Red Cardinal (2022) Horse
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Red Cardinal is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Wendy Whitehead. He is by Erik The Red out of the dam Arc Lamp. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his most recent race at Greyville on 18 Jan 2026, ridden by Rachel Venniker, Red Cardinal finished second behind Deepest Water.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Greyville 18-Jan-26 1600m GOOD R1 Md $22,792 (of $114,008) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.760, SP: 6.00 1st Deepest Water ( J Jacobs 123 ) 2nd Red Cardinal ( R Venniker 130 , Cd 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Bourbon's Beast ( C Habib 130 ) 1.50L See full results | R Venniker 59kg, Cd 57.6kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Greyville 25-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R1 Md $11,408 (of $114,008) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 3.50 1st Sword Speed ( A Mgudlwa 128 ) 2nd Desert Dog ( N Patel 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Red Cardinal ( R Venniker 128 ) 0.60L See full results | R Venniker 58.1kg 0.60L | 3 (10) |
| Greyville 01-Nov-25 1600m SOFT R3 Md $2,616 (of $104,510) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.790, SP: 9.00 1st Green Glow ( S Moodley 128 ) 2nd That's All Brother ( D Pillay 132 ) 5.50L 3rd Hammerhead ( K Matsunyane 128 ) 0.30L 5th Red Cardinal ( R Venniker 128 , Cd 131 ) 6.90L See full results | R Venniker 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 6.90L | 5 (14) |
| Greyville 26-Sep-25 1400m SOFT R2 Md $10,442 (of $104,510) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.900, SP: 13.00 1st Targaryen Knight ( C Habib 126 ) 2nd Malongane ( R Venniker 126 ) 3.75L 3rd Red Cardinal ( D Daniels 126 ) 4.25L See full results | D Daniels 57.2kg 4.25L | 3 (10) |
| Greyville 03-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $118,770) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.980, SP: 21.00 1st Kanaal Skater ( C Zackey 128 ) 2nd Coccolina ( S Moodley 127 ) 1.25L 3rd That'll B The Day ( C Little 128 ) 2.50L 7th Red Cardinal ( C Habib 128 ) 7.55L See full results | C Habib 58.1kg 7.55L | 7 (9) |
| Scottsville 09-Jul-25 1200m GOOD R3 Md (of $118,770) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 34.00 1st Cardinal Chief ( S Hlengwa 126 ) 2nd Kanaal Skater ( C Zackey 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Xenophon ( G Lerena 132 ) 1.00L 7th Red Cardinal ( C Habib 126 ) 7.05L See full results | C Habib 57.2kg 7.05L | 7 (11) |