Sipping Shamus (AUS) Horse
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About
Scone R5 NEWGATE CLASS 1 HANDICAP Sipping Shamus is a 4yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Rodney Northam, who is based at Scone. He is sired by the stallion Shamus Award out of the dam Caffeina. Sipping Shamus has managed to win 1 race in his career so far. On 22nd Jan 2026 at Tamworth, Sipping Shamus scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $35000.00 Country Boosted Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Muswellbrook 09-Feb-26 1500m HEAVY 8 R5 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.680, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.720 1st Damascus Gate ( E Drew 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Commando Jack ( A Bullock 59 ) 0.42L 3rd Jasper's Way ( C Lever 62 ) 1.56L 11th Sipping Shamus ( L Small 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 16.67L See full results | L Small 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 16.67L | 11 (11) |
| Tamworth 22-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY MDN-SW $16,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.880, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.840 1st Sipping Shamus ( C Hillier 59 ) 2nd Always A Rainbow ( B Looker 55.5 ) 1.56L 3rd Dunstall The Gun ( B Nock 59 ) 4.83L See full results | C Hillier 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Armidale 05-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.420, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Corvette Pride ( S Wilkes 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Rubinsky ( B Looker 57 ) 0.84L 3rd Sipping Shamus ( C Hillier 59 ) 2.22L See full results | C Hillier 59kg 2.22L | 3 (9) |
| Tamworth 07-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 7 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.010, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.150 1st Nugget Smart ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Sipping Shamus ( D Northey 59 ) 3.10L 3rd Real Housewives ( K Nestor 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 6.14L See full results | D Northey 59kg 3.10L | 2 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 27-Jul-25 1280m HEAVY 8 R1 CTRY MDN $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.430, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Snap Decision ( A Bullock 60 ) 2nd Sipping Shamus ( D Northey 59 ) 1.89L 3rd Nugget Smart ( M Bell 57.5 ) 2.71L See full results | D Northey 59kg 1.89L | 2 (7) |
| Scone 16-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.150 1st Scatpak ( T Mccarroll ) 2nd Sipping Shamus ( D Northey ) 4.31L 3rd Jasira ( L Small ) 4.67L | D Northey 4.31L | 2 (8) |
| Scone 25-Jun-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R9 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.870 1st Great Idea ( G Johnston ) 2nd Blue Kingdom ( A Bullock ) 0.90L 3rd Sipping Shamus ( L Small ) 1.33L | L Small 1.33L | 3 (7) |