Linebacker (2021) Horse
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About
Linebacker is a 5yo chestnut gelding trained by John O'Shea and Tom Charlton at Randwick. He is by Super Seth out of Garden of Swans. With a Group One victory and $1,851,750 in earnings, he is considered an elite racehorse. On 8 Mar 2025 at Randwick, Zac Lloyd rode him to win the $1,000,000 3yo Open Set Weight, beating Broadsiding.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R5 G3 BILL RITCHIE $11,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.440, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.200 1st General Salute ( T Clark 57.5 ) 2nd Matcha Latte ( A Morgan 53 ) 0.45L 3rd Headley Grange ( A Hyeronimus 61 ) 1.15L 4th Linebacker ( Z Lloyd 57 ) 1.59L See full results | Z Lloyd 57kg 1.59L | 4 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Sep-26 800m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.620 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.180 1st Willaidow ( T Clark ) 2nd Gangsta Granny ( J Ford ) 0.28L 3rd Bev's Nine ( D Gibbons ) 2.72L 5th Linebacker ( Z Lloyd ) 3.11L | Z Lloyd 3.11L | 5 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 21-Aug-26 900m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Roselyn's Star ( C Schofield ) 2nd Headwall ( A J Calder ) 3.06L 3rd Marhoona ( R King ) 3.15L 7th Linebacker ( D Gibbons ) 8.29L | D Gibbons 8.29L | 7 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 30-May-26 1300m SOFT 5 R8 G1 K-SMITH CUP (of $1,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.610, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Headley Grange ( A Hyeronimus 59 ) 2nd Jimmysstar ( E P Brown 59 ) 0.09L 3rd Fangirl ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 0.41L 11th Linebacker ( B Melham 59 ) 3.26L See full results | B Melham 59kg 3.26L | 11 (16) |
| Scone 16-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R10 LR LUSKINSTAR $17,500 (of $201,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.080, SP: 2.25 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.290 1st Sun God ( T J Schiller 53 ) 2nd Point And Shoot ( R King 53 ) 0.12L 3rd Linebacker ( Z Lloyd 59 ) 1.31L See full results | Z Lloyd 59kg 1.31L | 3 (13) |