Too Dardy (AUS) Horse
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Too Dardy is a 7yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Justine Erkelens. His sire is Demerit and his dam is Rolexia. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $423,308, he is considered an above‑average performer. On 5 Sep 2026 at Belmont, ridden by Shaun O'Donnell, he secured his biggest victory to date in the $125,000 Farnley Stakes, beating Royal Toronado. Throughout his run he has been a lucrative choice for bettors; backing him over his career would have yielded a 65% ROI.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 19-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R4 TABTOUCH STAKES $18,600 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Correct Choice ( J Azzopardi 54 ) 2nd Too Dardy ( S O'donnell 60 ) 0.23L 3rd Royal Toronado ( C Parnham 57 ) 0.99L See full results | S O'donnell 60 0.23L | 2 (8) |
| Belmont 05-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 LR FARNLEY $68,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.230, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Too Dardy ( S O'donnell 55 ) 2nd Royal Toronado ( W A Pike 54 ) 0.91L 3rd Cool Memory ( J R Azzopardi 54.5 ) 2.12L See full results | S O'donnell 55kg | 1 (9) |
| Belmont 15-Aug-26 1650m GOOD 4 R7 BLUE SPEC 84+ $54,800 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.880, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st Too Dardy ( S O'donnell 56.5 ) 2nd Outspoken Lad ( Z T Johnston-porter 55 ) 1.44L 3rd Currimundi ( B M Gaerth 54.5 ) 1.75L See full results | S O'donnell 56.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Belmont 01-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 JOCKEY CELEB $54,800 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.250, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Too Dardy ( S O'donnell 54.5 ) 2nd Angel Undercover ( C J Parnham 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Snippy Which ( J R Azzopardi 55.5 ) 1.81L See full results | S O'donnell 54.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Belmont 18-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 7 R7 RTG 72+ $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.540, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Urquharts Bluff ( L T Staples 54 ) 2nd Angel Undercover ( N J Riordan 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.61L 3rd Too Dardy ( S O'donnell 57 ) 2.09L See full results | S O'donnell 57kg 2.09L | 3 (14) |