The Next Episode (AUS) Horse
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The Next Episode is a 3yo bay colt (male) from Australia trained by Ciaron Maher, who is based at Ballarat. He is sired by the stallion Snitzel out of the dam Humma Humma. Given that he has won at Group Two level and has amassed $989,850 in career earnings, The Next Episode is regarded as a very talented racehorse. On 3rd Oct 2026 at Flemington, The Next Episode was ridden by Mark Zahra and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $300000.00 Danehill Stakes, defeating Natural Fling. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed The Next Episode throughout his career you'd have achieved a 57% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 03-Oct-26 1100m HEAVY 8 R6 G2 DANEHILL $185,550 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.770, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st The Next Episode ( M Zahra 58 ) 2nd Natural Fling ( D Lane 56.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Mbube ( B Egan 57 ) 1.35L See full results | M Zahra 58kg | 1 (11) |
| Flemington 24-Sep-26 800m R1 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.540 1st Natural Fling ( J L Melham ) 2nd Pocketfullofcash ( B A Shinn ) 0.00L 3rd The Next Episode ( M Zahra ) 0.00L | M Zahra 0.00L | 3 (6) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 14-Sep-26 800m R2 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.900 1st Jimmysstar ( E P Brown ) 2nd Unflinching ( A Mccabe ) 0.00L 3rd The Next Episode ( M Zahra ) 0.00L | M Zahra 0.00L | 3 (9) |
| Randwick 28-Aug-26 1045m SOFT 6 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st St Gotthard ( J B Mcdonald ) 2nd Asgarda ( A B Collett ) 0.79L 3rd King Of Roseau ( T Sherry ) 1.48L 6th The Next Episode ( M Zahra ) 2.96L | M Zahra 2.96L | 6 (9) |
| Randwick 14-Aug-26 850m GOOD 4 R3 GROUP-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.160 1st Enriched ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Plaintiff ( C Schofield ) 0.41L 3rd Beadman ( T Clark ) 0.43L 5th The Next Episode ( L Day ) 1.73L | L Day 1.73L | 5 (9) |