Lord Gannicus (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

11-Aug-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

Universal Ruler

Prize Money

446435

Owners

E A Galante & T A Galante

About

Belmont R8 THINK PINK HOPE HEELS AND HORSES HANDICAP – Lord Gannicus is a 6yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Grant & Alana Williams. He is by Universal Ruler out of Hello Paris and has accumulated seven wins. On 5 July 2025 at Pinjarra he earned his most notable victory, taking the $80,000 2yo+ Benchmark 72+ Handicap. He has proven a profitable runner for punters; betting on him over his career would have produced a 34% return on investment.

Raced At

Belmont

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Belmont 22-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 4 R9 3UP 72+ TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.090 1st Want A Winner ( W A Pike ) 2nd Twisted Steel ( C T Johnston-porter ) 0.58L 3rd King Adviso ( B M Parnham ) 1.41L 5th Lord Gannicus ( C Azzopardi ) 2.67LC Azzopardi 2.67L5 (8)
Ascot 10-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 72+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.780, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Silver Eye ( S L O'donnell 57 ) 2nd Famous Dain ( C T Johnston-porter 56.5 ) 0.95L 3rd Timeless Gem ( W A Pike 56.5 ) 1.04L 10th Lord Gannicus ( C Cooper 61 , Cd 59 ) 23.16L See full resultsC Cooper 61kg, Cd 59kg 23.16L10 (10)
Lark Hill 29-Dec-25 950m GOOD 4 R6 3UP-TRL 72+, Winning Time: 00:57.900 1st Lord Gannicus ( C Azzopardi ) 2nd Famous Dain ( N Faithfull ) 0.27L 3rd Final Siren ( L F Fiore ) 1.14LC Azzopardi1 (6)
Belmont 30-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 6 R4 RTG 72+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.830, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Arcadia Knight ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Street Band ( S L O'donnell 54.5 ) 1.03L 3rd Investmentstrategy ( B M Parnham 60 ) 2.70L 9th Lord Gannicus ( C Cooper 61 , Cd 58 ) 10.44L See full resultsC Cooper 61kg, Cd 58kg 10.44L9 (9)
Pinjarra Park 09-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 6 R3 RTG 72+ $14,880 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: $3.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Arcadia Knight ( C T Johnston-porter 54 ) 2nd Lord Gannicus ( C Cooper 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 3rd Sowar ( M J Derrick 54 ) 3.21LC Cooper 60.5kg, Cd 57.5kg2 (9)