The Bambino (2017) Horse

Foal Date

02-Nov-17

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Rock 'n' Pop

Dam

Pasadena

Prize Money

106680

Trainer

P Nelson & C Mcdougal

Owners

Ben Foote, Garry Sherratt & Paul Nelson

About

The 8yo bay gelding named The Bambino is trained by P. Nelson and C. McDougal, based in Hastings. He is out of the mare Pasadena and sired by Rock 'n' Pop. He has secured four career wins, highlighted by a victory on 7 Sep 2025 at Woodville in the $50,000 Hurdle Handicap. Punters have found him profitable; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 57% return on investment.

Raced At

Te Aroha • Woodville • Te Rapa • Trentham • Wanganui • Hawera • Cambridge • Awapuni • Pukekohe Park • Matamata • Tauranga • Avondale

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Te Aroha 19-Sep-25 4200m HEAVY 10 R4 Hurdle Hcp $27,750 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 05:07.700, SP: 10.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th 1st Taika ( M Gillies 66 ) 2nd The Bambino ( E Farr 66 ) 1.50L 3rd Lord Spencer ( L Douglas 66 ) 1.60L See full results	E Farr 66kg 1.50L	2 (10)
Woodville 07-Sep-25 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $28,750 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:40.260, SP: 7.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st The Bambino ( E Farr 66 ) 2nd Happy Star ( D Parker 69 ) 2.80L 3rd Brucie ( J Parker 66 ) 4.80L See full results	E Farr 66kg	1 (8)
Woodville 17-Aug-25 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:40.500, SP: 11.60 1st The Bambino ( E Farr 66 ) 2nd Our Daymo ( E Callwood 69.5 , Cd 72.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Verry Flash ( C Wiles 69.5 , Cd 71.5 ) 2.60L See full results	E Farr 66kg	1 (7)
Te Aroha 27-Jul-25 3100m HEAVY 10 R3 Hurdle Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:38.570, SP: 12.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Our Daymo ( A Dascombe 66 , Cd 67 ) 2nd Invisible Spirit ( K Wiles 67 , Cd 67.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Abu Dhabi ( H Mcneill 66.5 ) 1.20L 4th The Bambino ( M Gillies 66 ) 7.50L See full results	M Gillies 66kg 7.50L	4 (9)
Te Rapa 05-Jul-25 2800m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:28.370, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Squire ( E Callwood 66 , Cd 69 ) 2nd Jerricoop ( J Parker 66 , Cd 66.5 ) 9.80L 3rd Duke Of Plumpton ( D Parker 66 ) 9.90L 5th The Bambino ( J Kozaczek 66 , Cd 65 ) 13.70L See full results	J Kozaczek 66kg, Cd 65kg 13.70L	5 (8)
Te Aroha 22-Jun-25 3100m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 14.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Lord Spencer ( L Douglas 70 , Cd 73 ) 2nd Invisible Spirit ( C Wiles 66 ) 0.20L 3rd The Bambino ( J Kozaczek 66 , Cd 67 ) 0.40L See full results	J Kozaczek 66kg, Cd 67kg 0.40L	3 (8)
Trentham 07-Jun-25 2500m HEAVY 10 R3 Hurdle Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:12.530, SP: 32.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Billy Boy ( J Parker 66 , Cd 67 ) 2nd Verry Flash ( C Wiles 69.5 , Cd 72.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Run Jakko Run ( D Parker 68 ) 17.00L 4th The Bambino ( M Gillies 66 ) 20.30L See full results	M Gillies 66kg 20.30L	4 (9)
Wanganui 11-May-25 3000m HEAVY 8 R2 Hurdle Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:38.210, SP: 11.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Verry Flash ( C Wiles 67.5 , Cd 69 ) 2nd Obrigado ( K Wiles 66 ) 0.30L 3rd The Bambino ( M Gillies 66 ) 7.80L See full results	M Gillies 66kg 7.80L	3 (5)
Te Aroha 03-Jun-24 3100m HEAVY 8 R3 Rest 1 Win Hurdle Set Weight $750 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:42.230, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Invisible Spirit ( J Parker 69.5 , Cd 72.5 ) 2nd Metallo ( P J Matthews 69.5 , Cd 70.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Curious George ( N Downs 69.5 ) 7.50L 5th The Bambino ( M Roustoby 69.5 , Cd 68.5 ) 19.80L See full results	M Roustoby 69.5kg, Cd 68.5kg 19.80L	5 (8)
Hawera 19-May-24 2100m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:12.480, SP: 26.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Rev It Up Rusty ( C Dell 56.5 ) 2nd Billy Boy ( S O'malley 59 ) 1.50L 3rd Espresso To Go ( N Hailey 59.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2.50L 9th The Bambino ( C Barnes 57 ) 6.90L See full results	C Barnes 57kg 6.90L	9 (12)
Te Rapa 17-Sep-23 2800m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $11,200 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:17.590, SP: 9.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 1st 1st The Bambino ( E Farr 69 ) 2nd Lochwinnoch ( S H Fannin 69 ) 1.00L 3rd Gingee ( S Karnicnik 69 ) 4.50L See full results	E Farr 69kg	1 (11)
