Leg Drive (AUS) Horse
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Leg Drive is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Matt Kropp in Toowoomba. He is by Grunt out of Shantha's Girl. To date he has recorded six victories. On 8 Aug 2026 at Townsville he claimed his biggest triumph, winning the $150,000 Townsville Cup Qualifying Handicap. He has been a lucrative performer for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 64% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 08-Aug-26 2000m GOOD 4 R6 TVLLE CUP $87,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.550, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Leg Drive ( T Chambers 57 ) 2nd That's Molly ( F Sandkuhl 52 ) 0.28L 3rd Journalism ( A Sewell 58 ) 1.14L See full results | T Chambers 57kg | 1 (16) |
| Gold Coast 25-Jul-26 1800m SOFT 5 R4 CL5 $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.840, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Moonshine Run ( B A Youngberry 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Leg Drive ( H Shaw 62 ) 0.01L 3rd Notes ( A Butler 54 ) 3.52L See full results | H Shaw 62kg 0.01L | 2 (8) |
| Gold Coast 04-Jul-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.540, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.330 1st Leg Drive ( F Larson 55 ) 2nd Chayse 'N' Artie ( J J Lloyd 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.51L 3rd Connecticut ( K Lenton 54 , Cd 52 ) 2.10L See full results | F Larson 55kg | 1 (10) |
| Toowoomba 20-Jun-26 1625m GOOD 4 R4 CL3 $12,500 (of $22,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.410, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.240 1st Leg Drive ( H Shaw 61 ) 2nd Blumstien ( D R A Boche 54 , Cd 55 ) 2.83L 3rd Super Fair ( M E Philpot 54 , Cd 52 ) 4.41L See full results | H Shaw 61kg | 1 (10) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 02-Jun-26 925m SOFT 6 R11 CL3-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.260 1st Just Want You Back ( K Yoshida ) 2nd Rugby ( K Lenton ) 0.60L 3rd Duke Of Bantry ( A T Beresford ) 1.48L 4th Leg Drive ( H Shaw ) 3.16L | H Shaw 3.16L | 4 (5) |