Opetaia (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

19-Aug-22
Sex
filly

Colour

bay

Prize Money

31250

Trainer

Jack Bruce

Owners

Mrs J M Wanless

About

Opetaia, a 3yo bay filly from Australia, is trained by Jack Bruce at Eagle Farm. She is by Deep Field out of Forest Fantasy and has one career win. Her biggest victory came on 13 May 2026 at Ipswich, where she captured the $40,000 Maiden Plate.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Sunshine Coast 07-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 3Y BM65 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Bon Vader ( R Maloney 59 ) 2nd Camelight ( J L Bayliss 60 ) 0.27L 3rd Enforceable ( K Wilson-taylor 60 ) 1.33L 5th Opetaia ( B Thompson 58 ) 3.22L See full resultsB Thompson 58kg 3.22L5 (10)
Ipswich 30-May-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R4 CL1 $2,650 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.130, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.230 1st Worthy ( B Osmond 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Venom Rush ( O L Kendal 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.79L 3rd Opetaia ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 2.22L See full resultsJ Guthmann-chester 57.5kg 2.22L3 (9)
Ipswich 13-May-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 MDN-SW $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Opetaia ( B Thompson 56 ) 2nd Rhetoric ( R Maloney 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Aristocratic Girl ( G J Cartwright 56.5 ) 0.42L See full resultsB Thompson 56kg1 (10)
Sunshine Coast 25-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 7 R3 3Y MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.320, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Estee Emm ( C D Collis 56 ) 2nd Duchess Difficult ( B Thornton 56 ) 1.40L 3rd Opetaia ( B Lerena 56 ) 2.31L See full resultsB Lerena 56kg 2.31L3 (11)
Deagon 14-Apr-26 650m GOOD 4 R14 OPEN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:37.710 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.120 1st Earn To Burn ( R Maloney ) 2nd Smart Shazza ( B E Thompson ) 2.81L 3rd Opetaia ( D Thornton ) 5.02LD Thornton 5.02L3 (5)
Beaumont 06-Dec-25 1150m GOOD 4 R2 F&M MDN-SW $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:07.800, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.130 1st Shady Road ( M Bell 56.5 ) 2nd Brightburn ( K Latham 56.5 ) 1.44L 3rd Tennessee Dolly ( J V Overmeire 56.5 ) 2.36L 5th Opetaia ( A Farragher 56.5 ) 4.53L See full resultsA Farragher 56.5kg 4.53L5 (8)
Wyong 16-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R6 MDN-SW $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.660, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.460 1st Composed ( T Sherry 57.5 ) 2nd Sequista ( T J Schiller 55.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Gloria ( J Ford 55.5 ) 3.00L 5th Opetaia ( R King 55.5 ) 6.35L See full resultsR King 55.5kg 6.35L5 (7)
Warwick Farm 31-Oct-25 815m SOFT 6 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900 1st Admire Me ( T J Schiller ) 2nd Sword Of Legacy ( J Collett ) 0.88L 3rd Miss Serengeti ( M Fitzgerald ) 0.95L 4th Opetaia ( R King ) 1.01LR King 1.01L4 (9)
Warwick Farm 17-Oct-25 798m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 1st Caffe Florian ( C Schofield ) 2nd The Champion ( A J Calder ) 0.96L 3rd Opetaia ( A Morgan ) 1.04LA Morgan 1.04L3 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 06-Jun-25 900m SOFT 7 R9 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.390 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 1st Vincetio ( T Berry ) 2nd Yattazou ( J B Mcdonald ) 2.23L 3rd Opetaia ( R King ) 4.28LR King 4.28L3 (10)
Warwick Farm 26-May-25 818m HEAVY 9 R14 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Vincetio ( T Berry ) 2nd Opetaia ( R King ) 0.03L 3rd Sinister ( J Collett ) 0.11LR King 0.03L2 (4)