Ship Happens (AUS) Horse
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Ship Happens is a 4yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Jamie Bayliss on the Sunshine Coast. His sire is Merchant Navy and his dam is Frazil. The horse is still a maiden, lacking a win in 24 starts. In his latest start at the Gold Coast on 5 Sep 2026, Fred Larson rode him to an eighth‑place finish behind winner Moana Nui.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 05-Sep-26 2224m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:19.600, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Moana Nui ( R O'sullivan 58.5 ) 2nd Desert Angel ( D Peisley 56.5 ) 0.33L 3rd She Loves Me ( G Goomany 56.5 ) 3.16L 8th Ship Happens ( F Larson 58.5 ) 11.99L See full results | F Larson 58.5kg 11.99L | 8 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 16-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:51.630, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Amelioration ( E P Lang 56.5 ) 2nd Five Of Us ( D L Turner 56.5 ) 1.63L 3rd Ship Happens ( J Bayliss 58.5 ) 2.56L See full results | J Bayliss 58.5kg 2.56L | 3 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 02-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 7 R1 MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:52.640, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.590 1st Firey Truth ( N Heywood 59.5 ) 2nd Five Of Us ( A J Keeley 54 ) 0.02L 3rd Ship Happens ( J Bayliss 56 ) 0.46L See full results | J Bayliss 56kg 0.46L | 3 (7) |
| Ipswich 24-Jul-26 1950m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.350, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.650 1st Clench ( C Graham 56.5 ) 2nd Ship Happens ( J Bayliss 54.5 ) 1.04L 3rd Kojak ( E P Lang 60 ) 1.54L See full results | J Bayliss 54.5kg 1.04L | 2 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 12-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:20.390, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Old Faithful ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 2nd Kojak ( R Maloney 60 ) 1.01L 3rd Clench ( C Graham 57 ) 1.19L 5th Ship Happens ( K Wilson-taylor 55.5 ) 5.40L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 55.5kg 5.40L | 5 (11) |