Michelangelo (AUS) Horse
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Michelangelo, a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Dean Mirfin at Bathurst. He is by Trapeze Artist out of Waltzing Wodka. To date he has won four races, and on 13 Sep 2026 at Bathurst he captured his biggest victory, the $50,000 Bathurst Cup.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bathurst 13-Sep-26 1800m SOFT 5 R5 BATH CUP MBM78 $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.710, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Michelangelo ( J Stiff 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Inquiring Minds ( A Roper 59.5 ) 3.32L 3rd Voracious ( B Loy 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 4.33L See full results | J Stiff 54kg, Cd 52.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Randwick 22-Aug-26 2400m SOFT 6 R3 BM78 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:29.990, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Foire De Trone ( E P Brown 56 ) 2nd Le Troisir ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 0.16L 3rd Golden Century ( T Berry 56.5 ) 2.07L 10th Michelangelo ( B Thompson 53 ) 7.23L See full results | B Thompson 53kg 7.23L | 10 (15) |
| Canterbury 05-Aug-26 1900m GOOD 4 R4 BM72 $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:55.240, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Aethelwulf ( Z T Lloyd 58 ) 2nd Forbidden Riff ( K Mcevoy 59 ) 4.90L 3rd Dubai Warrior ( A R D Morgan 58.5 ) 6.38L 4th Michelangelo ( R Jones 57 ) 8.15L See full results | R Jones 57kg 8.15L | 4 (9) |
| Randwick 25-Jul-26 1800m SOFT 6 R2 H'WAY CL3SW $4,750 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:53.080, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Leovanni ( A B Collett 55.5 ) 2nd Maples ( W Stanley 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.77L 3rd Moon Sweeper ( N C Rawiller 59 ) 1.17L 5th Michelangelo ( J Stiff 59 , Cd 56 ) 2.57L See full results | J Stiff 59kg, Cd 56kg 2.57L | 5 (11) |
| Cowra 11-Jul-26 950m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.090 1st Michelangelo ( I Neale ) 2nd Tucklan ( D Stanley ) 0.56L 3rd Good Hotspur ( C Gallagher ) 0.83L | I Neale | 1 (8) |