Nearing Liberty (AUS) Horse
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Nearing Liberty is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Brown in Cranbourne. He is by the stallion Impending out of Freedom Road. He has won three races so far. On 3 Aug 2025 at Sandown Lakeside, he secured his most important win, taking the $50000.00 Bm64 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sale 26-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 6 R7 BM66 $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Zorro's Flight ( J Noonan 60.5 ) 2nd Nearing Liberty ( B Kinninmont 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Champagne Jenni ( J Mott 58.5 ) 2.52L See full results | B Kinninmont 61.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 2.50L | 2 (10) |
| Sandown Lakeside 08-Jul-26 1500m HEAVY 8 R4 BM70 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.610, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.980 1st Sweet Jasmine ( W J Egan 60 ) 2nd Castle On High ( L K Cartwright 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Stonecoat ( T Madden 61 ) 2.10L 10th Nearing Liberty ( E Pozman 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 8.05L See full results | E Pozman 60.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 8.05L | 10 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 17-Jun-26 1500m SOFT 6 R5 BM66 $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.510, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.180 1st Prestige Forever ( C E Hollowood 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Dantooine ( H Durnan 62 , Cd 59 ) 0.15L 3rd Corro ( L J Bates 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.61L 4th Nearing Liberty ( E Pozman 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.71L See full results | E Pozman 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 0.71L | 4 (12) |
| Sandown Lakeside 31-May-26 1400m SOFT 7 R7 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Silent Shares ( T Stockdale 58.5 ) 2nd Thebelmontgangster ( L Currie 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Prevailed ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 1.35L 11th Nearing Liberty ( J Stanley 60.5 ) 8.53L See full results | J Stanley 60.5kg 8.53L | 11 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 23-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 CL3/OPEN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.030 1st Guerite ( F W Kersley ) 2nd Roll On High ( L Currie ) 0.75L 3rd Nearing Liberty ( J Stanley ) 2.25L | J Stanley 2.25L | 3 (6) |