Optimal Moments (AUS) Horse
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About
In the Orange R4 Hotel Canobolas Super Maiden Plate, Optimal Moments is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Smith at Warwick Farm. He is by Deep Field out of Laughen Hard. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, with 0 wins from 1 start. In his most recent start at Mornington on 19 Apr 2025, Adam McCabe rode him to an 8th‑place finish behind winner Prestige Snitzel.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Farm 02-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.110 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Col Du Tourmalet ( T Sherry ) 2nd Stand My Ground ( T J Schiller ) 1.03L 3rd Optimal Moments ( A Morgan ) 3.75L | A Morgan 3.75L | 3 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530 1st Ouragan ( A J Calder ) 2nd Optimal Moments ( Z Lloyd ) 1.99L 3rd Gamberette ( A B Collett ) 2.58L | Z Lloyd 1.99L | 2 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R10 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610 1st Mister Martini ( T J Schiller ) 2nd Love Story ( C Schofield ) 0.96L 3rd Juvenal ( T Berry ) 1.39L 8th Optimal Moments ( D Gibbons ) 4.50L | D Gibbons 4.50L | 8 (10) |
| Mornington 17-Sep-25 1100m R3 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:04.260 1st High Vaci ( C Hefel ) 2nd Wailea ( L J Neindorf ) 3rd Snitz Sonic ( Z Spain ) 6th Optimal Moments ( D Stackhouse ) | D Stackhouse | 6 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 13-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R6 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:52.730 1st Zourosa ( J L Melham ) 2nd Wazing ( T Stockdale ) 0.10L 3rd Chateau Eze ( J Mcneil ) 0.50L 8th Optimal Moments ( L Currie ) 2.16L | L Currie 2.16L | 8 (12) |
| Caulfield 30-Jul-25 800m R9 Jump Out-S7 2nd Point Barrow ( P M Moloney ) 3rd Optimal Moments ( R Tremsal ) | R Tremsal | 3 (7) |
| Mornington 19-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Set Weight $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.020, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Prestige Snitzel ( J Mott 56 ) 2nd Toronado Queen ( L Riordan 56 ) 2.25L 3rd Casual Ghai ( B J Melham 58 ) 3.75L 8th Optimal Moments ( A Mccabe 58 ) 20.60L See full results | A Mccabe 58kg 20.60L | 8 (8) |
| Mornington 19-Feb-25 600m R11 Jump Out-G4 2nd Optimal Moments ( A Mccabe ) 3rd Couldthisbetheone ( M Castle ) | A Mccabe | 2 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 22-Jan-25 800m R5 Jump Out-G4 1st Optimal Moments ( R Mccabe ) 2nd New Character ( S K Kennedy ) 3rd Inkaruna ( S Foley ) | R Mccabe | 1 (7) |
| Mornington 24-Dec-24 700m R8 Jump Out-G4 1st Optimal Moments ( A Mccabe ) 3rd Crush Puppy ( R Pearson ) | A Mccabe | 1 (7) |
| Mornington 04-Dec-24 600m R12 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:35.190 1st The Grump ( T J Bull ) 2nd Optimal Moments ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 2 (5) |