Obligated (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

29-Aug-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Lord of the Sky

Dam

Occurrence

Prize Money

176590

Owners

W D Butler, Miss S R Morrell, Mrs K M Butler, I J Butler & Mrs H M Wright

About

Obligated is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Lyle Wright. He descends from sire Lord of the Sky and dam Occurrence. To date he has captured 9 victories. His biggest triumph came on 9 Aug 2025 at Townsville, winning the $75,000.00 Mm Tvlle Guineas Qtis 4yo Hcp. Punters have found him a reliable money‑maker, delivering a 92% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Rockhampton 05-Feb-26 1300m SOFT 5 R6 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.620, SP: 1.75 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 1st Obligated ( S Cormack 58 ) 2nd Tizso Fab ( T Fenlon 54 ) 1.01L 3rd Moktaffy ( W Satherley 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.89L See full resultsS Cormack 58kg1 (6)
Townsville 24-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R8 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Obligated ( S Cormack 58 ) 2nd From This Moment ( W D'avila 54 ) 0.63L 3rd Sweet Kisses ( F Sandkuhl 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.30L See full resultsS Cormack 58kg1 (8)
Rockhampton 08-Jan-26 1050m SOFT 5 R2 HCP $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.670, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.640 1st Doubting Eye ( R M S Olivera 58 ) 2nd Early Fusion ( M E Apel 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.24L 3rd Obligated ( A Sewell 56 ) 1.50L See full resultsA Sewell 56kg 1.50L3 (6)
Mackay 04-Sep-25 1560m GOOD 3 R2 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.890, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.930 1st Obligated ( R S Olivera 55 ) 2nd Sir Rocket ( T M Fenlon 54 ) 2.34L 3rd Acrophobic ( S N Cormack 60.5 ) 2.94L See full resultsR S Olivera 55kg1 (8)
Cairns 23-Aug-25 1500m GOOD 4 R5 DAINTREE 4Y HCP $14,350 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.770, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Swatow ( S N Cormack 54.5 ) 2nd Obligated ( A Butler 61.5 ) 0.52L 3rd Dance For Me Randy ( L J Morrison 55 ) 1.35L See full resultsA Butler 61.5kg 0.52L2 (8)
Townsville 09-Aug-25 1609m GOOD 4 R5 TVLLE GUINEAS $42,700 (of $75,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.200, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Obligated ( A Butler 60 ) 2nd Swatow ( S N Cormack 55 ) 2.17L 3rd Astra Star ( A M Thompson 60.5 ) 3.08L See full resultsA Butler 601 (12)
Mackay 26-Jul-25 1560m GOOD 4 R5 3Y-Qlty $3,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.470, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st Astra Star ( S N Cormack 58.5 ) 2nd Scrub Chain ( J B Murphy 60.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Irama ( A Butler 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.27L 4th Obligated ( A Sewell 60.5 ) 1.94L See full resultsA Sewell 60.5kg 1.94L4 (10)
Sunshine Coast 05-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 3YO Open Quality $2,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.910, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.870 1st Overfull ( D Thornton 53 ) 2nd Charming Nic ( A Morgan 54 ) 0.28L 3rd Benzou ( N S Beriman 52 ) 0.35L 9th Obligated ( A Sewell 54 ) 3.38L See full resultsA Sewell 54kg 3.38L9 (14)
Mackay 27-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM 70 Hcp $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Flying Shamus ( S N Cormack 59 ) 2nd Obligated ( A Butler 60 ) 0.52L 3rd Moon Over Matilda ( R M S Olivera 54 ) 3.26L See full resultsA Butler 60 0.52L2 (9)
Townsville 12-Jun-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM 70 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.780, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.350 1st Obligated ( A Butler 58 ) 2nd Head Honcho ( R Wiggins 57 ) 0.54L 3rd Viburnum ( T H Leslight 60 , Cd 57 ) 1.13L See full resultsA Butler 58kg1 (11)
Rockhampton 30-May-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R7 3YO Open Hcp $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Kai Mondo ( O R O'donnell 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Electric Brae ( N M Olzard 54 , Cd 52 ) 2.72L 3rd Caracristi ( R M S Olivera 54 ) 5.20L 5th Obligated ( A Butler 61.5 ) 13.27L See full resultsA Butler 61.5kg 13.27L5 (5)
Mackay 01-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 3YO Open Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.800, SP: 1.55 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 1st Obligated ( A Butler 60.5 ) 2nd Lonhy's Fabre ( M E Apel 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.63L 3rd Looming Legend ( E J Molloy 54 , Cd 52 ) 6.63L See full resultsA Butler 60.5kg1 (8)
Mackay 03-Jan-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 3YO Open Hcp $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.960, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Power Of Katie ( W G Satherley 54 ) 2nd Obligated ( A Sewell 60 ) 0.51L 3rd Run Away Renee ( J Stanley 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.57L See full resultsA Sewell 60 0.51L2 (9)
Eagle Farm 14-Dec-24 1200m HEAVY 10 R6 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $5,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.030, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.190 1st Superalloy ( A Jones 57 ) 2nd Hella Fast ( C Graham 57 ) 0.95L 3rd I'm Zac ( S T Collett 57 ) 1.77L 5th Obligated ( J P Stanley 57 ) 3.86L See full resultsJ P Stanley 57kg 3.86L5 (7)
Mackay 26-Nov-24 1100m GOOD 3 R6 3YO Open Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.900, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Obligated ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 2nd Astra Star ( J B Murphy 58 ) 0.97L 3rd Dance For Me Randy ( A Butler 61.5 ) 1.56L See full resultsA Sewell 56.5kg1 (11)
Townsville 17-Nov-24 1000m GOOD 4 R4 3YO Open Hcp $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.820, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.390 1st Head Honcho ( M J Mcdonald 60.5 ) 2nd Obligated ( N Day 57 ) 0.07L 3rd Rocky Blonde ( A Sewell 54 ) 1.53L See full resultsN Day 57kg 0.07L2 (11)
Mackay 05-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3YO Open Hcp $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: 2.10 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 1st Obligated ( W Satherley 58.5 ) 2nd Silver Glitter ( G S Semmens 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.13L 3rd Ithinkbetta ( I R Jessop 56 , Cd 53 ) 4.79L See full resultsW Satherley 58.5kg1 (9)
Mackay 17-Oct-24 1100m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $12,800 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.630, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st Obligated ( S Cormack 57 ) 2nd Fly Trap ( T Chambers 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 1.56L 3rd Bigcat ( M E Apel 60 , Cd 58 ) 2.51L See full resultsS Cormack 57kg1 (10)
Mackay 28-Sep-24 1100m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $650 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.490, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Andiron ( J B Murphy 56.5 ) 2nd Bigcat ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 0.04L 3rd Fractional ( B L Johnson 58.5 ) 3.47L 5th Obligated ( C Whiteley 56 ) 6.84L See full resultsC Whiteley 56kg 6.84L5 (9)
Mackay 06-Jun-24 1050m GOOD 4 R2 2YO Mdn Hcp $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.750, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Mahia ( J B Murphy 56.5 ) 2nd Little Pinker ( J H Huxtable 56.5 ) 0.67L 3rd Dubious Love ( D J Bennett 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.69L 7th Obligated ( R Wiggins 59 ) 6.81L See full resultsR Wiggins 59kg 6.81L7 (10)
Mackay 27-May-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 2YO Mdn Set Weight $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Outback Bandit ( C Whiteley 58 ) 2nd Obligated ( R Wiggins 58 ) 2.46L 3rd Offango ( J B Murphy 58 ) 2.59L See full resultsR Wiggins 58kg 2.46L2 (9)