Only Opera (AUS) Horse
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Only Opera is a 4yo bay mare from Australia trained by Henry Dwyer in Ballarat. She is by the stallion Castelvecchio out of Luzonica. The filly has not yet secured a win, remaining maiden after four starts. In her latest start at Ballarat Synthetic on 25 Aug 2026, Declan Bates rode her to a second‑place finish, trailing winner Just Swift.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-26 2100m SYNTHETIC R1 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:11.420, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Just Swift ( J Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Only Opera ( D Bates 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Convaaya ( C Macredmond 59.5 ) 1.71L See full results | D Bates 57.5kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |
| Bendigo 12-Aug-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R3 MDN-SW $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 1st Valda Warrior ( S K Ingelse 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Koyuga Rip ( T Madden 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Rockzino ( J Childs 57.5 ) 5.40L 4th Only Opera ( D Bates 57.5 ) 7.40L See full results | D Bates 57.5kg 7.40L | 4 (6) |
| Geelong 10-Jul-26 1443m HEAVY 8 R1 3Y MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.620, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Ice Quake ( J Mott 57 ) 2nd Xtra Stylish ( D G Thornton 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Only Opera ( N Farley 57 ) 3.75L See full results | N Farley 57kg 3.75L | 3 (9) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 03-Jul-26 1100m R2 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 01:09.900 1st Princess Toro ( W Gordon ) 2nd Corretto ( C Macredmond ) 3rd Only Opera ( J Keating ) | J Keating | 3 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 18-Jun-26 850m R12 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:53.410 1st Royal Heritage ( T Atkinson ) 2nd Sibun ( A Kelly ) 3rd Lebrowski ( S Field ) 6th Only Opera ( C Macredmond ) | C Macredmond | 6 (8) |