Soothsayer (AUS) Horse
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Soothsayer, a 7yo brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Michael Freedman at Randwick. He is out of the mare Eight Below and by stallion Divine Prophet. A stakes winner with career earnings of $640,125, he is considered a horse of above‑average ability. On 20th Jun 2026 at Ipswich, ridden by Daniel Moor, he captured his biggest victory to date in the $200,000 Eye Liner Stakes Quality Handicap, beating La Roja. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 126% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 22-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R8 G3 SHOW COUNTY $46,250 (of $250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.260, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Midnight In Tokyo ( B Thompson 58 ) 2nd Soothsayer ( R King 56 ) 0.32L 3rd Matcha Latte ( A Morgan 57 ) 0.54L See full results | R King 56kg 0.32L | 2 (8) |
| Gold Coast 11-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Fukubana ( A J Mallyon ) 2nd Deep Focus ( D K Peisley ) 1.00L 3rd Verona Affair ( C Baker ) 1.10L 4th Soothsayer ( J Mcmurray ) 1.30L | J Mcmurray 1.30L | 4 (7) |
| Ipswich 20-Jun-26 1350m SOFT 5 R8 LR EYE LINER $116,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:19.770, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Soothsayer ( D Moor 53 ) 2nd La Roja ( K Wilson-taylor 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.35L 3rd Esjay ( J P Stanley 54 ) 0.64L See full results | D Moor 53kg | 1 (16) |
| Eagle Farm 06-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 BM85 $48,800 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.330, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Soothsayer ( B Melham 59.5 ) 2nd Town Crier ( F Sandkuhl 60 , Cd 57 ) 1.17L 3rd She's Exotic ( M Harley 56.5 ) 1.45L See full results | B Melham 59.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Gold Coast 09-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 BM85 $4,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.350, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.880 1st Sunshineinmypocket ( J B Mcdonald 60 ) 2nd Now Is The Hour ( D G Moor 57.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Iron Man ( B E Thompson 61 ) 2.35L 4th Soothsayer ( M Rodd 59.5 ) 2.62L See full results | M Rodd 59.5kg 2.62L | 4 (13) |