Taste The Steel (AUS) Horse
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Taste The Steel, a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Alyssa & Troy Sweeney in Toowoomba. He is by the stallion Power out of Cross Stitched. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in two starts. In his most recent race at Toowoomba on 13 Dec 2025, he was ridden by Les Tilley and finished eighth behind Straight Blast.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 13-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN-SW $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.150 1st Straight Blast ( M Savva 58 ) 2nd Langdown Legacy ( J Molloy 58 ) 1.72L 3rd Paciera ( R Thorburn 56 , Cd 58 ) 4.61L 8th Taste The Steel ( L Tilley 58 ) 11.76L See full results | L Tilley 58kg 11.76L | 8 (12) |
| Goondiwindi 29-Nov-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.870, SP: 7.00 In-running: 400m 2nd 1st Kachina Girl ( S K Sweedman 56 ) 2nd Okanui ( C Taylor 58 ) 0.27L 3rd Athol Mac ( R M O'connell 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.65L 9th Taste The Steel ( N Fazackerley 58 ) 8.16L See full results | N Fazackerley 58kg 8.16L | 9 (11) |
| Dalby 05-Nov-25 800m GOOD 4 R3 3Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:45.960 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Lift'n'mehigher ( G Geran ) 2nd Profits Prayer ( L J Tilley ) 1.92L 3rd Hit The Key ( H N Richardson ) 1.94L 5th Taste The Steel ( J Molloy ) 4.98L | J Molloy 4.98L | 5 (5) |
| Gatton 17-Jun-25 860m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:49.960 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.650 1st Orchid Valley ( O R M Webb ) 2nd Ready And Mabel ( H N Richardson ) 0.46L 3rd Duke Of Bantry ( K H Zechner ) 13.71L 4th Taste The Steel ( L Tilley ) 22.59L | L Tilley 22.59L | 4 (5) |