Raff Vader (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

19-Sep-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Invader

Dam

Raffinato

Prize Money

34600

Owners

Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley) & B J McDonald

About

Raff Vader is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Stephen Massingham. He is by the stallion Invader out of the mare Raffinato. To date he has captured a single victory. His biggest triumph came on 27th Feb 2025 at Townsville, when he won the $23000.00 2yo Maiden Set Weight. He has been a rewarding runner for bettors, delivering a 42% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Cairns Mackay Townsville

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cairns 26-Mar-26 950m HEAVY 9 R7 BM55 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.080, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Nordic Invader ( S Cormack 56.5 ) 2nd Rising Ruby ( I Fry 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 1.44L 3rd Fancy Garter ( A Holt 59 ) 2.03L 7th Raff Vader ( R Wiggins 56.5 ) 3.97L See full resultsR Wiggins 56.5kg 3.97L7 (9)
Mackay 24-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R6 3Y HCP $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.720, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.450 1st Don'tdoubthelady ( R Wiggins 60.5 ) 2nd Time Power ( I Fry 54 ) 1.46L 3rd Penseur Positif ( R M S Olivera 55.5 ) 1.99L 4th Raff Vader ( S Cormack 54 ) 2.68L See full resultsS Cormack 54kg 2.68L4 (7)
Cairns 12-Oct-25 950m GOOD 4 R1 3&4Y HCP $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:54.460, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Sowilo Siren ( T H Leslight 60 ) 2nd Raff Vader ( S Cormack 54.5 ) 0.57L 3rd Haphazard ( J L Taylor 54 ) 2.62L See full resultsS Cormack 54.5kg 0.57L2 (7)
Cairns 30-Sep-25 950m GOOD 4 R8 0-55 $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:54.730, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Par Five ( L J Morrison 59.5 ) 2nd Threebrothers ( N Thomas 58 ) 0.02L 3rd Coppabella Road ( M J Mcdonald 58 ) 1.12L 5th Raff Vader ( R Wiggins 55 , Cd 56 ) 1.62L See full resultsR Wiggins 55kg, Cd 56kg 1.62L5 (11)
Townsville 19-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 3Y HCP $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.940, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580 1st Spirit Of Bluey ( T M Fenlon 55.5 ) 2nd Vegameister ( A Butler 60 ) 0.78L 3rd Mister Tia ( I Fry 59.5 ) 1.29L 4th Raff Vader ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 1.94L See full resultsR Wiggins 58.5kg 1.94L4 (6)
Townsville 02-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 3&4Y HCP $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.900, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.030 1st Krackacan ( N L Summers 57.5 ) 2nd Our Eagle Rock ( N M Olzard 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.49L 3rd Foneeleven ( A Sewell 55.5 ) 1.42L 7th Raff Vader ( N Thomas 54 ) 3.19L See full resultsN Thomas 54kg 3.19L7 (7)
Cairns 23-Aug-25 1250m GOOD 4 R2 3Y HCP $1,700 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.770, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.570 1st Supid Date ( S N Cormack 56.5 ) 2nd Mister Tia ( I Fry 59 ) 0.62L 3rd Whatta Mission ( A Holt 60 ) 1.40L 4th Raff Vader ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 1.44L See full resultsR Wiggins 58.5kg 1.44L4 (7)
Townsville 02-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 3Y HCP $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:55.510, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.140 1st Vegameister ( O L Kendal 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Krackacan ( L I Martyn 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.18L 3rd Supid Date ( S N Cormack 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 2.67L 9th Raff Vader ( C Meehan 56.5 ) 9.04L See full resultsC Meehan 56.5kg 9.04L9 (11)
Cairns 15-Jul-25 950m SOFT 5 R2 2YO Open Hcp $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:55.260, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Mister Tia ( I Fry 55.5 ) 2nd Nooshbahoosh ( A Butler 56.5 ) 0.26L 3rd Tarong ( J Stanley 56.5 ) 0.44L 5th Raff Vader ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 2.22L See full resultsR Wiggins 57.5kg 2.22L5 (9)
Townsville 27-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $12,800 (of $23,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.800, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 1st Raff Vader ( R Wiggins 58 ) 2nd Royal Prophecy ( M E Apel 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.36L 3rd Small Town Hussler ( J Stanley 58 ) 0.88L See full resultsR Wiggins 58kg1 (11)
Cairns 15-Feb-25 950m HEAVY 8 R6 2YO Open Set Weight $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:54.750, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Satisfied Mugs ( A Butler 57 ) 2nd Gold Classic ( C Meehan 55 ) 4.72L 3rd Miss Pierata ( W D'avila 55 ) 11.25L 6th Raff Vader ( N Thomas 57 ) 14.88L See full resultsN Thomas 57kg 14.88L6 (7)
Townsville 18-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Hcp $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.510, SP: 1.55 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.910 1st Nev ( C Jokic 57 ) 2nd Union Delegate ( A Sewell 57.5 ) 4.65L 3rd Music Girl ( C Meehan 55.5 ) 5.84L 6th Raff Vader ( A Butler 58 ) 8.36L See full resultsA Butler 58kg 8.36L6 (6)