Too Darn Finesse (AUS) Horse
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Too Darn Finesse is a 4yo brown mare from Australia trained by Kris Lees. She is by Too Darn Hot out of Zerenda. She has won three races so far. On 7 Aug 2026 at Coffs Harbour she claimed her most important victory, taking the $30000.00 Class 3 Hcp. She has been a profitable horse for punters; backing her throughout her career would have produced a 213% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 05-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.800, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Chicago King ( M Apel 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Meltdown ( D Turner 57.5 ) 0.27L 3rd Prochester ( M Hellyer 57 ) 1.00L 6th Too Darn Finesse ( R Stewart 55.5 ) 3.27L See full results | R Stewart 55.5kg 3.27L | 6 (9) |
| Doomben 26-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 BM68 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.440, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Hurricane Lu ( M Rodd 57 ) 2nd Rimbaud ( J W Mcmurray 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Flaxlands ( J L Bayliss 56 ) 0.24L 8th Too Darn Finesse ( B Osmond 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.67L See full results | B Osmond 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.67L | 8 (11) |
| Coffs Harbour 07-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R6 CL3 $15,150 (of $30,150) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.460, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 1st Too Darn Finesse ( A Gibbons 55 ) 2nd Certified Copy ( J Franklin 61 ) 0.87L 3rd Youwroteuponit ( B Wheeler 56 ) 2.37L See full results | A Gibbons 55kg | 1 (13) |
| Grafton 24-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 F&M BM58 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.390, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 1st Too Darn Finesse ( B Osmond 60.5 ) 2nd Spirits Burn Deep ( N Heywood 61 ) 0.25L 3rd Credit Controller ( A R Heinrich 65.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2.74L See full results | B Osmond 60.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Taree 30-Jun-26 1250m HEAVY 9 R8 BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.650, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st I'm Super ( L H Smyth 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Golden Galaxy ( J J Kehoe 55 ) 0.77L 3rd Smashing Nova ( W Stanley 59.5 ) 0.90L 4th Too Darn Finesse ( A Gibbons 59 ) 1.40L See full results | A Gibbons 59kg 1.40L | 4 (9) |