Retrofit (AUS) Horse
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Retrofit is a 3yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Vella. He is by Rubick out of Unblushing and remains a maiden after one start. In his most recent start at Gosford on 6 Aug 2026 he was ridden by Lester Grace and finished 9th, behind winner Parthenon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gosford 06-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 PROV MDN-SW $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.840, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 1st Parthenon ( O Chambers 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Star Of Indigo ( L Magorrian 57 ) 1.62L 3rd Zerbini ( M Stapleford 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2.34L 9th Retrofit ( L Grace 56.5 ) 10.88L See full results | L Grace 56.5kg 10.88L | 9 (10) |
| Gosford 22-Jul-26 800m HEAVY 8 R10 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Cosmic Jive ( J Ford ) 2nd Retrofit ( L Grace ) 1.18L 3rd Harrybegood ( J Severo ) 4.15L | L Grace 1.18L | 2 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 29-Jun-26 800m HEAVY 8 R10 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.010 1st Yvonne's Joy ( A B Collett ) 2nd Velvet Rush ( O S Chambers ) 1.36L 3rd Mr Ruler ( L Beuzelin ) 1.73L 6th Retrofit ( G Buckley ) 2.21L | G Buckley 2.21L | 6 (8) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 12-Jun-26 800m R11 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:50.690 1st Lift Net ( F W Kersley ) 2nd Retrofit ( D Thornton ) 3rd The Regent ( J Childs ) | D Thornton | 2 (7) |
| Flemington 29-May-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.420 1st Beechworth ( B J Melham ) 2nd Expensive Taste ( H T Coffey ) 3rd March On By ( L Lafferty ) 8th Retrofit ( D Thornton ) | D Thornton | 8 (8) |