New Kid In Town (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
New Kid In Town is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Holly Taylor at Forrestdale. He is by Playing God out of New Sense. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In his most recent start at Northam on 10 July 2025, he was ridden by Zephen Johnston‑Porter and finished ninth behind the winner Decision Maker.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 02-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R14 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:03.280 1st Peter Gunn ( K Dhurun ) 2nd New Kid In Town ( T Turner ) 0.20L 3rd Won For The Girls ( G A Taylor ) 0.34L | T Turner 0.20L | 2 (7) |
| Belmont 19-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R14 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:03.380 1st Principal Dealer ( M K Cheung ) 2nd Peter Gunn ( K Dhurun ) 0.11L 3rd Prince Of Paradox ( S D Parnham ) 1.04L 4th New Kid In Town ( T Turner ) 3.71L | T Turner 3.71L | 4 (6) |
| Northam 10-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 5 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.480, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Decision Maker ( B M Parnham 58 ) 2nd Midnight Star ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 1.75L 3rd Noble Reign ( L F Fiore 58 ) 2.10L 9th New Kid In Town ( Z Johnston-porter 58 , Cd 55 ) 6.75L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 58kg, Cd 55kg 6.75L | 9 (11) |
| Northam 12-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.650, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Flying Choux ( L F Fiore 58 ) 2nd Queen Aria ( W A Pike 56 ) 1.95L 3rd Reliable Image ( P J Carbery 56 ) 2.78L 6th New Kid In Town ( J Noske 58 ) 10.03L See full results | J Noske 58kg 10.03L | 6 (9) |
| Pinjarra Scarpside 28-May-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.860, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Opportunistic ( C T Johnston-porter 57.5 ) 2nd Annie Warbucks ( N Faithfull 55.5 ) 1.35L 3rd Romantic Ruler ( J S Whiting 58 ) 1.82L 13th New Kid In Town ( S Mcgruddy 57.5 ) 16.20L See full results | S Mcgruddy 57.5kg 16.20L | 13 (16) |
| Pinjarra 14-May-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.280, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Fire The Lot ( B M Parnham 57.5 ) 2nd Our Paladin Al ( S D Parnham 57.5 ) 0.74L 3rd Jekyll Island ( J D Valas 58 ) 3.43L 8th New Kid In Town ( S Mcgruddy 57.5 ) 5.31L See full results | S Mcgruddy 57.5kg 5.31L | 8 (12) |
| Belmont 28-Apr-25 1000m GOOD 4 R12 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.970 1st My Harv ( J T Turner ) 2nd New Kid In Town ( S Mcgruddy ) 1.06L 3rd Yankee Ace ( S D Parnham ) 4.16L | S Mcgruddy 1.06L | 2 (4) |
| Belmont 30-Sep-24 1000m GOOD 4 R14 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.110 1st What's The Point ( J Mcnaught ) 2nd Wrexham ( H M Watson ) 0.44L 3rd Exceed The Planet ( P J Carbery ) 0.77L 6th New Kid In Town ( J Noske 0 ) 4.31L | J Noske 0 4.31L | 6 (10) |
| Ascot 13-May-24 1000m GOOD 4 R6 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.680 1st Ron's Finalflutter ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Hope To Rule ( S D Parnham ) 0.80L 3rd New Kid In Town ( J Noske ) 1.70L | J Noske 1.70L | 3 (8) |
| Belmont 29-Apr-24 400m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:24.140 1st So Fab ( H M Watson ) 2nd Won For The Girls ( K Dhurun ) 0.06L 3rd New Kid In Town ( J Noske ) 5.41L | J Noske 5.41L | 3 (7) |