Samarkand (2018) Horse
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About
Samarkand is an 8yo bay gelding trained by Jamie Richards. He is by Mongolian Khan out of Shimmy. He has secured seven wins in his career. On 20th Mar 2024 at Happy Valley, Samarkand earned his most important victory, the $2050000.00 Class 3 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 09-Sep-26 1650m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $362,030) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.670, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st Fortunate Son ( V Ho 55 ) 2nd Windlord ( M L Chadwick 55.5 ) 0.80L 3rd China Win ( K Yeung 57 ) 1.50L 12th Samarkand ( Z Purton 55.5 ) 22.00L See full results | Z Purton 55.5kg 22.00L | 12 (12) |
| Sha Tin 01-Sep-26 1200m SOFT R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.500 1st Winning Gold ( K Teetan ) 2nd Dreaming Together ( L Hewitson ) 1.80L 3rd King Miles ( J Chau ) 2.00L 6th Samarkand ( Z Purton ) 3.80L | Z Purton 3.80L | 6 (9) |
| Sha Tin 21-Aug-26 1200m SOFT R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.900 1st Cala Dei Mori ( E C W Wong ) 2nd Self Improvement ( H T Mo ) 0.10L 3rd Happy Index ( P N Wong ) 5.10L 5th Samarkand ( B Avdulla ) 7.50L | B Avdulla 7.50L | 5 (9) |
| Happy Valley 24-Jun-26 1650m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp $22,738 (of $378,965) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.370, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:24.380 1st Definitive ( L Ferraris 60 ) 2nd Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton 58 ) 0.30L 3rd Fivefortwo ( J Chau 61 , Cd 60 ) 0.80L 4th Samarkand ( L Hewitson 56.5 ) 1.50L See full results | L Hewitson 56.5kg 1.50L | 4 (11) |
| Sha Tin 16-Jun-26 1200m SOFT R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Bottomuptogether ( P N Wong ) 2nd Sing Dragon ( Y L Chung ) 10.30L 3rd Lo Rider ( E C W Wong ) 13.60L 4th Samarkand ( N Yuen ) 16.30L | N Yuen 16.30L | 4 (4) |