Love Ain't Free (AUS) Horse
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Love Ain't Free is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Stewart Matthews. He is by Ilovethiscity out of Three for Free. The horse has yet to win, remaining winless in 14 starts. In his latest start at Toowoomba on 14 Feb 2026, Hannah Richardson rode him to a fifth-place finish behind winner Michifuku.
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Toowoomba • Gatton • Roma • Dubbo • Wellington • Narromine • Gunnedah • Gilgandra • CranbourneRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 14-Feb-26 1890m HEAVY 10 R6 MDN $790 (of $24,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:03.920, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.950 1st Michifuku ( S Callow 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Jamcart ( D Boche 58.5 ) 10.38L 3rd I'm So Elegant ( G Geran 59 ) 11.35L 5th Love Ain't Free ( H Richardson 55 ) 15.85L See full results | H Richardson 55kg 15.85L | 5 (10) |
| Miles 07-Feb-26 1200m GOOD R2 2UP MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.650, SP: 13.00 In-running: 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Startling Cat ( P M Randall 59.5 ) 2nd Dancing Troffea ( S J Robbins 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 1.63L 3rd Outages ( K P Barker 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.78L 7th Love Ain't Free ( R O'connell 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 19.74L See full results | R O'connell 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 19.74L | 7 (7) |
| Gatton 25-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.810, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Sarah's Sonnets ( F Larson 56.5 ) 2nd Summer Ready ( D Boche 56.5 ) 2.44L 3rd Up The Creek ( M Murphy 58.5 ) 3.66L 8th Love Ain't Free ( M Hellyer 58.5 ) 15.34L See full results | M Hellyer 58.5kg 15.34L | 8 (9) |
| Toowoomba 27-Dec-25 2000m GOOD 4 R7 MDN $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:06.610, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.550 1st Duke Of Bantry ( G Geran 57.5 ) 2nd Attack Force ( A M Thompson 60 ) 0.12L 3rd Cut Diamonds ( L J Tilley 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.40L 9th Love Ain't Free ( H Richardson 56 ) 10.21L See full results | H Richardson 56kg 10.21L | 9 (10) |
| Gatton 21-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.840, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.510 1st Gold Dazzler ( L J Tilley 58.5 ) 2nd Prince Of Synergy ( M A Savva 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Magnetic Island ( O L Kendal 56.5 ) 0.68L 9th Love Ain't Free ( M Hellyer 58.5 ) 5.09L See full results | M Hellyer 58.5kg 5.09L | 9 (12) |
| Gatton 05-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CG&E MDN-SW $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.890, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Wildspitze ( D L Turner 56.5 ) 2nd Trust In The Rock ( M Hellyer 56.5 ) 0.67L 3rd Vizstar ( B Stower 58 ) 3.61L 6th Love Ain't Free ( S Robbins 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 7.15L See full results | S Robbins 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 7.15L | 6 (12) |
| Roma 18-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 5 R1 2UP MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.690, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Replica ( S K Sweedman 57 ) 2nd Bush Battle ( L J Tilley 59 ) 0.46L 3rd Tribesman ( M R Kennedy 59 ) 4.10L 11th Love Ain't Free ( J Baker 60.5 ) 19.76L See full results | J Baker 60.5kg 19.76L | 11 (11) |
| Gulargambone 30-Aug-25 1450m GOOD 3 R3 MDN-SW $375 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.650, SP: 6.00 1st Haronya ( J Pracey-holmes 57 ) 2nd Firefinch ( J G Stiff 57 , Cd 53 ) 0.16L 3rd Criminal Art ( B Cray 57 ) 1.12L 7th Love Ain't Free ( K Bell-pitomac 59 ) 8.14L See full results | K Bell-pitomac 59kg 8.14L | 7 (7) |
| Dubbo 10-Aug-25 1300m SOFT 5 R1 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.940, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Silent Ace ( J Pracey-holmes 58 ) 2nd Smart Buy ( R Jones 56.5 ) 1.40L 3rd Blue Kingdom ( A Bullock 59.5 ) 3.35L 11th Love Ain't Free ( A Roper 57 ) 8.70L See full results | A Roper 57kg 8.70L | 11 (12) |
| Wellington 29-Jul-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.080, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Hannah's Bridge ( J Pracey-holmes 57 ) 2nd Winning Reign ( C Lever 57 ) 1.95L 3rd Love Ain't Free ( D Dillon 59 ) 2.27L See full results | D Dillon 59kg 2.27L | 3 (10) |
| Dubbo 10-Jul-25 1300m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Hcp $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.610, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Highland Eightgee ( G Buckley 56 ) 2nd Lost Ya Sock ( J Richards 56 ) 2.21L 3rd Love Ain't Free ( I Neale 58 ) 2.91L See full results | I Neale 58kg 2.91L | 3 (7) |
| Narromine 23-Jun-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:45.780, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 10th 1st Brummagen ( J Pracey-holmes 59 ) 2nd Miss Karis ( C Gallagher 57 ) 1.17L 3rd Parissident ( K Nestor 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.72L 10th Love Ain't Free ( M Weir 59 ) 9.33L See full results | M Weir 59kg 9.33L | 10 (10) |
| Gunnedah 20-Jan-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:17.560, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Ronny Bee ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 2nd Eaglescliffe ( J Pracey-holmes 59 ) 0.79L 3rd Fun In Texas ( L Small 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.56L 6th Love Ain't Free ( S Grima 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.08L See full results | S Grima 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 3.08L | 6 (13) |
| Gilgandra 05-Jan-25 1280m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.000, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th 1st Written By Choice ( N Heywood 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Juliet Bravo ( A Banks 56 ) 0.04L 3rd Fun In Texas ( L Small 56 , Cd 53 ) 0.08L 9th Love Ain't Free ( C Vitler 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 3.85L See full results | C Vitler 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 3.85L | 9 (11) |
| Dubbo 21-Dec-24 860m GOOD 3 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.130 1st Blue Guitar ( K Nestor ) 2nd Turgenev ( S K Ingelse ) 1.23L 3rd Artell ( M Heagney ) 1.47L 4th Love Ain't Free ( A Banks ) 2.44L | A Banks 2.44L | 4 (7) |
| Cranbourne 07-Oct-24 1000m R15 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.500 1st Gruzamba ( E P Brown ) 2nd Storm Season ( B Mertens ) 3rd Fauci ( L Currie ) 6th Love Ain't Free ( Z Spain ) | Z Spain | 6 (8) |
| Cranbourne 23-Sep-24 1000m R21 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:59.100 1st Baskerville ( L Currie ) 2nd Yankee Miss ( C Williams ) 3rd Stage 'N' Screen ( C G Gaudray ) 5th Love Ain't Free ( Z Spain ) | Z Spain | 5 (8) |