The Bus (2020) Horse
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The Bus is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Luke Pepper in Canberra. He is by the stallion Contributer out of the dam Bankonher. The Bus has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in eight starts. In his most recent start at Canberra Acton on 12th Jun 2026, he was ridden by Mathew Cahill and finished 11th behind the winner Acquaro.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra Acton 12-Jun-26 1280m SYNTHETIC R3 MDN (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.330, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Acquaro ( P Boudvillain 56 ) 2nd Hold My Drink ( C Keatings 60 ) 0.57L 3rd Olivia Mia ( J V Overmeire 56.5 ) 2.86L 11th The Bus ( M Cahill 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 15.02L See full results | M Cahill 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 15.02L | 11 (11) |
| 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 G 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) |