The Champion (AUS) Horse
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Goulburn R4 DOUGLASS BLINDS & SECURITY SCREENS MAIDEN PLATE – The Champion is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Gary Portelli. He is by Zoustar out of Bella Mente. The horse has yet to win, remaining a maiden after two starts. In his most recent start at Kensington on 5 Dec 2025, The Champion was ridden by Ashley Morgan and finished ninth, behind the winner Lancelot Du Lac.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Farm 02-Mar-26 822m SOFT 6 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.810 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Stardom ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Mailata ( A J Calder ) 0.93L 3rd Mazu ( R King ) 1.90L 7th The Champion ( A Collett ) 2.51L | A Collett 2.51L | 7 (8) |
| Kensington 05-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3YC&G MDN $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.010, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 1st Lancelot Du Lac ( A Hyeronimus 58.5 ) 2nd Bello Cavallo ( J Parr 58 ) 2.44L 3rd Makhachev ( J Collett 58.5 ) 2.83L 9th The Champion ( A Morgan 58 ) 8.23L See full results | A Morgan 58kg 8.23L | 9 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 15-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 MID MDN-SW $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.720, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Brown Sugar ( M Fitzgerald 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Doralee ( D Dillon 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Century Song ( B Ryan 59 ) 0.90L 6th The Champion ( M Bell 57.5 ) 2.50L See full results | M Bell 57.5kg 2.50L | 6 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 31-Oct-25 1207m SOFT 6 R2 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950 1st Onoma ( A B Collett ) 2nd Interim Order ( A Villiers ) 0.41L 3rd Rockabye Roxy ( A J Calder ) 1.03L 5th The Champion ( A Morgan ) 2.60L | A Morgan 2.60L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 17-Oct-25 798m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 1st Caffe Florian ( C Schofield ) 2nd The Champion ( A Calder ) 0.96L 3rd Opetaia ( A R D Morgan ) 1.04L | A Calder 0.96L | 2 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Jul-25 900m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Skyglider ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Stormland ( D Gibbons ) 1.44L 3rd Billund ( Z T Lloyd ) 1.84L 6th The Champion ( A Calder ) 3.27L | A Calder 3.27L | 6 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 01-Jul-25 800m SOFT 7 R5 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Miss Steffi ( A Layt ) 2nd Lope De Fortune ( B Ryan ) 0.20L 3rd Sablonneuse ( J Taylor ) 0.30L 6th The Champion ( C Keatings ) 3.30L | C Keatings 3.30L | 6 (7) |