Skirmish (AUS) Horse
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About
Skirmish is a 4yo brown mare (female) from Australia trained by Kerry Parker, who is based at Kembla Grange. She is sired by the stallion Smart Missile out of the dam So You Leica. Skirmish has managed to win 2 races in her career so far. On 14th Jan 2026 at Kensington, Skirmish scored her most significant win to date, getting the money in the $60000.00 3yo&up Maiden Plate. She has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Skirmish throughout her career you'd have achieved a 282% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goulburn 24-Sep-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 CL2 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.980, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Costalivin ( K Latham 56 ) 2nd Skirmish ( N Heywood 60 ) 0.80L 3rd Smichov ( A B Collett 61 ) 0.88L See full results | N Heywood 60 0.80L | 2 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 12-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Tom Cruising ( C Lever 59 ) 2nd Cabbucio ( B Loy 58.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Smart Cry ( M Bell 57.5 ) 0.50L 11th Skirmish ( J Ford 58.5 ) 11.80L See full results | J Ford 58.5kg 11.80L | 11 (11) |
| Goulburn 23-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.230, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Skirmish ( J Ford 58 ) 2nd Overshadow ( D Gibbons 58.5 ) 0.04L 3rd Glenn's Legacy ( C Schofield 56.5 ) 2.02L See full results | J Ford 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Illawarra Grange 30-Jul-26 1450m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030 1st Cobra Club ( R Bayliss 60 ) 2nd Agraffe Rocket ( A Hyeronimus 60 ) 2.30L 3rd Ouragan ( A J Calder 56 ) 2.80L 8th Skirmish ( J Ford 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | J Ford 57.5kg 6.80L | 8 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 16-Jul-26 1300m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.430, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690 1st Cuesta ( Z T Lloyd 57.5 ) 2nd Rose Of Fenway ( D Gibbons 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Call Me Sassy ( T Berry 57 ) 1.90L 5th Skirmish ( J Ford 58 ) 5.20L See full results | J Ford 58kg 5.20L | 5 (8) |