Taste The Steel (AUS) Horse
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Taste The Steel is a 4yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Trevor & Peter Rowe in Cairns. He is by Power out of Cross Stitched. He has yet to win, having started four times without breaking his maiden. In his latest start at Cairns on 22 Aug 2026, Lacey Morrison rode him to a seventh-place finish behind winner Sensei Girl.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns 22-Aug-26 950m SOFT 6 R1 MDN $500 (of $34,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:55.540, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Sensei Girl ( A Graham 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Moonya Lad ( B Kennedy 57.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Karmardo ( M Goring 60 , Cd 57 ) 1.48L 7th Taste The Steel ( L Morrison 56.5 ) 6.73L See full results | L Morrison 56.5kg 6.73L | 7 (9) |
| Atherton 25-Jul-26 1100m GOOD 3 R3 2UP MDN-SW $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.810, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st For Adeline ( R B Shred 57 ) 2nd Grigia ( M Abe 57.5 ) 1.19L 3rd Trusting Star ( L J Morrison 59.5 ) 1.76L 4th Taste The Steel ( K Swaffer 59 ) 18.96L See full results | K Swaffer 59kg 18.96L | 4 (4) |
| 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 A Savva 58 ) 2nd Langdown Legacy ( J D Molloy 58 ) 1.72L 3rd Paciera ( R G Thorburn 56 , Cd 54 ) 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 GOOD 4 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) |