Tunguska (2021) Horse

Foal Date

27-Oct-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Var

Dam

Tiangua

Prize Money

10860

Owners

Messrs Devesh Ghoorbin & M H Maingard

About

Tunguska, a 5yo ch trained by Ricky Maingard, is by the stallion Var out of the dam Tiangua. So far the horse has recorded a single win, the most notable on 28 February 2026 at Kenilworth, where it secured the $133005.00 Md prize. It has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 20% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kenilworth 28-Feb-26 1800m GOOD R3 Md $83,131 (of $133,005) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.470, SP: 12.00 1st Tunguska ( K D Melo 132 ) 2nd Spanish Verse ( A Domeyer 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Vixens War ( C Zackey 125 ) 4.50L See full resultsK D Melo 59.9kg1 (11)
Durbanville 14-Feb-26 1600m GOOD R3 Md (of $95,011) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.640, SP: 8.00 1st Bonelli ( A Domeyer 136 ) 2nd Ready For The Road ( S Bungane 119 ) 0.30L 3rd O'fellow ( N Yuen 116 ) 1.50L 6th Tunguska ( A Fortune 136 ) 3.30L See full resultsA Fortune 61.7kg 3.30L6 (11)
Kenilworth 19-Nov-25 1600m GOOD R4 Md (of $133,005) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.780, SP: 5.50 1st Signor Dante ( L Mxothwa 132 ) 2nd In Motion ( G Lerena 128 ) 0.15L 3rd Ocean Sky ( C Zackey 132 ) 0.20L 7th Tunguska ( A Fortune 132 ) 8.35L See full resultsA Fortune 59.9kg 8.35L7 (10)
Kenilworth 25-May-25 1600m SOFT R3 Md (of $104,510) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.660, SP: 1.67 1st Afrique ( J V Merwe 132 ) 2nd Set To Music ( A Arries 132 ) 3.00L 3rd Exalted Love ( M Yeni 123 ) 0.30L 6th Tunguska ( A Fortune 132 ) 5.00L See full resultsA Fortune 59.9kg 5.00L6 (8)
Kenilworth 21-Apr-25 1700m SOFT R5 Md $17,112 (of $85,512) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.070, SP: 4.00 1st Show Off ( R Fourie 133 ) 2nd Tunguska ( A Fortune 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Jet A One ( J Solomons 121 ) 0.50L See full resultsA Fortune 59kg 0.30L2 (12)
Durbanville 05-Mar-25 1600m GOOD R4 Md $9,499 (of $95,011) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.540, SP: 13.00 1st Dubbelosix ( L Mxothwa 136 ) 2nd Master Bomber ( C Little 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Tunguska ( G Wright 132 ) 0.70L See full resultsG Wright 59.9kg 0.70L3 (12)
Kenilworth 15-Jan-25 1600m GOOD R4 Md (of $118,993) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.110, SP: 17.00 1st Red Dawn ( A Domeyer 132 ) 2nd Tenpenny ( J V Merwe 132 ) 0.15L 3rd Real Stunner ( L Mxothwa 132 ) 2.00L 8th Tunguska ( G Wright 132 ) 5.70L See full resultsG Wright 59.9kg 5.70L8 (14)
Kenilworth 14-Dec-24 1400m SOFT R5 Md $5,942 (of $118,993) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.620, SP: 21.00 1st Green Garnet ( G Lerena 132 ) 2nd Tenpenny ( J V Merwe 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Landoftherisingsun ( R Fourie 130 ) 0.30L 4th Tunguska ( T Godden 130 ) 2.35L See full resultsT Godden 59kg 2.35L4 (13)
Durbanville 12-Oct-24 1400m GOOD R3 Md $5,219 (of $104,477) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.180, SP: 8.50 1st Water Dragon ( G Lerena 132 ) 2nd Masterofthedesert ( A Domeyer 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Express Yourself ( G V Niekerk 128 ) 0.50L 4th Tunguska ( O Noach 128 ) 3.25L See full resultsO Noach 58.1kg 3.25L4 (10)
Kenilworth 25-Jun-24 1100m SOFT R1 $3,565 (of $89,062), Winning Time: 01:08.370, SP: 50/1 1st Worldcraft ( A Arries 127 ) 2nd Babelicious ( A Andrews 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Air Raid ( A Domeyer 132 ) 0.75L 5th Tunguska ( O Noach 126 , Cd 0 ) 4.00L See full resultsO Noach 57.2kg, Cd 0 4.00L5 (7)