Phineas (AUS) Horse
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About
Phineas is a 4yo bay or brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Clinton McDonald, who is based at Cranbourne. He is sired by the stallion Shamus Award out of the dam A Pinch of Salt. Phineas has managed to win 2 races in his career so far. On 20th Feb 2026 at Cranbourne, Phineas scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $40000.00 Bm66 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne 20-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 3 R1 BM66 $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.040, SP: 2.35 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Phineas ( B Melham 58 ) 2nd Super Solar ( R Houston 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Itsukushima ( J Radley 62 , Cd 60 ) 1.06L See full results | B Melham 58kg | 1 (5) |
| Cranbourne 06-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 0-66 $5,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.470, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Itsukushima ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Sumo Sandy ( L Meech 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Phineas ( F Kersley 58 ) 1.50L See full results | F Kersley 58kg 1.50L | 3 (8) |
| Cranbourne 22-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.930 1st Phineas ( B Melham 59.5 ) 2nd Animal ( L K Cartwright 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Lowestoft ( L Nolen 57.5 ) 3.00L See full results | B Melham 59.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Sandown Lakeside 08-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.140, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Missapprehend ( E P Brown 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Miss Maranda ( L J Neindorf 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Mystery 'N' Drama ( L K Cartwright 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.40L 6th Phineas ( B Melham 59.5 ) 3.40L See full results | B Melham 59.5kg 3.40L | 6 (9) |
| Sale 21-Dec-25 1415m GOOD 4 R2 4UPMDN-SW $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.630, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.640 1st Lafont ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 2nd Areaan ( J G Radley 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Phineas ( F Kersley 59.5 ) 2.75L See full results | F Kersley 59.5kg 2.75L | 3 (13) |
| Southside Cranbourne 08-Dec-25 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.640 1st Finance Shogun ( T M Nugent ) 2nd Leona ( C Hefel ) 3rd Phineas ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 3 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 24-Nov-25 800m R2 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:45.200 1st Scampi ( E P Brown ) 2nd Chartwell House ( J Darose ) 3rd Kyle ( L J Neindorf ) 4th Phineas ( L Wood ) | L Wood | 4 (6) |
| Bendigo 14-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.170, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Vincentina ( J Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Leaving Las Vegas ( L J Neindorf 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Enchanted Jenni ( J L Melham 57.5 ) 2.21L 6th Phineas ( B Melham 59.5 ) 3.33L See full results | B Melham 59.5kg 3.33L | 6 (11) |
| Cranbourne 01-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:25.990, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.960 1st Expulsion ( B J Melham 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Flash Alice ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd San Juan ( L Currie 59.5 ) 2.50L 6th Phineas ( B Allen 59.5 ) 3.42L See full results | B Allen 59.5kg 3.42L | 6 (13) |
| Cranbourne 21-Jul-25 800m R4 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:48.890 1st AfFIRMative Lad ( J Childs ) 2nd Chest Of Gold ( D Dean ) 3rd Phineas ( B Melham ) | B Melham | 3 (11) |
| Cranbourne 30-Jun-25 800m R6 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:48.950 1st Aliano ( N Punch ) 2nd Empire Of Pain ( T Prebble ) 3rd Lots Of Time ( J Bowditch ) 11th Phineas ( B Melham ) | B Melham | 11 (12) |
| Cranbourne 02-Dec-24 800m R8 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:47.500 1st Crime Of Passion ( T A Atkinson ) 3rd Thiem ( S R Hateley ) 6th Phineas ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 6 (6) |