saxon Blood ( J Allen 59 ) 0.06L 3rd Pharoah's Glory ( W Gordon 57 , Cd 58 ) 0.41L 4th Kovu ( J Kennedy 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.71L See full results | J Kennedy 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 0.71L | 4 (12) |
| Avoca 14-Apr-25 800m R1 Jump Out-G4 1st Kovu ( S Field ) 2nd Brung King ( E J Walsh ) 3rd Vegas Jack | S Field | 1 (5) |
| Donald 08-Apr-25 850m R3 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:52.750 1st Mr Charismatic ( J Allen ) 2nd Kovu ( S Field ) 3rd Dismount ( E J Walsh ) | S Field | 2 (4) |
| Ararat 27-Mar-25 1306m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.620, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Gin Baba ( Z Spain 57.5 ) 2nd Damas ( W J Egan 59 ) 4.75L 3rd Proud Chief ( J Allen 59 ) 4.90L 7th Kovu ( S Field 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 7.86L See full results | S Field 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 7.86L | 7 (12) |
| Great Western 20-Mar-25 1200m R12 Jump Out-S5 1st Kovu ( S Field ) 2nd Lady Dexterous ( L Meech ) 3rd Our Santos ( M K Julius ) | S Field | 1 (7) |
| Avoca 05-Mar-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:51.270 1st Eight Under ( M J Lloyd ) 2nd Chilli Reaper ( W J Egan ) 1.25L 3rd Mr Burt ( C Macredmond ) 1.75L 7th Kovu ( S Field ) 4.65L | S Field 4.65L | 7 (9) |
| bet365 Stawell 24-Jun-24 800m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:49.400 1st Pockets'n'puddles ( A L Herrmann ) 2nd Wavendon ( A K Kelly ) 3rd Federer ( E J Walsh ) 8th Kovu ( J Smith ) | J Smith | 8 (8) |
| Horsham 13-Jun-24 800m R7 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.500 1st Shimshalar ( S L Fawke ) 2nd Bella Russian ( C Puls ) 3rd Trap The Code ( T Madden ) UPL Kovu ( J Smith ) | J Smith | UPD (8) |
| Moree 02-Apr-24 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.720, SP: 12.00 1st I'm Scarlett ( W A Peel 55.5 ) 2nd Miss Italiana ( S Llewellyn 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 4.57L 3rd Lady Of The Hunter ( C Hillier 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 5.33L UPL Kovu ( M Weir 59 ) 0.00L See full results | M Weir 59kg 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Armidale 18-Mar-24 1000m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Great Siege ( M J Mcgillivray ) 2nd Island Legend ( B Nock ) 1.74L 3rd Lan Kwai Fong ( B Looker ) 2.29L 4th Kovu ( J Grisedale 0 ) 3.49L | J Grisedale 0 3.49L | 4 (5) |
| Gosford 15-Feb-24 1000m SOFT 6 R7 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.480 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.810 1st Exorealm ( A Bullock ) 2nd Alesund ( R Jones ) 1.41L 3rd Run Over ( K Jennings ) 3.07L 9th Kovu ( G Buckley 0 ) 13.75L | G Buckley 0 13.75L | 9 (10) |
| Hawkesbury 01-Feb-24 1000m GOOD 4 R8 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.460 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Helldancer ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Draco's Fire ( S Cherchi ) 0.54L 3rd Scarli Japali ( K Latham ) 2.10L 6th Kovu ( T Sherry 0 ) 3.67L | T Sherry 0 3.67L | 6 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-Sep-23 1030m GOOD 4 R4 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Taipan Legend ( T Schiller 0 ) 2nd Chartwell ( C Schofield 0 ) 3.12L 3rd Godzilla ( T Sherry 0 ) 3.38L 6th Kovu ( R King 0 ) 5.02L | R King 0 5.02L | 6 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 11-Sep-23 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3Y MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.140 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Pipistrelle ( R King 0 ) 2nd Brass Band ( C Reith 0 ) 0.41L 3rd Rickythesteamboat ( T Schiller 0 ) 0.86L 6th Kovu ( J V Overmeire 0 ) 1.83L | J V Overmeire 0 1.83L | 6 (8) |
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