Rousing Refrain (AUS) Horse
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Rousing Refrain is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Jon O'Connor at Morphettville. He is by the stallion Microphone out of the mare Overjoyed. To date he has recorded two wins. On 1st Apr 2026 at Balaklava he secured his biggest triumph, winning the $25,000 0‑58 Hcp. He has proven to be a profitable runner for punters; wagering on him throughout his career would have generated a 13% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Balaklava 01-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 0-58 $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.150, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 1st Rousing Refrain ( W Price 59.5 ) 2nd Rikki Rikkardo ( A Goindasamy 57.5 ) 0.78L 3rd Blue Isles ( R Milnes 56.5 ) 0.90L See full results | W Price 59.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Strathalbyn 26-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R10 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:04.490 1st Miss Sghirripa ( L K Stojakovic ) 2nd Rousing Refrain ( W Price ) 1.77L 3rd Veloce Girl ( R L Milnes ) 2.32L | W Price 1.77L | 2 (5) |
| Morphettville 17-Mar-26 600m R6 J/O 6 1st Golden Horizon ( W T Price ) 2nd Koratora ( T M Johnstone ) 3rd Rousing Refrain ( T Hardy ) | T Hardy | 3 (3) |
| Morphettville Parks 28-Feb-26 1550m GOOD 4 R10 BM62 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.480, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st Midlife Crisis ( E Finnegan 58 ) 2nd Crespiano ( J B Opperman 58.5 ) 0.74L 3rd Bargain Boy ( C Jones 56 ) 1.06L 9th Rousing Refrain ( J Holder 57 ) 3.16L See full results | J Holder 57kg 3.16L | 9 (13) |
| Strathalbyn 18-Feb-26 1600m SOFT 5 R6 CL1 $4,400 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.350, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.740 1st Oldpop ( C Jones 59 ) 2nd Rousing Refrain ( J Holder 60 ) 0.35L 3rd Orlova ( T Hutchinson 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.57L See full results | J Holder 60 0.35L | 2 (11) |
| Morphettville 07-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:38.590, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Dirty Old Town ( J Holder 58 ) 2nd Flaming Eyes ( A Warren 59 , Cd 56 ) 0.37L 3rd All Too Mysti ( J Toeroek 59.5 ) 0.54L 9th Rousing Refrain ( J Opperman 58.5 ) 2.60L See full results | J Opperman 58.5kg 2.60L | 9 (14) |
| Oakbank 21-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 $2,450 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.670, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Jura Vaudois ( A Webb 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Canny Defense ( S L Fawke 59 ) 0.68L 3rd Rousing Refrain ( C Murtagh 60 ) 1.45L See full results | C Murtagh 60 1.45L | 3 (9) |
| Strathalbyn 04-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3UP CG&E MDN-SW $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.510, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.500 1st Rousing Refrain ( C Murtagh 56.5 ) 2nd Aramoso ( C Tootell 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.69L 3rd Stranded ( T J Pannell 56.5 ) 2.28L See full results | C Murtagh 56.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Murray Bdge 11-Dec-25 850m GOOD 4 R5 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:50.190 1st Woodstock ( J Holder ) 2nd You'resogolden ( T J Pannell ) 0.08L 3rd Hell's On Fire ( J Tzaferis ) 2.96L 4th Rousing Refrain ( K Crowther ) 3.94L | K Crowther 3.94L | 4 (7) |
| Morphettville Parks 06-Aug-25 1250m SOFT 6 R1 3YO MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.720, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Kalmana ( C Jones 57.5 ) 2nd Laws Wars ( J Toeroek 57.5 ) 0.44L 3rd Ashreign ( T J Pannell 57.5 ) 0.53L 5th Rousing Refrain ( J Opperman 57.5 ) 2.32L See full results | J Opperman 57.5kg 2.32L | 5 (8) |
| Murray Bdge 23-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 5 R1 2YO CL1 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.760, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Captain Happy ( B Price 59 ) 2nd Laws Wars ( J Toeroek 59 ) 1.74L 3rd Kalmana ( C Jones 58 ) 2.26L 6th Rousing Refrain ( J Opperman 58 ) 5.70L See full results | J Opperman 58kg 5.70L | 6 (9) |
| Murray Bdge 14-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R11 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.670 1st Kisses Forever ( J Toeroek ) 2nd Bootlegger ( E Finnegan ) 0.51L 3rd Rousing Refrain ( C Murtagh ) 3.35L | C Murtagh 3.35L | 3 (5) |
| Morphettville Parks 04-Mar-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:47.970 1st Mapogo ( T Pannell ) 2nd Kisses Forever ( J Toeroek ) 0.74L 3rd Fiabesca ( R L Milnes ) 1.41L 8th Rousing Refrain ( C Murtagh ) 11.02L | C Murtagh 11.02L | 8 (9) |