Kovu (AUS) Horse
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Kovu, a 6yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Dane Smith. He is by Territories out of Danae and has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in 15 starts. In his most recent start at Ballarat Synthetic on 25th Aug 2026, Jade Smith rode him to a ninth-place finish behind the winner Just Swift.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-26 2100m SYNTHETIC R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:11.420, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Just Swift ( J Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Only Opera ( D Bates 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Convaaya ( C Macredmond 59.5 ) 1.71L 9th Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 10.36L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 10.36L | 9 (11) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 27-Jul-26 2200m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:17.950, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.150 1st Wolfoffitroystreet ( J M Allen 59.5 ) 2nd Le Plus Rapide ( T M Nugent 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Convaaya ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 0.45L 6th Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 11.70L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 11.70L | 6 (8) |
| Mildura 17-Jul-26 2000m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:08.000, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.650 1st Hexed ( A Kelly 57.5 ) 2nd Ludina ( L Meech 57.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Mission Taichi ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 0.17L 8th Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.22L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 4.22L | 8 (11) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 07-Jul-26 2100m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:11.920, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Representative ( T Madden 57.5 ) 2nd Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Barossa Valley ( J M Allen 59.5 ) 3.00L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.25L | 2 (10) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 21-Jun-26 1500m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.400, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Forever Jeune ( J D Hill 57.5 ) 2nd Egerton Reef ( J M Allen 59.5 ) 0.30L 3rd All The Moves ( C Macredmond 59.5 ) 1.30L 5th Kovu ( J Smith 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.65L See full results | J Smith 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.65L | 5 (12) |