Simply Better (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

03-Nov-19
Sex
mare

Colour

bay

Prize Money

167525

Owners

M J Maxwell & D J Smith

About

Tamworth R7 WESTS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP Simply Better is a 6yo bay mare from Australia, trained by Wayne Wilkes. She is out of Sweet As and sired by Better Than Ready. To date she has recorded six victories. Her most notable triumph came on 12 Feb 2023 at Sunshine Coast, winning the $28,000 Qtis 3-y-o Bm62 Hcp. The horse has been a rewarding selection for bettors, delivering an estimated 125% ROI for those who supported her throughout her career.

Raced At

Cowra • Orange • Bathurst • Quirindi • Mudgee

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cowra 18-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 CTRY BM58 $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.800, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Wonderful Mistake ( D Budler 57 ) 2nd Our Little Star ( Z Wadick 59.5 ) 0.36L 3rd Can Do It ( R Freeman 59 ) 0.38L 5th Simply Better ( M Cahill 57.5 ) 1.37L See full resultsM Cahill 57.5kg 1.37L5 (11)
Orange 06-Jan-26 1280m GOOD 4 R5 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.270, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Zale ( M G Bourke 61 ) 2nd Ishikari ( M A Cahill 56.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Baby Hazel ( L Day 58 ) 2.00L 9th Simply Better ( C Hillier 55 ) 14.67L See full resultsC Hillier 55kg 14.67L9 (10)
Bathurst 23-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R7 CTRY BM58 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.230, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Crook ( Z A Hunt 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Can Do It ( G Buckley 58 ) 0.12L 3rd Glowing Rapids ( I Neale 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.67L 9th Simply Better ( C Keatings 58.5 ) 7.53L See full resultsC Keatings 58.5kg 7.53L9 (9)
Quirindi 13-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R4 F&M BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.840, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 1st Broken Wings ( A Bullock 59.5 ) 2nd This One Time ( B Simpson 62 , Cd 59 ) 0.45L 3rd Kantishna ( E Drew 63.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 0.63L 4th Simply Better ( Z Hunt 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.31L See full resultsZ Hunt 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 1.31L4 (9)
Mudgee 25-Oct-25 1100m SOFT 6 R4 BM50 $1,000 (of $12,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.990, SP: 3.40 1st Gold Smiles ( T Mccarroll 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Barcoo River ( M Heagney 59 ) 0.37L 3rd Simply Better ( N Hyde 63 , Cd 59 ) 0.75L See full resultsN Hyde 63kg, Cd 59kg 0.75L3 (7)