Melanite (AUS) Horse
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About
Melanite is a 3yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by John Thompson, who is based at Randwick. He is sired by the stallion Dirty Work out of the dam Caesarissa. Melanite has managed to win 1 race in his career so far. On 17th Jan 2026 at Gold Coast, Melanite scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $250000.00 Mm Maiden Plte (3yo&up - Sw).
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Wyong • Gold Coast • Randwick • Kembla Grange • Kensington • Hawkesbury • Canterbury • Rosehill GardensRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wyong 10-Feb-26 1000m SOFT 5 R5 CL1 $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.920, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 1st Fierce ( T J Schiller 58.5 ) 2nd Gambler ( T Berry 59 ) 2.52L 3rd Melanite ( Z Lloyd 60.5 ) 3.97L See full results | Z Lloyd 60.5kg 3.97L | 3 (5) |
| Gold Coast 17-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 MM MDN $148,950 (of $250,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.050, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.400 1st Melanite ( E Brown 57 ) 2nd Splash Of Steel ( T J Schiller 57 ) 0.81L 3rd Zoufame ( J Collett 57 ) 0.84L See full results | E Brown 57kg | 1 (14) |
| Randwick 30-Dec-25 1050m GOOD 4 R10 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Astronomix ( D Gibbons ) 2nd Scrumptious ( R King ) 1.18L 3rd Melanite ( Z Lloyd ) 1.35L | Z Lloyd 1.35L | 3 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 02-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R8 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.920 1st Melanite ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Southern Grace ( A Layt ) 1.30L 3rd Eclater ( B Ryan ) 1.40L | R Bayliss | 1 (7) |
| Kensington 16-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 6 R2 2YO C&G Mdn Set Weight $2,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.780, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Grand Prairie ( T Sherry 56 ) 2nd Pictor ( B Osmond 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.07L 3rd Ninja ( A Adkins 56 ) 1.55L 5th Melanite ( J Parr 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.39L See full results | J Parr 56kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.39L | 5 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 03-Jul-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 2YO Mdn Hcp $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.380, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.120 1st Gambler ( T Berry 58 ) 2nd Melanite ( A Collett 58 ) 0.23L 3rd Charka ( J Collett 56 ) 2.09L See full results | A Collett 58kg 0.23L | 2 (12) |
| Canterbury 23-Jun-25 893m SOFT 5 R17 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.080 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Melanite ( A Collett ) 2nd Cool Drinks ( J Collett ) 0.77L 3rd No Remorse ( J Parr ) 1.59L | A Collett | 1 (6) |
| Hawkesbury 10-Jun-25 800m GOOD 4 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.290 1st Melanite ( A Collett ) 2nd Admire Me ( Z Wadick ) 0.26L 3rd Fortune Famous ( C Lever ) 0.62L | A Collett | 1 (6) |
| Randwick 15-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.780, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.670 1st Shaggy ( A Hyeronimus 56 ) 2nd Comedy ( J Parr 57 ) 2.23L 3rd Skyhook ( T Schiller 56 ) 2.66L 8th Melanite ( T Clark 56 ) 7.20L See full results | T Clark 56kg 7.20L | 8 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 01-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 G3 2YO C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties $6,100 (of $250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.070, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490 1st Blitzburg ( T Schiller 54.5 ) 2nd Hillier ( C Schofield 54.5 ) 1.18L 3rd Peleus ( J Collett 54.5 ) 1.74L 5th Melanite ( Z Lloyd 54.5 ) 5.78L See full results | Z Lloyd 54.5kg 5.78L | 5 (7) |
| Canterbury 09-Jan-25 908m HEAVY 8 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 1st Marhoona ( J Collett ) 2nd Melanite ( Z Lloyd ) 0.14L 3rd Burning Ambition ( W Costin ) 3.06L | Z Lloyd 0.14L | 2 (4) |