Live Wire (AUS) Horse
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Live Wire is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Douglas Whyte. He is by the stallion Tassort out of the dam Happy Highway. He has won two races to date, with his biggest triumph coming on 16 Sep 2026 at Happy Valley in the $1170000.00 Class 4 Handicap. The horse has proved a profitable pick for bettors, yielding an 18% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 16-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $117,143 (of $209,184) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.200, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Live Wire ( Z Purton 59.5 ) 2nd Kwai Chung Talents ( K Yeung 53.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Same To You ( A Atzeni 53.5 ) 1.50L See full results | Z Purton 59.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 30-Aug-26 1000m GOOD R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.200 1st Live Wire ( Z Purton ) 2nd Speedy Patch ( P N Wong ) 1.00L 3rd Shandong Spirit ( M F Poon ) 1.50L | Z Purton | 1 (12) |
| Happy Valley 10-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $119,373 (of $213,166) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.260, SP: 6.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Live Wire ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 2nd Giant Leap ( M F Poon 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Elegant Life ( J Moreira 59.5 ) 0.30L See full results | Z Purton 57.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Happy Valley 20-May-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $7,333 (of $209,519) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.960, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:24.170 1st Vulcanus ( H T Mo 61 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Brownneedsfurther ( J Orman 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Georgian Sigma ( M F Poon 58 ) 0.60L 5th Live Wire ( Z Purton 57 ) 0.80L See full results | Z Purton 57kg 0.80L | 5 (12) |
| Happy Valley 08-May-26 1200m GOOD R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.300 1st Live Wire ( Z Purton ) 2nd Falcon Hunter ( A Badel ) 0.10L 3rd Honorary ( K Teetan ) 0.60L | Z Purton | 1 (8) |