Cambridge 13-Sep-23 2000m SYNTHETIC R8 Restricted 60 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.140, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th 1st Breckon Power ( S R Weatherley 58 ) 2nd Harmonia ( M J Mcnab 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Turnmeon ( A C Goindasamy 59 ) 0.40L 5th The Bambino ( K Asano 60 ) 3.70L See full results	K Asano 60 3.70L	5 (9)
Te Rapa 26-Aug-23 2400m SOFT 8 R6 Ocean Park (Bm65) (of $40,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:35.110, SP: 10.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Queen Sarabi ( K Asano 57 ) 2nd Penurious ( W B Kennedy 56.5 ) 3.30L 3rd Nassak Diamond ( J K Riddell 58 ) 3.70L UPL The Bambino ( M Mcnab 58 ) 12.20L See full results	M Mcnab 58kg 12.20L	UPD (19)
Te Rapa 29-Jul-23 2100m HEAVY 10 R5 Katie Walker Real Estate-Bm65 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:19.660, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th 1st Hill Of Kings ( H Hassman 69 ) 2nd Husk ( S K Macnab 68.5 ) 0.80L 3rd The Bambino ( A Riddell 68 ) 3.80L See full results	A Riddell 68kg 3.80L	3 (13)
Awapuni 08-Jul-23 2200m HEAVY 10 R9 BM 65 Hcp $450 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, SP: 24.60 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 11th 1st Zeefa Zed ( K R Hercock 58 ) 2nd Run Jakko Run ( L Sutherland 58 , Cd 56 ) 2.00L 3rd Takeiteasy ( C H Butler 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.10L 8th The Bambino ( C Lindsay 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 18.90L See full results	C Lindsay 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 18.90L	8 (14)
Pukekohe Park 21-Jun-23 2100m HEAVY 10 R9 BM 65 Hcp $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:23.600, SP: 21.70 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th 1st Khan Hunter ( M J Sanson 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Naga Eye ( T Mitchell 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Current Surge ( E H Nicholas 57 , Cd 55 ) 3.60L 9th The Bambino ( T Moodley 58.5 , Cd 55 ) 13.60L See full results	T Moodley 58.5kg, Cd 55kg 13.60L	9 (14)
Matamata 28-Aug-22 2000m HEAVY 10 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $7,840 (of $14,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:13.440, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.250 1st The Bambino ( C Barnes 58.5 ) 2nd Gingee ( M Kareem 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Rakau ( A Lawson-carroll 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.10L See full results	C Barnes 58.5kg	1 (13)
Tauranga 13-Aug-22 2100m HEAVY 10 R5 Iline Carpenters Mdn $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:21.810, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Beau Archers Rose ( L Douglas 55.5 ) 2nd Mac McGee ( T L Newman 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Onezedbee ( M Cameron 58.5 ) 1.00L UPL The Bambino ( A Lawson-carroll 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2.90L See full results	A Lawson-carroll 58.5kg, Cd 62.5kg 2.90L	UPD (12)
Avondale 20-Jul-22 2100m HEAVY 10 R2 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,080 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:33.830, SP: 15.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:43.420 1st Burcha ( S K Macnab 68.5 ) 2nd Meandeel ( L J Zydenbos 68.5 ) 0.10L 3rd The Bambino ( A Riddell 68.5 ) 5.90L See full results	A Riddell 68.5kg 5.90L	3 (13)
Cambridge 06-Jul-22 2000m GOOD R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $240 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.440, SP: 15.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Te Poropiti ( S C Spratt 58.5 ) 2nd Tomsk ( M Hashizume 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Jack Hammer ( S R Weatherley 58.5 ) 1.00L 5th The Bambino ( A Lawson-carroll 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 1.30L See full results	A Lawson-carroll 58.5kg, Cd 62.5kg 1.30L	5 (12)
Matamata 20-Apr-22 2000m GOOD 5 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $240 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.710, SP: 16.80 1st Contemplation ( M J Mcnab 58.5 ) 2nd Shadez ( M Cameron 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Ruhia ( W F Pinn 56 , Cd 55 ) 1.10L 7th The Bambino ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 5.00L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 5.00L	7 (13)
Pukekohe Park 23-Mar-22 2100m SOFT 8 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:24.530, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760 1st Khan Hunter ( M R Cropp 68 ) 2nd Nantucket ( L Douglas 68 , Cd 66 ) 0.40L 3rd Jabella ( E J Farr 66 ) 0.90L 7th The Bambino ( C M Chipperfield 68 ) 3.50L See full results	C M Chipperfield 68kg 3.50L	7 (8)