Precious Illusion (AUS) Horse
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Precious Illusion is a 2yo bay filly from Australia trained by Stuart Gandy. She is by the stallion Needs Further out of the dam Mariah's Magic. She has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In her most recent race at Hobart on 25 January 2026, she was ridden by Troy Baker and finished seventh behind the winner Aristopolos.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart 25-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 LR 2Y-SW $2,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:07.240, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st Aristopolos ( E B Burke 57 ) 2nd Momentslikethese ( H Grace 55 ) 1.25L 3rd Sovereign Dash ( S Ingelse 57 ) 4.00L 7th Precious Illusion ( T Baker 55 ) 8.90L See full results | T Baker 55kg 8.90L | 7 (9) |
| Launceston 09-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 2YO HCP $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.780, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Aristopolos ( E L B Burke 59 ) 2nd Momentslikethese ( A Darmanin 55.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Too Poetic ( S Tsaikos 55 ) 5.00L 5th Precious Illusion ( T Baker 55.5 ) 6.10L See full results | T Baker 55.5kg 6.10L | 5 (6) |
| Hobart 25-Nov-25 800m SOFT 5 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:50.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Too Poetic ( C V Munster ) 2nd Precious Illusion ( T Baker ) 0.06L 3rd Momentslikethese ( G Catania ) 0.81L | T Baker 0.06L | 2 (6) |