Merchant Trader (AUS) Horse
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Merchant Trader is a 3yo bay or brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Jeremy Easthope, who is based at Banjup. He is sired by the stallion Hanseatic out of the dam Miss Appleton. Merchant Trader is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 2 attempts. During his most recent race at Belmont on 2nd Apr 2026, Merchant Trader was ridden by Lucy Fiore and finished 11th, behind the winner Spellborn.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 02-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3YO MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.440, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.070 1st Spellborn ( S Parnham 57 ) 2nd Arizona Sky ( C Azzopardi 57 ) 2.24L 3rd Shimmery Star ( C Parnham 55 ) 2.40L 11th Merchant Trader ( L Fiore 57 ) 9.27L See full results | L Fiore 57kg 9.27L | 11 (13) |
| Ascot 11-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3YO MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.560, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Roaming America ( J Noske 57 ) 2nd Mamma Says So ( B M Parnham 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Bonditram ( K H Tsang 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.31L 8th Merchant Trader ( L Fiore 57 ) 9.35L See full results | L Fiore 57kg 9.35L | 8 (9) |
| Lark Hill 23-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R12 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.780 1st Admire Tiff ( L F Fiore ) 2nd Superb Vintage ( G A Taylor ) 0.59L 3rd Cachaca ( C J Parnham ) 1.52L 6th Merchant Trader ( E Johnson ) 2.89L | E Johnson 2.89L | 6 (10) |
| Lark Hill 22-Sep-25 950m GOOD 4 R19 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.980 1st Oscars No Grouch ( J S Whiting ) 2nd Merchant Trader ( L Fiore ) 1.53L 3rd Prasutagus ( L M Campbell ) 1.55L | L Fiore 1.53L | 2 (7) |
| Lark Hill 08-Sep-25 950m SOFT 6 R14 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.840 1st Conchetta's Dream ( W A Pike ) 2nd Oscars No Grouch ( J S Whiting ) 1.44L 3rd Playa Del Sol ( B M Parnham ) 3.54L 7th Merchant Trader ( L Fiore ) 5.08L | L Fiore 5.08L | 7 (8) |