Taken To Task (AUS) Horse
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Taken To Task is a 3yo bay/brown gelding from Australia trained by Michael Hickmott in Wellington SA. He is by Brutal out of What a Diva. To date he has recorded two wins. On 17 May 2026 at Strathalbyn he captured his biggest victory, taking the $25,000.00 Class 1 Handicap. The horse has been a solid money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 525% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Strathalbyn 17-May-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.210, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Taken To Task ( T Pannell 60 ) 2nd Stylish Flipper ( K Crowther 60 ) 0.42L 3rd Miss Sghirripa ( L Stojakovic 56.5 ) 0.96L See full results | T Pannell 60 | 1 (9) |
| Naracoorte 19-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R2 2UP MDN-SW $9,900 (of $19,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.070, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Taken To Task ( T Pannell 57 ) 2nd Kayla Kruzen ( K Crowther 55 ) 0.46L 3rd Spike Almighty ( C N Rawiller 58 ) 2.21L See full results | T Pannell 57kg | 1 (10) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 13-Apr-26 600m SOFT R7 J/O 7 1st Shamastar ( T Voorham ) 2nd Taken To Task ( T Pannell ) 3rd Goldfields Grey ( C P Murtagh ) | T Pannell | 2 (4) |
| Morphettville Parks 02-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R14 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.460 1st Like A Drifter ( T Hutchinson ) 2nd Bred 'Em All ( J Toeroek ) 0.15L 3rd Taken To Task ( T Pannell ) 4.34L | T Pannell 4.34L | 3 (5) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 12-Mar-26 600m GOOD 4 R10 3Y- JO 1st Taken To Task ( T Pannell ) 2nd Heart Of The Med ( W T Price ) | T Pannell | 1 (6) |
| Balaklava 04-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 3 R4 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.150 1st Kocian ( S R Wright ) 2nd Navy Rok ( J B Opperman ) 0.32L 3rd Hell's On Fire ( J Tzaferis ) 1.01L 4th Taken To Task ( T Pannell ) 1.41L | T Pannell 1.41L | 4 (7) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 24-Nov-25 600m R2 J/O 2 1st Rich Britt ( S Metcalfe ) 2nd Taken To Task ( A Warren ) 3rd Auralani ( J Tzaferis ) | A Warren | 2 (6) |
| Strathalbyn 17-Nov-25 600m R6 J/O 6 1st Aramoso ( A Stone ) 2nd Justadexter ( J Gutte ) 3rd Even In America ( S Potter ) 5th Taken To Task ( T Pannell ) | T Pannell | 5 (6) |