Spirit Of Gaia (AUS) Horse
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Spirit Of Gaia, entered in the Sale R3 Carlton Draught Maiden Plate, is a 4yo bay mare from Australia trained by Nikki Burke of Cranbourne. She is by Impending out of Diamond Bliss. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, having finished unplaced in eight starts. In her latest start at Wangaratta on 8 February 2026, Blaike McDougall rode her to a second‑place finish behind Flying Awasita.
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Wangaratta • Moe • Ballarat Synthetic • Pakenham Synthetic • Ballarat • Seymour • Cranbourne • Yarra Valley • TraralgonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wangaratta 08-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $9,900 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.560, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Flying Awasita ( M Bunjevac 57 ) 2nd Spirit Of Gaia ( B Mcdougall 57.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Triple Spirit ( P M Moloney 59 ) 1.65L See full results | B Mcdougall 57.5kg 0.15L | 2 (14) |
| Caulfield Heath 29-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.390 1st Clansman ( C G Gaudray ) 2nd Spirit Of Gaia ( B Mertens ) 0.40L 3rd Staristia ( L Currie ) 1.40L | B Mertens 0.40L | 2 (10) |
| Moe 23-Sep-25 1017m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.800, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Kiwi Raider ( E P Brown 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Giddy Girl ( C Hefel 55 ) 0.15L 3rd Billie ( L Riordan 55 ) 1.65L 5th Spirit Of Gaia ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 3.65L See full results | B Mertens 57.5kg 3.65L | 5 (9) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 01-Sep-25 1000m SYNTHETIC R1 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.360, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Danube ( H T Coffey 55 ) 2nd Macristal House ( N Daniels 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.25L 3rd Something White ( A L Herrmann 57.5 ) 3.50L 5th Spirit Of Gaia ( P Moloney 57.5 ) 6.60L See full results | P Moloney 57.5kg 6.60L | 5 (7) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 19-Aug-25 1000m SYNTHETIC R2 4UP MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.530, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st French Lolly ( T M Nugent 59.5 ) 2nd Spirit Of Gaia ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Planet Mars ( C Newitt 59.5 ) 1.95L See full results | B Mertens 57.5kg 1.75L | 2 (8) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 28-Jul-25 1100m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.090, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Audio Pop Cam ( J L Melham 55 ) 2nd Undisputable ( B Mertens 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Melodia Perfecta ( J Childs 57.5 ) 4.00L 7th Spirit Of Gaia ( J Beriman 57.5 ) 7.65L See full results | J Beriman 57.5kg 7.65L | 7 (12) |
| Ballarat 29-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 7 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.340, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.610 1st Next Step Iowa ( J Noonan 56 ) 2nd Blue Hawaiian ( L K Cartwright 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Rasp ( J Bowditch 58 ) 1.95L 9th Spirit Of Gaia ( J Beriman 56 ) 9.07L See full results | J Beriman 56kg 9.07L | 9 (11) |
| Seymour 10-Jun-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 3YO F Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.420, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Zoubelle ( C Hefel 57 ) 2nd Keeni ( W T Price 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Spirit Of Gaia ( J Beriman 57 ) 2.15L See full results | J Beriman 57kg 2.15L | 3 (12) |
| Cranbourne 26-May-25 800m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:49.000 1st Divine Provenance ( C Hefel ) 2nd Mr Nunez ( L Wood ) 3rd Onya Sonya ( B Mertens ) 5th Spirit Of Gaia ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 5 (10) |
| Yarra Valley 02-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.400, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920 1st Mckeyla ( P M Moloney 56 ) 2nd Delicate Lady ( L J Bates 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.46L 3rd Caravanserai ( J Mott 58 ) 2.96L 7th Spirit Of Gaia ( T Nugent 56 ) 5.91L See full results | T Nugent 56kg 5.91L | 7 (8) |
| Cranbourne 23-Dec-24 800m R3 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:50.900 1st Spring Air ( O I East ) 2nd Charcoals ( J Mott ) 3rd Regina D'italia ( L J Bates ) 4th Spirit Of Gaia ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 4 (11) |
| Traralgon 05-Dec-24 950m SOFT 5 R6 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.250 1st Mohegan Goddess ( K Jennings ) 2nd Dapper Darri ( J Bowditch ) 0.20L 3rd High Tempo ( D Keane ) 0.95L 4th Spirit Of Gaia ( T Nugent 0 ) 1.45L | T Nugent 0 1.45L | 4 (9) |
| Cranbourne 18-Nov-24 800m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:45.400 1st Zouandme ( B Mertens ) 2nd Hi Ho Gypsy ( M J Dee ) 3rd Sunset Trail ( B J Melham ) 6th Spirit Of Gaia ( B Mcdougall ) | B Mcdougall | 6 (8) |