Rorkes Drift (AUS) Horse
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Rorkes Drift is a 3yo chestnut gelding (male) from Australia trained by Grahame Begg, who is based at Cranbourne. He is sired by the stallion Starcraft out of the dam Khulekani. Rorkes Drift is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 2 attempts. During his most recent race at Ballarat on 10th Mar 2026, Rorkes Drift was ridden by Jordan Childs and finished 2nd, behind the winner Antalian.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 10-Mar-26 1500m GOOD 3 R2 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.940, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Antalian ( J Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Rorkes Drift ( J Childs 59 ) 0.46L 3rd Silky Seth ( L Neindorf 59 ) 1.96L See full results | J Childs 59kg 0.46L | 2 (7) |
| Pakenham 12-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $3,250 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.130, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 1st The Benchmark ( L J Neindorf 59 ) 2nd Irreverent ( L Nolen 57 ) 0.06L 3rd Man Of The Sea ( T Stockdale 59 ) 2.31L 4th Rorkes Drift ( J Childs 59 ) 4.06L See full results | J Childs 59kg 4.06L | 4 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 02-Feb-26 1000m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.900 1st West Of Swindon ( E P Brown ) 2nd Ferocious Frankie ( J B Stanley ) 3rd Sabi Storm ( C E Hollowood ) 8th Rorkes Drift ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 8 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 26-Jan-26 1000m R14 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:59.740 1st Abrafo ( C Williams ) 2nd Wonboyn ( Y Nobuta ) 3rd Arcora ( J Allen ) 7th Rorkes Drift ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 7 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 12-Jan-26 800m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.800 1st Excess ( M F Mclean ) 2nd A Little Deep ( J L Melham ) 3rd Nimbustwothousand ( B Mertens ) 9th Rorkes Drift ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 9 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 04-Aug-25 800m R24 Jump Out-S5 2nd Secret Glory ( M Zahra ) 3rd Lange Nelle ( S Young ) 4th Rorkes Drift ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 4 (8) |
| Cranbourne 21-Jul-25 800m R5 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:49.470 1st Catch The Wind ( B Shinn ) 2nd Tisseyre ( J Mcneil ) 7th Rorkes Drift ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 7 (9) |