The Champion (AUS) Horse
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The Champion is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Gary Portelli at Warwick Farm. He is by Zoustar out of Bella Mente. He has won one race so far. On 28th Jul 2026 at Bathurst, The Champion earned his most important win, taking the $27000.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bathurst 28-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 3 R1 MDN-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.370, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st The Champion ( R Freeman 59 ) 2nd Gold Earth ( W Costin 59 ) 0.12L 3rd Disgruntled ( O Dalton 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.52L See full results | R Freeman 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 21-Jul-26 1175m SYNTHETIC 7 R3 2&3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:11.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690 1st The Champion ( A Adkins ) 2nd Comanche Chief ( D Gibbons ) 0.39L 3rd Axhro ( O S Chambers ) 4.62L | A Adkins | 1 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 20-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 SUPER MDN-SW $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.190, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190 1st Solar Dance ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 2nd Snitzel Miss ( L Magorrian 57 ) 0.10L 3rd The Champion ( B Loy 59 ) 1.40L See full results | B Loy 59kg 1.40L | 3 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 09-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MID MDN-SW $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.700, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Clear Blue Day ( L Magorrian 59 ) 2nd Weekday Flyer ( B Ryan 57 ) 2.00L 3rd The Champion ( R Hutchings 59 ) 2.30L See full results | R Hutchings 59kg 2.30L | 3 (8) |
| Newcastle 23-Apr-26 1250m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.100, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Chatterley ( J Collett 56.5 ) 2nd Farset ( Z Wadick 58.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Samaka ( S Clipperton 58.5 ) 0.60L 9th The Champion ( R Bayliss 58.5 ) 4.58L See full results | R Bayliss 58.5kg 4.58L | 9 (10) |