Niven (AUS) Horse
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Niven is a 5yo bay or brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Stephen Massingham in Cairns. He is by Shamus Award out of Cubby. Niven has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his most recent start at Townsville on 16 Jan 2026, he was ridden by Ryan Wiggins and placed second behind She's A Sweet Star.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 16-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $4,000 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.230, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st She's A Sweet Star ( A Goindasamy 55 ) 2nd Niven ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 3.59L 3rd Rock On Angel ( F Sandkuhl 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.38L See full results | R Wiggins 58.5kg 3.59L | 2 (11) |
| Townsville 06-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 6 R4 MDN $4,000 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.530, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.420 1st Mind Over Matter ( S N Cormack 57 ) 2nd Niven ( R Wiggins 59 ) 4.59L 3rd Storm Capital ( F Sandkuhl 59 , Cd 56 ) 4.62L See full results | R Wiggins 59kg 4.59L | 2 (15) |
| Cairns 20-Dec-25 950m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $750 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:55.860, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Adaj ( I Fry 55 ) 2nd Minnie Vegas ( K R Swaffer 55 ) 0.25L 3rd Middle Child ( W D'avila 56.5 ) 0.26L 5th Niven ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 1.28L See full results | R Wiggins 58.5kg 1.28L | 5 (12) |
| Kerang 19-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.760, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Eyes Wide Shut ( C J Parish 57 ) 2nd Il Americana ( R L Hammond 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.46L 3rd Itwasonlyakiss ( N Farley 59.5 ) 0.56L 10th Niven ( S Duric 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 6.06L See full results | S Duric 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 6.06L | 10 (10) |
| Mornington 09-Apr-25 800m R9 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:50.350 1st Breeches ( J Mott ) 2nd Habenaria ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd Niven ( M Castle ) | M Castle | 3 (5) |
| Mornington 26-Feb-25 900m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:53.570 1st Ichiberu ( R Dawes ) 2nd Smarticon ( C Hefel ) 3rd Heez De Man ( L Riordan ) 7th Niven ( S Hateley ) | S Hateley | 7 (7) |
| Sportsbet Sandown Hillside 12-Feb-25 800m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.810 1st Free To Play ( M J Dee ) 2nd Rons Finest Choice ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd The Shaper ( M Zahra ) 5th Niven ( J Trenwith ) | J Trenwith | 5 (9) |
| Traralgon 14-Dec-23 950m GOOD 4 R6 3UP-MDN-CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.800 1st Peri Peri Rich ( A Mccabe ) 2nd Mystic Vamp ( J Noonan ) 4.00L 3rd Fioreen ( S Clarke ) 4.30L 4th Niven ( J Trenwith 0 ) 5.30L | J Trenwith 0 5.30L | 4 (10) |