Nkosi (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

03-Sep-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Dam

Sailing Past

Prize Money

153279

Owners

S G Darby, Anax Racing (Mgr: M Anaxagora), F J Biviano, D Constantin, Dirty Dozen Stable (Mgr: S Trivett), Mrs B E Harbrow, P Harbrow, HuntyMcHud Racing (Mgr: D F McIntosh), S D O'Flaherty, S J Pickworth, G J Pratley, M Rancic, M Sultana, M D Wiener, Nkosi (Mgr: S G Darby) & D G Alford

About

Nkosi is a 4yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Bjorn Baker, who is based at Warwick Farm. He is sired by the stallion Shamus Award out of the dam Sailing Past. Nkosi has managed to win 3 races in his career so far. On 13th Sep 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, Nkosi scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $160000.00 Bm 88 Hcp. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Nkosi throughout his career you'd have achieved a 73% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Randwick 07-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 3&4Y BM78 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.160, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Unleeshing ( J Collett 54 ) 2nd Pretty Powerful ( J Mcdonald 56 ) 1.41L 3rd Lancelot Du Lac ( T Clark 54 ) 2.41L 8th Nkosi ( D Gibbons 60 ) 8.64L See full resultsD Gibbons 60 8.64L8 (9)
Randwick 27-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Sirius Legend ( T Berry ) 2nd Sam Hawkens ( J B Mcdonald ) 0.02L 3rd Nkosi ( D Gibbons ) 1.27LD Gibbons 1.27L3 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 13-Jan-26 900m SOFT 5 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Caesar ( T Clark ) 2nd Yes I Win ( T Gould ) 1.06L 3rd Spring Lee ( K Mcevoy ) 1.08L 9th Nkosi ( D Gibbons ) 6.86LD Gibbons 6.86L9 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 27-Sep-25 1900m GOOD 4 R4 BM88 $29,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:54.980, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st She's Unusual ( Z T Lloyd 53 ) 2nd Nkosi ( D Gibbons 55 ) 3.14L 3rd State Of America ( A Roper 58 , Cd 56 ) 5.17L See full resultsD Gibbons 55kg 3.14L2 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 13-Sep-25 1800m SOFT 6 R4 BM88 $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.670, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1st Nkosi ( D Gibbons 53 ) 2nd Glad You Think So ( J Parr 56 ) 2.29L 3rd The Years ( T Clark 53 ) 2.43L See full resultsD Gibbons 53kg1 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 30-Aug-25 1500m SOFT 5 R4 CG&E BM78(77) $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.580, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780 1st Cristal Clear ( B Nock 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Anythink Goes ( K Mcevoy 57 ) 0.06L 3rd Captain Furai ( J B Mcdonald 58 ) 0.35L 7th Nkosi ( D Gibbons 55.5 ) 2.48L See full resultsD Gibbons 55.5kg 2.48L7 (9)
Wyong 17-Aug-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R1 CL1 $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.750, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.350 1st Nkosi ( D Gibbons 61 ) 2nd Damascus Calling ( G Buckley 58 ) 4.07L 3rd Cha Cha Cha ( W Costin 55 ) 4.48L See full resultsD Gibbons 61kg1 (6)
Warwick Farm 08-Aug-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:15.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Nkosi ( J Parr ) 2nd O'ziggy ( O S Chambers ) 0.07L 3rd Sir Delius ( T Clark ) 0.38LJ Parr1 (5)
Warwick Farm 25-Jul-25 1207m SOFT 6 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:15.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Astero ( A Adkins ) 2nd Seven's ( T Sherry ) 0.28L 3rd Nkosi ( J Parr ) 0.42LJ Parr 0.42L3 (5)
Ellerslie 07-May-25 2100m SOFT 5 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $12,994 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:13.840, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th 1st Nkosi ( R Elliot 58.5 ) 2nd Rocky Balboa ( R Goyaram 55.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Richard Farrell ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 3.10L See full resultsR Elliot 58.5kg1 (15)
Te Rapa 26-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $362 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 12.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Wind Rush ( R Elliot 58 ) 2nd Rocky Balboa ( R Goyaram 55.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Another Floozie ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 3.10L 5th Nkosi ( W Kennedy 58 ) 2.70L See full resultsW Kennedy 58kg 2.70L5 (12)
Pukekura Raceway 14-Feb-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $339 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.330, SP: 5.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 7th 1st Bay Express ( C J Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Overdraft ( Sutherland 58.5 ) 3.30L 3rd No More Pennies ( T L Newman 58.5 ) 3.50L 6th Nkosi ( J Doyle 58 ) 4.10L See full resultsJ Doyle 58kg 4.10L6 (10)
Tauranga 27-Jan-25 1600m SOFT 7 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $334 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.950, SP: 16.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Timbuctoo ( R Elliot 57.5 ) 2nd Protheatrics ( J Doyle 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Mulan Ardeche ( W F Pinn 55.5 ) 2.00L 5th Nkosi ( K Stott 57.5 ) 2.50L See full resultsK Stott 57.5kg 2.50L5 (13)