Opal Nero (AUS) Horse
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Opal Nero is a 5yo brown or black gelding from Australia, trained by Tania Burns at Herne Hill. He is by Exosphere out of Samra. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 24 starts. In his latest start at Northam on 13 Sep 2026, Jason Li rode Opal Nero to a 10th‑place finish behind winner Just Yes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Northam 13-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.440, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.250 1st Just Yes ( C Parnham 58 ) 2nd Costa Del Darlo ( L Ramoly 58 ) 3.28L 3rd Pure 'n' Simple ( J Tsang 56 , Cd 53 ) 6.01L 10th Opal Nero ( J Li 58 , Cd 55 ) 23.52L See full results | J Li 58kg, Cd 55kg 23.52L | 10 (11) |
| Northam 03-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st Modern Miss ( J S Whiting 56 ) 2nd Forever Victorious ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 0.05L 3rd Ruthless Bloom ( A Galati 56 ) 1.94L 14th Opal Nero ( C Martinan 58 , Cd 56 ) 13.96L See full results | C Martinan 58kg, Cd 56kg 13.96L | 14 (15) |
| Pinjarra 20-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.030, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 1st About Turn ( J Noske 58 ) 2nd Zero To Sixty ( S Parnham 58 ) 2.48L 3rd She's Some Craic ( J Azzopardi 56 ) 2.62L 8th Opal Nero ( J Tsang 58 , Cd 55 ) 5.08L See full results | J Tsang 58kg, Cd 55kg 5.08L | 8 (12) |
| Pinjarra 21-May-26 2000m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:06.010, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st King Of The Town ( W A Pike 57.5 ) 2nd Macho Arquero ( L F Fiore 58 ) 3.70L 3rd Rocking In Broome ( B M Gaerth 57.5 ) 5.15L 6th Opal Nero ( J Tsang 58 , Cd 55 ) 8.64L See full results | J Tsang 58kg, Cd 55kg 8.64L | 6 (10) |
| Northam 03-May-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:21.740, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 1st Thor's Angel ( L F Fiore 56 ) 2nd Macho Arquero ( H M Watson 58 ) 3.74L 3rd Obscentino ( H J Nottle 58 ) 5.84L 6th Opal Nero ( R Cheung 58 , Cd 55 ) 11.15L See full results | R Cheung 58kg, Cd 55kg 11.15L | 6 (8) |