State The Obvious (2023) Horse

Foal Date

25-Sep-23
Sex
filly

Colour

bay

Sire

Sword of State

Dam

Pullyoursocksup

Prize Money

12317

Owners

Cambridge Stud Limited, B McCullum ONZM, B Murphy, M O'Brien, H & C Wakelin, R Goddard, A Opie, C O'Brien, G Taylor, B Fraser, P Goddard, N & N Tito, C & R Stephens, Comag Synd

About

State The Obvious is a 2yo bay filly trained by G Richardson & R Norvall. She is sired by Sword of State out of dam Pullyoursocksup. The filly has recorded one win in her career. On 3rd Jan 2026 at Te Aroha, she secured her most significant victory, taking the $18500.00 2yo Maiden Set Weight. She has proven a profitable runner for punters, delivering a 173% return on investment for those who backed her throughout her career.

Raced At

Ellerslie Te Aroha

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ellerslie 31-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 G3 2YO Open Set Weight $3,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.830, SP: 26.90 1st Liguria ( W Kennedy 55 ) 2nd Harvey Wallbanger ( R Hutchings 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Parfait Dimanche ( G Rooke 55 ) 1.20L 5th State The Obvious ( R Goyaram 55 ) 2.60L See full resultsR Goyaram 55kg 2.60L5 (10)
Te Aroha 03-Jan-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R2 2YO Mdn Set Weight $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.510, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st State The Obvious ( R Goyaram 55.5 ) 2nd Imperial Rose ( C R Barnes 55.5 ) 0.80L 3rd In The Vineyard ( J J Fawcett 55.5 ) 4.30L See full resultsR Goyaram 55.5kg1 (6)
Te Aroha 07-Dec-25 1150m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.210, SP: 7.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th 1st Lara Antipova ( C J Grylls 55.5 ) 2nd Miss Perna ( M Hashizume 55.5 ) 8.00L 3rd Alohamoana ( T C Moodley 55.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 9.00L 4th State The Obvious ( W Kennedy 55.5 ) 12.30L See full resultsW Kennedy 55.5kg 12.30L4 (5)