Taung (AUS) Horse
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Taung is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Matt Cumani in Ballarat. He is by Turffontein out of Miss Elsa. He has recorded four wins in his career. On 26 Aug 2025 at Ballarat Synthetic, Taung earned his most important victory, taking the $50000.00 Bm78 Hcp prize.
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Caulfield • Wangaratta • Avoca • Geelong • Ballarat Synthetic • St Arnaud • Warrnambool • Morphettville • Sandown Lakeside • Pakenham Synthetic • Swan Hill • StawellRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 21-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R10 BM84 $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.090, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Gold Medallist ( L Nolen 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Enamorada ( B Mertens 54 ) 2.00L 3rd Taung ( E Walsh 55 ) 2.06L See full results | E Walsh 55kg 2.06L | 3 (11) |
| Wangaratta 28-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 BM70 $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.690, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 1st Taung ( E Walsh 60 ) 2nd Lethal Thoughts ( Z E Waller 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.02L 3rd The Shaper ( J D Hill 60 ) 0.52L See full results | E Walsh 60 | 1 (9) |
| Avoca 12-Feb-26 1200m R17 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:16.480 1st Empress Of The Sun ( J Allen ) 2nd Kovu ( J D Hill ) 3rd Taung ( E Walsh ) | E Walsh | 3 (5) |
| Geelong 27-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.970 1st Rise At Dawn ( M J Dee ) 2nd Aqueduct ( H T Coffey ) 0.75L 3rd Grid Girl ( D W Stackhouse ) 1.75L 4th Taung ( E Walsh ) 4.25L | E Walsh 4.25L | 4 (5) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 26-Aug-25 1500m SYNTHETIC R6 BM78 $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.360, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Taung ( E Walsh 54 ) 2nd Delivering ( D Bates 59 ) 1.25L 3rd Our Couver ( C Newitt 54.5 ) 2.75L See full results | E Walsh 54kg | 1 (7) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-25 1500m SYNTHETIC R6 BM58 $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.190, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.640 1st Taung ( E Walsh 62 ) 2nd Shooter Mcgavin ( S Field 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 3.50L 3rd Kawa ( J Allen 59.5 ) 4.75L See full results | E Walsh 62kg | 1 (9) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 22-Jul-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.530, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st Taung ( E Walsh 59.5 ) 2nd Sweater Girl ( J Allen 57.5 ) 6.00L 3rd Frosty Night ( A L Herrmann 57.5 ) 7.00L See full results | E Walsh 59.5kg | 1 (11) |
| St Arnaud 09-Jul-25 900m R2 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:57.200 1st Millvina ( S Field ) 2nd Vixenette ( F W Kersley ) 3rd Ivoritto ( J M Smith ) 5th Taung ( E Walsh ) | E Walsh | 5 (6) |
| Warrnambool 30-Apr-25 1700m SOFT 6 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.560, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.330 1st Factcheck ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Champagne Jenni ( C Newitt 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Rhooky ( L Meech 58 ) 1.25L 6th Taung ( C Macredmond 58 ) 4.30L See full results | C Macredmond 58kg 4.30L | 6 (13) |
| Morphettville 12-Apr-25 1800m GOOD 4 R9 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $2,460 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.670, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.510 1st Snoopy Now ( C P Murtagh 57.5 ) 2nd Athanatos ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 0.48L 3rd Scintillante ( Z Spain 57.5 ) 0.96L 6th Taung ( C Macredmond 57.5 ) 4.25L See full results | C Macredmond 57.5kg 4.25L | 6 (14) |
| Caulfield 15-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 3 R5 3YO Open Set Weight $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.150, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Benagil ( M J Dee 56 ) 2nd Athanatos ( D W Stackhouse 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Hurricane Georgie ( B J Melham 56 ) 2.50L 6th Taung ( C Macredmond 58 ) 4.20L See full results | C Macredmond 58kg 4.20L | 6 (11) |
| Wangaratta 01-Mar-25 1590m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.890, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st La Rosetta ( C G Gaudray 57 ) 2nd Taung ( C Macredmond 59 ) 0.46L 3rd Khabalov ( A Mccabe 59 ) 1.21L See full results | C Macredmond 59kg 0.46L | 2 (12) |
| Sandown Lakeside 05-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,750 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.030, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Climb The Ladder ( D M Lane 59 ) 2nd Rhia ( B Shinn 57 ) 4.75L 3rd Menzah One ( J Allen 59 ) 4.77L 4th Taung ( C Macredmond 59 ) 4.83L See full results | C Macredmond 59kg 4.83L | 4 (7) |
| Geelong 15-Jan-25 1212m GOOD 4 R5 3YO Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Arezzo ( M Zahra 58 ) 2nd Pula ( B Shinn 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Taung ( C Macredmond 58 ) 1.10L See full results | C Macredmond 58kg 1.10L | 3 (10) |
| bet365 Terang 02-Jan-25 800m R11 Jump Out-GOOD, Winning Time: 00:46.100 1st Cool As Ice ( J D Hill ) 2nd Tan Tat Dubai ( A Warren ) 3rd Jotopeli ( L Grace ) 4th Taung ( C Macredmond ) | C Macredmond | 4 (6) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 01-Jul-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.310, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Burj Emperor ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 2nd Hoff Is Enuff ( P M Moloney 59.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Missile Girl ( L Lafferty 57.5 ) 2.50L 7th Taung ( E Walsh 57 ) 7.05L See full results | E Walsh 57kg 7.05L | 7 (12) |
| Swan Hill 07-Jun-24 1300m GOOD 4 R4 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.930, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Cavity Bay ( H T Coffey 55 ) 2nd Centre Square ( C Hefel 57 ) 0.25L 3rd Just For Show ( W J Egan 57 ) 0.45L 7th Taung ( E Walsh 57 ) 2.36L See full results | E Walsh 57kg 2.36L | 7 (11) |
| Stawell 22-May-24 800m GOOD 4 R5 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.790 1st Power Of Three ( W T Price ) 2nd Invinciboo ( W Gordon ) 7.00L 3rd Taung ( R Hurdle ) 7.02L | R Hurdle 7.02L | 3 (5) |
| Geelong 07-Dec-23 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2Y MDN-SW $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.690, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Climate Change ( Z Spain 56 ) 2nd Cavity Bay ( H T Coffey 56 ) 1.75L 3rd Taung ( D Bates 58 ) 1.85L See full results | D Bates 58kg 1.85L | 3 (5) |