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. So far, he has won one race. On 31 Jul 2026 at Awapuni Synthetic, Popinjay earned his most notable win, claiming the $17,000 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ) 0.50L 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) |
| Waverley 04-Jul-26 1650m SOFT 7 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $247 (of $16,460) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:44.610, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st No More Pennies ( C Dell 58.5 ) 2nd Our Darcy ( S J Macnab 58.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Borrowed Time ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 1.70L 8th Popinjay ( L Kauri 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.50L See full results | L Kauri 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 3.50L | 8 (13) |
| Wanganui 13-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 7 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $828 (of $16,558) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:42.190, SP: 7.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Hi Yo Fox Rox ( H Hassman 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Released ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Borrowed Time ( K Chowdhoory 58.5 ) 2.30L 4th Popinjay ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.30L See full results | T Davies 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 3.30L | 4 (10) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 31-May-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,874 (of $20,828) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.430, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Red Lady ( R Mudhoo 56.5 ) 2nd No Love Lost ( K L Chung 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Popinjay ( F Moerman 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.20L See full results | F Moerman 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 1.20L | 3 (10) |