Meritage (AUS) Horse
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Meritage is a 5yo brown mare from Australia trained by Bryce Heys at Warwick Farm. She is by Vino Rosso out of Riptide. To date she has won one race. On 21 February 2026 at Wyong she secured her most important victory, claiming the $42,000 Class 1 & Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gosford 28-Aug-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 MID BM68 $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.360, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Fiftyfivechevy ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 2nd Smart Cry ( T Schiller 55 ) 0.05L 3rd Rush Attack ( T Berry 57 ) 0.60L 6th Meritage ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 8.13L See full results | M Fitzgerald 55kg 8.13L | 6 (7) |
| Wyong 16-Aug-26 1350m SOFT 5 R5 MID BM64 $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.930, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Stakeholder ( R Hutchings 59 ) 2nd Charleroi ( Z T Lloyd 59.5 ) 0.59L 3rd Wealthy Investor ( L Magorrian 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.63L 7th Meritage ( M Fitzgerald 56.5 ) 2.29L See full results | M Fitzgerald 56.5kg 2.29L | 7 (11) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Aug-26 792m SOFT 5 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.570 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.840 1st Confess Our Dreams ( C Schofield ) 2nd Weeping Woman ( N C Rawiller ) 0.35L 3rd Regal Problem ( T J Schiller ) 0.88L 7th Meritage ( M Fitzgerald ) 2.24L | M Fitzgerald 2.24L | 7 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 07-Jul-26 796m SOFT 7 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.490 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Capture Me ( A Adkins ) 2nd Grand Impact ( T J Schiller ) 0.53L 3rd Danish Prince ( M Fitzgerald ) 1.23L 10th Meritage ( A Calder ) 10.37L | A Calder 10.37L | 10 (10) |
| Wyong 21-Feb-26 2125m GOOD 4 R1 CL1-SW $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.380, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Meritage ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Rita's Pearl ( A J Calder 57 ) 0.66L 3rd Dwayne ( L Magorrian 59 ) 6.33L See full results | P Boudvillain 55kg, Cd 56kg | 1 (8) |