South Hoba (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

28-Oct-21

Sex

mare

Colour

bay

Sire

Astern

Dam

Hoba

Prize Money

29145

Trainer

Dion Luciani

Owners

Cape Falls Thoroughbreds (Mgr: B T Fogarty)

About

South Hoba is a 4yo bay mare from Australia, trained by Dion Luciani. She is by Astern out of Hoba and has recorded one victory to date. On 8 May 2025 at Pakenham she captured her biggest win, the $40,000 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight. Punters have found her a rewarding wager; backing her throughout would have yielded a 17% return on investment.

Raced At

Belmont • Sandown Hillside • Pakenham • Cranbourne • Pinjarra

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Belmont 12-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ CL3 Hcp $540 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.950, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Muddy Waters ( R Cheung 59.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2nd Lieutenant Dunbar ( J Azzopardi 58 ) 0.25L 3rd Across Generations ( S Parnham 56.5 ) 1.37L 10th South Hoba ( W Pike 56 ) 4.52L See full results	W Pike 56kg 4.52L	10 (10)
Lark Hill 03-Nov-25 950m GOOD 4 R6 3UP-TRL 0-71 Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:57.540 1st Rally The Troops ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Regal Statue ( C Johnston-porter ) 0.50L 3rd South Hoba ( H Watson ) 0.92L	H Watson 0.92L	3 (11)
Sandown Hillside 24-May-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 3YO F BM 78 Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.290, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Ahha Ahha ( J Melham 57.5 ) 2nd Terilee ( L Bates 58 , Cd 55 ) 3.00L 3rd Flattered ( J Noonan 58 ) 3.10L 11th South Hoba ( J Allen 57 ) 15.71L See full results	J Allen 57kg 15.71L	11 (12)
Pakenham 08-May-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.880, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st South Hoba ( J Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Knobelas ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Il Cielo ( M Zahra 59.5 ) 4.80L See full results	J Allen 57.5kg	1 (9)
Cranbourne 28-Apr-25 1000m R19 Jump Out-G4 1st South Hoba ( B Mertens ) 2nd Left Hook ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Bold Strike ( M Zahra )	B Mertens	1 (7)
Pakenham 27-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.170, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.300 1st Vivacissimo ( M J Dee 57.5 ) 2nd Kaddari ( L Currie 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Kissed Earth ( D W Stackhouse 58 ) 2.50L 5th South Hoba ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 6.95L See full results	B Mertens 57.5kg 6.95L	5 (9)
Cranbourne 17-Feb-25 1000m R12 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:59.200 1st Esternay ( M J Dee ) 2nd Magnemite ( C Newitt ) 3rd South Hoba ( E Brown )	E Brown	3 (12)
Pakenham 06-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 3 R4 3,4,5YO Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.210, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580 1st Illuminance ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 2nd High Praise ( D Lane 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Bossy Benita ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.80L 8th South Hoba ( J Mott 57 ) 4.85L See full results	J Mott 57kg 4.85L	8 (12)
Cranbourne 27-Jan-25 800m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.700 1st Chest Of Gold ( E K Pozman ) 2nd Gambino ( L J Bates ) 3rd Justadaze ( N Punch ) 7th South Hoba ( J Mott )	J Mott	7 (10)
Cranbourne 13-Jan-25 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.010 1st Just Like Gaby ( T Stockdale ) 2nd Parliamentary ( J B Stanley ) 3rd Dreams ( R Lamont ) 4th South Hoba ( J Mott )	J Mott	4 (9)
Pinjarra 14-Aug-24 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3YO Rst 0 Met Win-LY Hcp $3,080 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.290, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Our Existence ( C Johnston-porter 58 ) 2nd Mean Machine ( B Parnham 58 ) 0.20L 3rd South Hoba ( H Watson 56 ) 1.22L See full results	H Watson 56kg 1.22L	3 (5)
Belmont 05-Aug-24 1000m SOFT 6 R7 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.760 1st Star Supreme ( C Parnham ) 2nd Urquharts Bluff ( L Staples ) 5.00L 3rd Swindle The Dough ( J Mcnaught ) 6.50L 4th South Hoba ( H Watson 0 ) 7.59L	H Watson 0 7.59L	4 (11)
Belmont 22-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.860 1st South Hoba ( B Parnham ) 2nd Leetron ( J Turner ) 0.20L 3rd Eighty Mile Beach ( S O'donnell ) 0.40L	B Parnham	1 (11)
Belmont 08-Jul-24 400m SOFT 6 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:24.430 1st Keep Ita Mystery ( C Parnham ) 2nd Promising ( L Campbell ) 1.30L 3rd Sixinch Heels ( J Turner ) 2.30L 6th South Hoba ( H Watson 0 ) 5.26L	H Watson 0 5.26L	6 (7)