Kwanza (2020) Horse
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Kwanza is a 5yo bay gelding trained by P. Nelson and C. McDougall in Hastings. He is by Zed out of No Yen. Kwanza has won two races to date. On 21 May 2026 at Hastings, he earned his biggest victory, collecting the $17,000 Benchmark 65 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley 24-Jul-26 2200m HEAVY 10 R6 BM 75 Hcp $850 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:27.800, SP: 6.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Another Won't Hurt ( C Lindsay 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Arksey ( L Kauri 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 1.30L 3rd Happy Star ( F Moerman 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2.00L 4th Kwanza ( A Riddell 56 , Cd 55 ) 3.70L See full results | A Riddell 56kg, Cd 55kg 3.70L | 4 (14) |
| Te Rapa 04-Jul-26 2400m HEAVY 8 R2 BM 75 Hcp $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:32.870, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Notabadspillane ( S Mcnab 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Pure Bars ( M Hashizume 54 ) 0.10L 3rd Charlbury ( E Jones 54 ) 1.90L 4th Kwanza ( J Nishizuka 56 , Cd 53 ) 2.10L See full results | J Nishizuka 56kg, Cd 53kg 2.10L | 4 (10) |
| Te Rapa 13-Jun-26 2400m SOFT 7 R7 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:32.540, SP: 16.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Boxmoss ( W B Kennedy 58.5 ) 2nd Free Bird ( E H Nicholas 55.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Ivy's Dancer ( M Hashizume 54 ) 0.50L 8th Kwanza ( J Fawcett 56 ) 3.40L See full results | J Fawcett 56kg 3.40L | 8 (14) |
| Hastings 21-May-26 2100m HEAVY 9 R5 BM 65 Hcp $9,520 (of $17,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:26.140, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Kwanza ( J Riddell 59 ) 2nd Tukituki ( K L Chung 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Subtle Image ( T Davies 59 , Cd 57 ) 4.30L See full results | J Riddell 59kg | 1 (7) |
| Waipukurau 26-Apr-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R7 BM 65 Hcp $1,530 (of $17,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:43.640, SP: 16.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th 1st Unusual Invader ( M Singh 58 ) 2nd Outer Focus ( L Sutherland 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Kwanza ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 2.10L See full results | J Riddell 58.5kg 2.10L | 3 (10) |