The Bus (2020) Horse
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The Bus is a 5yo bay gelding (male) trained by Luke Pepper in Canberra. He is by the stallion Contributer out of the mare Bankonher. The Bus has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in 7 starts. In his most recent run at Canberra on 6 Feb 2026, he was ridden by Jay Ford and finished sixth behind the winner Listen Sweetheart.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 06-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.710, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 1st Listen Sweetheart ( M Bourke 56.5 ) 2nd Colorado Sun ( N Heywood 58.5 ) 0.78L 3rd Fierce Critic ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 1.01L 6th The Bus ( J Ford 56 ) 8.19L See full results | J Ford 56kg 8.19L | 6 (6) |
| Moruya 23-Jan-26 1650m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.250, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Star Turn Dancer ( C Ramsbotham 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Exiled Prince ( P Boudvillain 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Hard Grunt ( J Brookes 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.20L 9th The Bus ( N Heywood 59 ) 5.70L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 5.70L | 9 (12) |
| Sapphire Coast 29-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.600, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 1st Alamagan ( J Taylor 57.5 ) 2nd The Bus ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.85L 3rd Belleistic Bonny ( P Boudvillain 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.89L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 0.85L | 2 (8) |
| Moruya 21-Dec-25 1650m SOFT 5 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.480, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.370 1st Lovehunter ( N Heywood 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Sacred Ingot ( R Bensley 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Revoke ( A Mclucas 59 ) 0.90L 12th The Bus ( J Martin 59 ) 21.10L See full results | J Martin 59kg 21.10L | 12 (12) |
| Sapphire Coast 01-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.580, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 1st Lady Yarrow ( J Taylor 57 ) 2nd Strassman ( J Kissick 59 ) 1.37L 3rd Argantorati ( S Guymer 57 ) 1.75L 5th The Bus ( N Heywood 59 ) 3.26L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 3.26L | 5 (11) |
| Nowra 17-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 CTRY MDN $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.980, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Maritime Express ( N Heywood 59 ) 2nd Rose Diamond ( J Penza 58.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Extremely Exciting ( R Freeman 55 ) 4.00L 5th The Bus ( B Ryan 58 ) 4.40L See full results | B Ryan 58kg 4.40L | 5 (7) |
| Wagga 22-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 7 R1 Mdn Set Weight $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.180, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Tessarion ( M A Cahill 55 ) 2nd Al Flores ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 0.65L 3rd Hardly Fortunate ( Q Krogh 57 ) 2.03L 10th The Bus ( B Loy 59 ) 5.46L See full results | B Loy 59kg 5.46L | 10 (14) |
| Goulburn 30-May-25 800m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Exiled Prince ( D Cole ) 2nd Super Capone ( W A Peel ) 1.41L 3rd Smolenski ( N Heywood ) 2.64L 8th The Bus ( J Baker ) 7.52L | J Baker 7.52L | 8 (10) |