Popinjay (2022) Horse
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Popinjay is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Mike Breslin at Awapuni. He is by Rock 'n' Pop out of No Tolerance. He has recorded one win in his career. On 31 Jul 2026 at Awapuni Synthetic he secured his most notable victory, earning the $17000.00 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Trentham 19-Sep-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R6 BM 65 Hcp (of $32,214) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:48.630, SP: 64.70 1st Go Trigger ( S Macnab 60 ) 2nd Valley King ( F Moerman 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Meloni ( C Grylls 59 ) 1.20L 12th Popinjay ( E Nicholas 57.5 ) 14.70L See full results | E Nicholas 57.5kg 14.70L | 12 (14) |
| Woodville 06-Sep-26 2100m HEAVY 8 R3 BM 65 Hcp $302 (of $15,123) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:15.960, SP: 17.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Tukituki ( H Wilson 67.5 ) 2nd Deadly Pony ( L E Kennedy 68 ) 1.80L 3rd Quill ( M Dey 66.5 ) 3.80L 9th Popinjay ( T Mercer 68 ) 7.10L See full results | T Mercer 68kg 7.10L | 9 (11) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 13-Aug-26 2140m SYNTHETIC R4 BM 65 Hcp $283 (of $14,150) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.470, SP: 6.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st Wind Talker ( A K Riddell 57 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Platinum Sixty Six ( T Wigram 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Thelongerulook ( K L Chung 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.40L 6th Popinjay ( J Fawcett 58.5 ) 5.50L See full results | J Fawcett 58.5kg 5.50L | 6 (8) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 31-Jul-26 2140m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $7,966 (of $14,225) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:15.440, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Popinjay ( F Moerman 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Written In Rock ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Keepz Occurring ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 0.50L See full results | F Moerman 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Woodville 12-Jul-26 2100m HEAVY 10 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,268 (of $14,090) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:26.860, SP: 5.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Zorba ( H Wilson 68.5 ) 2nd The Republican ( L E Kennedy 68.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Popinjay ( T Mercer 68.5 ) 2.10L See full results | T Mercer 68.5kg 2.10L | 3 (8) |