Top Bird (AUS) Horse
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Top Bird is an 8yo bay or brown mare from Australia trained by Shirley Batten. She is by the stallion Top Echelon out of Eagle's Nest and has secured six wins in her career. On 14th Feb 2025 at Ballina, she earned her most important victory, claiming the $27,000 F&M Benchmark 58 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 02-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Atomic Selfie ( N Tomizawa ) 2nd Hasten Delight ( W Galloway ) 0.40L 3rd Artful Persuasion ( S E Sheargold ) 0.90L 4th Top Bird ( J Hampson ) 1.20L | J Hampson 1.20L | 4 (7) |
| Gold Coast 15-Nov-25 1000m SOFT 6 R6 0-58 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.140, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Sapana's Pearl ( S S Champkin 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Vorkuta ( C Bellamy 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Triskelion ( D L Turner 60 ) 0.80L 7th Top Bird ( J Taylor 58 ) 4.20L See full results | J Taylor 58kg 4.20L | 7 (10) |
| Gold Coast 03-Nov-25 1000m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Find Your Own ( Y Lewis ) 2nd Living Free ( B A Youngberry ) 1.30L 3rd Spanish Fox ( J W Mcmurray ) 2.30L 4th Top Bird ( N Tomizawa ) 2.60L | N Tomizawa 2.60L | 4 (7) |
| Gold Coast 18-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 4 R7 BM65 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.700, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st Scheherazade ( D L Turner 56.5 ) 2nd Cutepi ( B S Lerena 60.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Boomroux ( C Bellamy 57 , Cd 54 ) 2.10L 9th Top Bird ( K Zechner 55.5 ) 8.20L See full results | K Zechner 55.5kg 8.20L | 9 (9) |
| Ballina 05-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 3 R2 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.150, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:32.590 1st Cutepi ( A J Mallyon 60 ) 2nd Krakarib ( L I Martyn 62 , Cd 60 ) 0.49L 3rd The Gambling Greek ( B A Youngberry 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.73L 8th Top Bird ( N Tomizawa 57 ) 6.90L See full results | N Tomizawa 57kg 6.90L | 8 (10) |