Tessera (AUS) Horse
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About
Tessera is an 11yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Richard Litt. He is by the stallion Medaglia d'Oro out of the dam Chatoyant. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $343,020, Tessera is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On January 30, 2016, at Rosehill Gardens, Tessera, ridden by James McDonald, achieved his most notable victory in the $150,000 Canonbury Stakes, beating Defcon. Tessera has retired from racing, with his final race on July 15, 2021, at Gosford.
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Gosford • Hawkesbury • Warwick Farm • Kembla Grange • Canterbury Park • Cowra • Nowra • Goulburn • Tuncurry • Canberra • Moruya • Rosehill Gardens • Kensington • Eagle Farm • Gold Coast • Flemington • Moonee ValleyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gosford 15-Jul-21 1100m HEAVY 9 R6 Cge bm64 $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.410, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th | E Hennessy 55kg, Cd 52kg 4.66L | 7 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 01-Jul-21 1000m SOFT 7 R5 Bm64 $1,980 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.970, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.410 | T Schiller 55kg, Cd 53kg 3.39L | 4 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 13-Jun-21 1000m SOFT 7 R6 Bm64 $1,100 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.390, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.590 | T Schiller 55kg, Cd 53kg 4.53L | 6 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 17-May-21 740m SYNTHETIC R2 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:43.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 | Z Wadick 0 7.20L | 8 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 02-Mar-21 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Bm68 $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 | T Sherry 55kg 4.10L | 8 (11) |
| Canterbury Park 26-Feb-21 1100m SOFT 6 R6 Bm78 final $1,750 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.430, SP: $101 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 | T Sherry 54kg 4.10L | 9 (10) |
| Gosford 04-Feb-21 1200m SOFT 6 R6 Cg&e bm64 $1,980 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.170, SP: $41 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 | T Schiller 56kg, Cd 54kg 4.20L | 4 (11) |
| Cowra 17-Jan-21 1200m GOOD 4 R6 Cowrajapan 83 $650 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.820, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | M Cahill 55kg 4.88L | 6 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 09-Jan-21 1200m HEAVY 8 R2 Bm68 $16,740 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.440, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 | T Schiller 55kg, Cd 53kg | 1 (6) |
| Gosford 29-Dec-20 1000m SOFT 7 R3 Bm64 $1,280 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.900, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 | T Sherry 55kg 5.13L | 5 (13) |
| Nowra 18-Oct-20 1200m GOOD 3 R6 Bm66 $720 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.170, SP: $9 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 | T Sherry 61.5kg 0.60L | 5 (11) |
| Goulburn 06-Oct-20 1300m GOOD 4 R6 Bm66 $540 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.840, SP: $12 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420 | E Hennessy 62kg, Cd 60 4.62L | 6 (13) |
| Tuncurry 11-Sep-20 1200m SOFT 7 R8 Bm66 $3,900 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:14.340, SP: $8.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | A Bullock 62kg 1.39L | 2 (11) |
| Gosford 28-Aug-20 1200m GOOD 4 R7 Cg&e bm64 $3,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.170, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 | T Sherry 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 4.74L | 3 (11) |
| Gosford 11-Aug-20 1100m HEAVY 10 R7 Bm64 $6,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.520, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 | T Schiller 55kg, Cd 52kg 0.88L | 2 (8) |
| Canberra 24-Jul-20 1000m SOFT 5 R8 Bm65 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.440, SP: $21 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 | K Jennings 62.5kg 4.62L | 7 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 06-Jul-20 740m SYNTHETIC R14 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.530 | T Sherry 1.10L | 4 (5) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Jun-20 740m SYNTHETIC R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:42.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.430 | L Day 9.20L | 5 (5) |
| Canterbury Park 14-Feb-20 1100m SOFT 7 R6 3y+ bm72 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.680, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 Handy, under pressure 500m, couldn't maintain run | G Wood 54kg 7.20L | 9 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 12-Feb-20 1200m HEAVY 9 R9 Bm70 $1,650 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.950, SP: $41 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.110 Midfield, flat footed turn, couldn't recover | G Wood 54.5kg 5.40L | 6 (11) |
| Gosford 04-Feb-20 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Cg&e bm64 $1,280 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.250, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 | T Marquand 58.5kg 3.69L | 5 (10) |
| Canterbury Park 17-Jan-20 1100m SOFT 7 R5 Bm72 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:06.800, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 7L back, last and widest 300m, struggled to impact | S Guymer 55.5kg 4.40L | 8 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Jan-20 1100m GOOD 4 R8 Bm72 $3,400 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.420, SP: $51 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 | S Guymer 56kg 5.80L | 4 (8) |
| Moruya 22-Dec-19 1010m GOOD 4 R7 Xmas fly bm83 $2,400 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.550, SP: $6.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 | S Guymer 57.5kg 1.40L | 3 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Dec-19 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Bm78 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: $26 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 behind leader rail, hard ridden 300m, gave ground | B Ryan 53kg, Cd 50 6.00L | 8 (10) |
| Gosford 22-Nov-19 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Cg&e bm64 $1,100 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.720, SP: $6.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 | L Day 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 3.25L | 6 (14) |
| Canterbury Park 15-Nov-19 1100m GOOD 4 R8 Bm70 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.510, SP: $26 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 Three wide no cover, run told 200m no match | K O'hara 59kg 3.10L | 9 (10) |
| Gosford 31-Oct-19 1100m GOOD 4 R7 Bm74 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.230, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 | R King 58.5kg 6.86L | 7 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 12-Oct-19 1100m GOOD 4 R9 Bm78 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.960, SP: $81 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 3 wide no cover, made some ground late | R King 56.5kg 3.80L | 7 (11) |
| Canterbury Park 25-Sep-19 1100m SOFT 5 R7 Bm78 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:06.090, SP: $91 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 7L back, flat footed turn, no impression | J Ford 58.5kg 6.70L | 11 (13) |
