The Defender (AUS) Horse
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The Defender is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Jamie McConachy. He is by the stallion Winning Rupert out of the dam Prosecution. He has claimed three wins in his career. On 12 Sep 2026 at Thangool, he earned his most notable victory, taking the $22500.00 Cup Qtis Class 3 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thangool 12-Sep-26 1400m FIRM 2 R5 CL3 $15,200 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.480, SP: 1.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st The Defender ( N Olzard 60 ) 2nd Too Many Kisses ( A Meissner 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.16L 3rd General Wolffe ( W Satherley 58.5 ) 3.96L See full results | N Olzard 60 | 1 (8) |
| Mackay 03-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 0-55 $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.910, SP: 1.65 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st The Defender ( C Mciver 59 ) 2nd Supid Date ( S N Cormack 56.5 ) 1.38L 3rd Sujeed ( W G Satherley 60 ) 1.52L See full results | C Mciver 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Emerald 17-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $10,200 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 1.65 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st The Defender ( R S Olivera 59.5 ) 2nd Coronation Day ( A Heinrich 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.24L 3rd Anthropology ( N Olzard 57.5 ) 5.77L See full results | R S Olivera 59.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Rockhampton 22-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.390 1st The Defender ( C Mciver ) 2nd Pennyville ( N L Summers ) 3.83L 3rd Manoftheland ( N M Olzard ) 8.50L | C Mciver | 1 (5) |
| Geelong 14-Mar-26 1312m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.180, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st Carriedo ( E K Pozman 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Brightly Dance ( L Meech 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Boomeroo ( L Riordan 57 ) 4.50L 4th The Defender ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 4.90L See full results | B Rawiller 59.5kg 4.90L | 4 (12) |