Little El (AUS) Horse
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About
Little El is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Leanne Gaffney. Her sire is Tough Speed and her dam is Elisavet. She has won one race to date. On 25 Jan 2026 at Hobart, she secured her biggest victory, claiming the $75,000 Thousand Guineas. She has proven to be a lucrative runner for bettors, and backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 1,120% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart 08-Feb-26 2020m SOFT 5 R4 LR 3YF-SW $3,125 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:11.560, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st Daytona Diva ( J Johnstone 57.5 ) 2nd Aurora Rise ( J Allen 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Missy Aggravation ( L Currie 57 ) 4.75L 5th Little El ( D Pires 58 ) 6.25L See full results | D Pires 58kg 6.25L | 5 (8) |
| Hobart 25-Jan-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 1000 GNEAS $45,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.340, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Little El ( D Pires 56 ) 2nd Fierce 'N Fabulous ( C M Jordan 56 ) 2.25L 3rd Sky Of Gold ( L G Bingley 56 ) 3.00L See full results | D Pires 56kg | 1 (10) |
| Hobart 02-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW $1,125 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.190, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.000 1st The Little Bay ( S Tsaikos 57 ) 2nd Savage River ( S K Kennedy 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.75L 3rd White Star Suzie ( T Baker 56.5 ) 2.05L 4th Little El ( D Pires 55 ) 2.25L See full results | D Pires 55kg 2.25L | 4 (14) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 23-Dec-25 1009m SYNTHETIC R2 OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.760 1st Chalong ( C R Wells ) 2nd Little El ( D Pires ) 0.02L 3rd Always A Winner ( Y Nishitani ) 2.02L | D Pires 0.02L | 2 (4) |
| Launceston 12-Oct-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 3Y MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.460, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Swift Force ( G Catania 55 ) 2nd Sky Of Gold ( J A Johnstone 55 , Cd 53 ) 4.50L 3rd Silver Grange ( C M Jordan 57 ) 5.00L 8th Little El ( D Pires 55 ) 7.40L See full results | D Pires 55kg 7.40L | 8 (10) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 14-Sep-25 1150m SYNTHETIC R5 MDN-SW $1,125 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.940, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 1st Turbo Chook ( D M Ganderton 58.5 ) 2nd Snow Maiden ( E L B Burke 56.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Novalargo ( C M Jordan 56.5 ) 1.71L 4th Little El ( K Boxall 54 ) 3.21L See full results | K Boxall 54kg 3.21L | 4 (11) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 02-Sep-25 800m SYNTHETIC R5 3Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:48.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Stroak Of Art ( C M Jordan ) 2nd Little El ( D Pires ) 1.25L 3rd French Soul ( K Moore ) 2.00L | D Pires 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 04-Mar-25 800m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN/CL2-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:48.700 1st Klimenko ( L G Bingley ) 2nd South Pole ( C M Jordan ) 0.50L 3rd Rocce San Rocco ( K Lane ) 7.00L 4th Little El ( T Stalker ) 8.25L | T Stalker 8.25L | 4 (4) |
| Longford 23-Dec-24 800m SOFT 5 R5 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:47.440 1st Joejoe ( C R Wells ) 2nd Nunkeri ( E B Burke ) 0.50L 3rd Send Me Gold ( K Boxall ) 1.25L 4th Little El ( K Lane ) 2.25L | K Lane 2.25L | 4 (4) |
| Launceston 22-Nov-24 800m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:46.560 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Miss Lyra ( K Moore ) 2nd Bella Chinkara ( J G Radley ) 0.75L 3rd Ozonica ( E B Burke ) 1.50L 5th Little El ( T Stalker 0 ) 7.56L | T Stalker 0 7.56L | 5 (5) |