| Warwick Farm 05-Sep-19 794m SOFT 6 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 | J Parr 13.60L | 10 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Mar-19 1200m GOOD 4 R7 Bm76 $3,400 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 6L back 3 wide cover, finished well too far back | B Avdulla 60 1.80L | 4 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 01-Mar-19 900m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.650 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 | B Shinn 5.60L | 8 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Feb-19 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Bm88 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.230, SP: $12 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 3L back cover, plain late considering run | R King 54.5kg 6.00L | 7 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 02-Feb-19 1200m SOFT 7 R9 Bm88 $4,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.980, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 7L back, clear turn, worked home solidly, no match | K Mcevoy 55kg 2.10L | 6 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-Jan-19 1100m GOOD 4 R5 Bm88 $6,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.610, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690 back 6l, well back turn, boxed home fairly | J Mcdonald 56kg 3.60L | 4 (7) |
| Kensington 05-Jan-19 1000m GOOD 4 R8 Bm78 $12,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.610, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940 slow start, hooked turn, charged when all over | R Dolan 61kg, Cd 58kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 22-Dec-18 1200m HEAVY 8 R9 Bm88 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.150, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 mid field inside, saved ground, one paced effort | J Parr 56.5kg 8.30L | 10 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Dec-18 900m GOOD 4 R12 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 | J Mcdonald 0.80L | 2 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 21-Nov-18 807m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.780 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.700 | J Parr 4.30L | 3 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-May-18 1200m GOOD 4 R9 Bm89 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.140, SP: $21 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 Just behind speed and boxed on well late | K O'hara 57.5kg 3.40L | 6 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 05-May-18 1200m GOOD 4 R9 Bm86 $2,475 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 Just behind speed and boxed on well late | R King 59.5kg 5.20L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Apr-18 1200m GOOD 3 R2 Bm85 $2,475 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.870, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.400 Just off pace and tried hard but no match | B Avdulla 60 5.00L | 5 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 06-Apr-18 1030m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 | J Mcdonald 1.60L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Mar-18 1045m HEAVY 8 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 | B Avdulla 0.40L | 3 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 24-Jun-17 1200m HEAVY 8 R7 Winterdash $4,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.930, SP: $2.80F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.440 Outside leader and boxed on well late | B Avdulla 53kg 4.90L | 4 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 15-Jun-17 791m HEAVY 8 R13 3YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.100 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 | C Brown 1.80L | 2 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 27-May-17 1400m HEAVY 8 R8 G3 Fred best (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.590, SP: $5.50F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.770 3L back, no cover,giving ground when checked 200m | J Doyle 57kg 20.30L | 15 (17) |
| Gold Coast 06-May-17 1200m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Gc guineas $12,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.420, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860 5L back, weaved home straight, hit line hard | T Angland 57kg 0.30L | 3 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 22-Apr-17 1200m HEAVY 8 R2 3y bm78 $19,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.539, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 Behind leader, fought very hard, just missed | K Mcevoy 61kg 0.10L | 2 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 31-Mar-17 1050m HEAVY 9 R2 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:04.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 | T Berry 4.80L | 5 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 07-Mar-17 1050m HEAVY 8 R2 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:03.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 | C Reith 6.50L | 6 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Feb-17 1050m SOFT 6 R5 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:03.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 | C Reith 4.30L | 3 (5) |
| Flemington 05-Nov-16 1400m GOOD 4 R4 LR Hilton (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.789, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 behind leader rail, OK to 200m, then tired quickly | W Buick 59kg 7.95L | 14 (16) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 17-Oct-16 800m HEAVY 8 R10 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:50.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 | C Williams | 1 (8) |
| Moonee Valley 30-Sep-16 1600m GOOD 4 R5 G2 Stutt stk $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.410, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 3L back, levelled up 400m, weakened in straight | C Williams 57kg 4.95L | 7 (11) |
| Flemington 10-Sep-16 1400m SOFT 5 R3 LR Exford plate $21,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 one out 3L back, loomed 350m, tried hard | C Williams 58kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 27-Aug-16 1200m HEAVY 9 R7 G2 Runto rose $1,750 (of $175,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: $51 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 Worse than midfield and did best work late | K O'hara 57kg 4.80L | 7 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 12-Aug-16 1000m SOFT 7 R2 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:02.600 | B Avdulla | 6 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Mar-16 1200m GOOD 3 R2 G2 Todman $15,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.570, SP: $17 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 Just off pace and tried hard but no match | H Bowman 55.5kg 5.90L | 4 (4) |
| Royal Randwick 19-Feb-16 1050m GOOD 4 R9 BT-2-OPN, Winning Time: 01:04.900 | S Clipperton 0.20L | 2 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 30-Jan-16 1100m HEAVY 8 R3 G3 Canonbury $91,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.080, SP: $4 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 Jumped well to lead and kicked strongly to win | J Mcdonald 56kg | 1 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Jan-16 1100m SOFT 7 R2 2y-swp $48,750 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.110, SP: $5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 bounced to lead, controlled race, found enough | J Mcdonald 56kg | 1 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Dec-15 1050m GOOD 4 R3 BT-2-MDN, Winning Time: 01:04.700 | S Clipperton | 1 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Sep-15 838m SOFT 7 R12 BT-2-C-UNR Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:49.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 | J Mcdonald 5.50L | 4 (6) |