Nexta Santa Ana (AUS) Horse
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Nexta Santa Ana is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Ben Ahrens. He is by Fiorente out of Costa Mesa. The horse remains a maiden after five attempts. In his most recent start at Ipswich on 6 Mar 2026, Karl Zechner rode him to a ninth-place finish behind the winner Montevecchio.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 06-Mar-26 2200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:18.700, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Montevecchio ( J Lloyd 58.5 ) 2nd Classic Shiraz ( D Turner 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Isla Delilah ( B Osmond 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.14L 9th Nexta Santa Ana ( K Zechner 58.5 ) 20.62L See full results | K Zechner 58.5kg 20.62L | 9 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 18-Feb-26 1800m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.060, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Lady Tangalooma ( B E Thompson 56.5 ) 2nd Wanna Kiss ( F T Larson 58 ) 3.06L 3rd Blightys Hope ( J W Mcmurray 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.13L 8th Nexta Santa Ana ( K Zechner 59 ) 22.76L See full results | K Zechner 59kg 22.76L | 8 (9) |
| Beaudesert 06-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 4UP MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.870, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Effie's Joy ( C Baker 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Summer Ready ( F T Larson 54 ) 0.50L 3rd Wimoweh ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 1.99L 10th Nexta Santa Ana ( B Lerena 58.5 ) 15.29L See full results | B Lerena 58.5kg 15.29L | 10 (12) |
| Beaudesert 12-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 1st Philia ( M P Powell ) 2nd Autunno ( A C Goindasamy ) 0.35L 3rd Modesty ( J Franklin ) 0.46L 6th Nexta Santa Ana ( S Sheargold ) 5.43L | S Sheargold 5.43L | 6 (6) |
| Beaudesert 16-Aug-25 2450m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:40.600, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Grand Torino ( J A Williams 58.5 ) 2nd Obstructionist ( D K Peisley 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Shirley Pearly ( C Bellamy 56.5 , Cd 54 ) 2.40L 11th Nexta Santa Ana ( K Matheson 58.5 ) 22.50L See full results | K Matheson 58.5kg 22.50L | 11 (12) |
| Ipswich 31-Jul-25 1710m SOFT 6 R6 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:47.270, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.760 1st Skorpios Isle ( C Graham 57.5 ) 2nd Papal Wars ( C Sutherland 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.88L 3rd Piston Rebel ( L J Tilley 60 ) 2.43L 8th Nexta Santa Ana ( M Hellyer 60 ) 10.34L See full results | M Hellyer 60 10.34L | 8 (10) |
| Beaudesert 27-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 CL1-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.710 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.150 1st Sand 'N' Power ( L Dempsey ) 2nd Mustang Snooks ( G M Walters ) 0.50L 3rd Kalkanli ( J H Huxtable ) 0.70L 6th Nexta Santa Ana ( M Hellyer ) 2.90L | M Hellyer 2.90L | 6 (7) |
| Gold Coast 28-Jan-25 900m GOOD 4 R9 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.670 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920 1st Spiethtacular ( B Lerena ) 2nd Miss Mclaren ( E H Chaves ) 1.00L 3rd Volcanic Park ( D L Turner ) 2.30L 7th Nexta Santa Ana ( D Peisley ) 12.30L | D Peisley 12.30L | 7 (8) |