The Playwright (AUS) Horse
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The Playwright is a 3yo bay filly from Australia, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Randwick. She is by Written By out of Sugarparma. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $836,500, she is considered a horse of above‑average ability. On 1 Feb 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, ridden by Regan Bayliss, she secured her most important victory, claiming the $250,000 2yo F Open Set Weight With Penalties and beating Tempted. She has consistently delivered value to bettors; backing her throughout her career would have produced an 87% return on investment.
Raced At
Randwick • Canterbury • Caulfield • Moonee Valley • Warwick Farm • Rosehill Gardens • Gold Coast • Eagle Farm • KensingtonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 07-Mar-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 LR FIREBALL $3,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.100, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.240 1st Beadman ( J Mcdonald 58.5 ) 2nd Inkaruna ( Z Lloyd 57 ) 0.11L 3rd Hidden Motive ( T Clark 59 ) 0.42L 7th The Playwright ( R Bayliss 56.5 ) 8.16L See full results | R Bayliss 56.5kg 8.16L | 7 (7) |
| Randwick 19-Feb-26 1050m SOFT 5 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.770 1st The Playwright ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Media World ( T Berry ) 0.53L 3rd Snow In May ( J B Mcdonald ) 1.93L | R Bayliss | 1 (6) |
| Canterbury 06-Feb-26 902m GOOD 4 R9 3Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Beadman ( J B Mcdonald ) 2nd The Playwright ( R Bayliss ) 0.15L 3rd Transcend ( T Berry ) 0.42L | R Bayliss 0.15L | 2 (7) |
| Caulfield 20-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R6 LR JIM MOLONEY $3,500 (of $175,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.510, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Yum ( J Mott 56 ) 2nd Chateau Eze ( D W Stackhouse 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Zany Girl ( C Williams 57.5 ) 0.90L 8th The Playwright ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 4.17L See full results | M Zahra 58.5kg 4.17L | 8 (11) |
| Moonee Valley 06-Sep-25 1200m SOFT 5 R7 LR ATLANTIC JEWEL (of $175,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.700, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Alpha Sofie ( Z Spain 56 ) 2nd Custom ( T Stockdale 56 ) 2.00L 3rd Salty Pearl ( B Allen 57 ) 2.10L 10th The Playwright ( J Stanley 58.5 ) 5.53L See full results | J Stanley 58.5kg 5.53L | 10 (11) |
| Caulfield 16-Aug-25 1100m SOFT 7 R6 G3 QUEZETTE $5,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.230, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Ferivia ( L J Neindorf 56 ) 2nd My Gladiola ( J Mott 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Thanks Gorgeous ( D M Lane 56 ) 0.86L 5th The Playwright ( B Shinn 58 ) 1.46L See full results | B Shinn 58kg 1.46L | 5 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 25-Jul-25 819m SOFT 6 R15 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.940 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630 1st Love Story ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Hay Street ( T Sherry ) 0.05L 3rd Crystal Conspiracy ( M G Bourke ) 0.95L 4th The Playwright ( R Bayliss ) 2.45L | R Bayliss 2.45L | 4 (9) |
| Randwick 11-Jul-25 742m SOFT 6 R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:44.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.970 1st The Playwright ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Lady Of The Castle ( A Adkins ) 1.27L 3rd Ho Aloha ( D Gibbons ) 1.66L | R Bayliss | 1 (9) |
| Caulfield 22-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 3 R8 G1 2YO Open Set Weight $90,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.380 1st Devil Night ( M J Dee 57 ) 2nd Tentyris ( D M Lane 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Tycoon Star ( M Zahra 57 ) 1.35L 4th The Playwright ( R Bayliss 55 ) 2.60L See full results | R Bayliss 55kg 2.60L | 4 (15) |
| Rosehill Gardens 01-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 G3 2YO F Open Set Weight With Penalties $141,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.870, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st The Playwright ( R Bayliss 57.5 ) 2nd Tempted ( T Clark 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Snitzel Miss ( J B Mcdonald 54.5 ) 0.13L See full results | R Bayliss 57.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Gold Coast 17-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 RL 2YO Open Set Weight $135,000 (of $3,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.270, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st O' Ole ( T Berry 55 ) 2nd Memo ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 1.50L 3rd Gallo Nero ( T Schiller 57 ) 2.00L 4th The Playwright ( B Shinn 55 ) 3.00L See full results | B Shinn 55kg 3.00L | 4 (16) |
| Eagle Farm 21-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 G3 2YO Open Set Weight $28,500 (of $300,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.850, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Icarian Dream ( J Collett 55 ) 2nd Cool Archie ( M Harley 57 ) 1.53L 3rd The Playwright ( R Bayliss 55 ) 1.61L See full results | R Bayliss 55kg 1.61L | 3 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 30-Nov-24 1100m SOFT 7 R1 2YO Open Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.250, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st The Playwright ( R Bayliss 54.5 ) 2nd Icarian Dream ( T Clark 58 ) 0.19L 3rd Fermoy ( K Mcevoy 56.5 ) 0.43L See full results | R Bayliss 54.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Nov-24 900m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.850 1st The Playwright ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Cosmic Eagle ( T Clark ) 1.69L 3rd Extremely Perfect ( T Berry ) 2.16L | R Bayliss | 1 (5) |
| Kensington 01-Nov-24 850m SOFT 5 R6 2YF-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.640 1st O' Ole ( T Berry ) 2nd A Bar In Paris ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.74L 3rd The Playwright ( A Hyeronimus ) 3.19L | A Hyeronimus 3.19L | 3 (8) |