Recommendation (AUS) Horse
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Recommendation is a 7yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by the stallion Shalaa out of the mare Adviso. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $1,199,170, he is considered a horse of above‑average ability. On 31 Aug 2024 at Caulfield, ridden by Blake Shinn, Recommendation secured his most important victory, winning the $200,000 4yo+ Open Set Weight With Penalties and beating Kallos.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 12-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 LR WH WYLIE $2,460 (of $120,345) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.900, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090 1st Sir Now ( C Murtagh 59.5 ) 2nd Signature Scent ( R Milnes 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Smooth Chino ( A Galati 62 ) 1.00L 6th Recommendation ( T Pannell 58 ) 5.12L See full results | T Pannell 58kg 5.12L | 6 (8) |
| Caulfield 29-Aug-26 1100m SOFT 6 R6 G3 THE HEATH 1100 $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.810, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 1st Oliveanotherday ( H Coffey 58 ) 2nd Bridal Waltz ( B Melham 55 ) 1.50L 3rd War Machine ( M Zahra 59 ) 2.75L 7th Recommendation ( B Shinn 57 ) 5.60L See full results | B Shinn 57kg 5.60L | 7 (8) |
| Caulfield 15-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 LR REGAL ROLLER $15,750 (of $175,450) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.330, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Shadhavar ( C Williams 54 ) 2nd Persian Spirit ( H T Coffey 55.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Recommendation ( B Shinn 55.5 ) 1.35L See full results | B Shinn 55.5kg 1.35L | 3 (11) |
| Caulfield 25-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 6 R7 G3 BLETCHINGLY $18,000 (of $200,990) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.630, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Cosmic Crusader ( D W Stackhouse 58.5 ) 2nd Winnasedge ( L Currie 58.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Recommendation ( T Stockdale 58.5 ) 4.00L See full results | T Stockdale 58.5kg 4.00L | 3 (9) |
| Caulfield 11-Jul-26 1100m SOFT 7 R7 G3 J MONASH $4,000 (of $200,990) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.360, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Winnasedge ( L Currie 58.5 ) 2nd Bellatrix Star ( C Williams 56.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Sir Now ( C P Murtagh 58.5 ) 0.61L 6th Recommendation ( T Stockdale 58.5 ) 0.97L See full results | T Stockdale 58.5kg 0.97L | 6 (11) |