Romantic Ruler (AUS) Horse
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Romantic Ruler is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Kath Pinter at Ascot. He is by Universal Ruler out of Classy Charmer and has earned three career wins. On 29 July 2026 at Belmont, he captured his most important victory, winning the $30000.00 Class Three Handicap.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 29-Aug-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 0MWLY $720 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.950, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.870 1st Olaf The Snowman ( S Parnham 55 ) 2nd Phat Chaps ( P Carbery 55 ) 0.39L 3rd Chantel ( N Riordan 54.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 0.39L 8th Romantic Ruler ( J Whiting 58 ) 4.40L See full results | J Whiting 58kg 4.40L | 8 (11) |
| Belmont 15-Aug-26 1650m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 66+ $3,120 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970 1st Statewide ( S D Parnham 54 ) 2nd In Confidence ( L F Fiore 57.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Ginger Green ( P J Harvey 57 ) 3.81L 4th Romantic Ruler ( J Whiting 55 ) 4.10L See full results | J Whiting 55kg 4.10L | 4 (10) |
| Belmont 29-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL3 $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.160, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.820 1st Romantic Ruler ( J Whiting 59.5 ) 2nd Rainline ( H J Nottle 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.03L 3rd Dark Avalanche ( Z T Johnston-porter 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.47L See full results | J Whiting 59.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Belmont 08-Jul-26 1700m SOFT 5 R7 CL3 $870 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.750, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st Shimonoseki ( S L O'donnell 57.5 ) 2nd Partay ( W A Pike 58 ) 0.60L 3rd Cheeto ( N J Riordan 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.44L 5th Romantic Ruler ( C Johnston-porter 60 ) 2.40L See full results | C Johnston-porter 60 2.40L | 5 (12) |
| Belmont 27-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 RTG 66+ $3,120 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.280, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Urquharts Bluff ( L T Staples 55.5 ) 2nd Territory Man ( W A Pike 56.5 ) 0.37L 3rd Statewide ( M L A Ramoly 54.5 ) 0.52L 4th Romantic Ruler ( J Whiting 54.5 ) 0.87L See full results | J Whiting 54.5kg 0.87L | 4 (11) |