Native Spirit (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

28-Sep-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Prize Money

6250

Owners

Mrs C A Besanko & Ms D E Sheahan

About

Native Spirit is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Ray Besanko. He is by the stallion Palentino out of the mare Bluetrice. The horse has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless after six starts. In his most recent start at Pakenham on 29 Jan 2026, Liana Wood rode him to an eighth-place finish, behind the winner Sapphire Siren.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Pakenham 29-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-SW $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.040, SP: 301.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Sapphire Siren ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 2nd Wetumpka ( B Allen 58 ) 1.50L 3rd Midnight Man ( J Childs 59.5 ) 4.75L 8th Native Spirit ( L Wood 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 7.95L See full resultsL Wood 59.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 7.95L8 (11)
Southside Cranbourne 19-Jan-26 800m R3 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:47.500 1st Enamorada ( E P Brown ) 2nd California Flyer ( J Mott ) 3rd Veins Within Rock ( L N Mcneil ) 8th Native Spirit ( L Wood )L Wood8 (9)
Cranbourne 31-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.150, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Chillies ( L Nolen 57 ) 2nd Sky Deel ( J Mott 57 ) 1.25L 3rd King Tagaloa ( B Mertens 57 ) 1.27L 10th Native Spirit ( N Farley 59.5 ) 6.18L See full resultsN Farley 59.5kg 6.18L10 (11)
Pakenham 17-Oct-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.790, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Aitu ( L J Neindorf 57 ) 2nd Good Harmony ( J Mcneil 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Honey Maker ( J C Maskiell 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 3.00L 6th Native Spirit ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 6.00L See full resultsB Rawiller 59.5kg 6.00L6 (10)
Geelong 25-Sep-25 1240m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Banknote Hustler ( B J Melham 57 ) 2nd Olivia Rose ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Soroush ( H T Coffey 57 ) 3.25L 9th Native Spirit ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 7.76L See full resultsB Rawiller 59.5kg 7.76L9 (12)
Southside Cranbourne 01-Sep-25 800m R6 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:51.600 1st Siesta ( M J Dee ) 2nd Unapproachable ( C Hefel ) 3rd Native Spirit ( L Wood )L Wood3 (7)
Southside Cranbourne 18-Aug-25 800m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.000 1st Rich Dottie ( M J Dee ) 2nd Lunar Module ( B Mertens ) 3rd Lazy Susan ( L J Bates ) 8th Native Spirit ( L Wood )L Wood8 (8)
Pakenham 10-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO CH&G Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.280, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Untapped ( Z Spain 58 ) 2nd Bruckheimer ( S R Osborne 58 ) 2.25L 3rd Ilovethistown ( J Mott 58 ) 8.25L 8th Native Spirit ( L Bates 58 , Cd 56 ) 13.11L See full resultsL Bates 58kg, Cd 56kg 13.11L8 (11)
Cranbourne 20-Dec-24 1000m GOOD 3 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.720, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st I'm Kenough ( J Mott 58 ) 2nd Ortigian Girl ( D Moor 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Duty Calls ( J Childs 56 ) 1.15L 7th Native Spirit ( C Gaudray 58 ) 10.90L See full resultsC Gaudray 58kg 10.90L7 (7)
Cranbourne 09-Dec-24 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.700 1st El Fortress ( L J Bates ) 2nd Rebels ( S R Osborne ) 3rd Al Prancer ( S Clarke ) 7th Native Spirit ( L Wood )L Wood7 (10)
Cranbourne 25-Nov-24 800m R9 Jump Out-G4 2nd Hold My Drink ( B Shinn ) 3rd Lucky Crimson ( C Hefel ) 5th Native Spirit ( L Bates )L Bates5 (8)
Cranbourne 30-Sep-24 800m R9 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.800 1st Cosmic Ride ( Z Spain ) 2nd Black Eyed Blonde ( L Currie ) 3rd Version ( J Childs ) 5th Native Spirit ( L Wood )L Wood5 (7)