Varius (AUS) Horse
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Varius is a 3yo brown filly (female) from Australia trained by Kris Lees, who is based at Newcastle. She is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Nil Desperandum. Varius is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt. During her most recent race at Taree on 13th Feb 2026, Varius was ridden by Adrian Layt and finished 5th, behind the winner Oakfield Universe.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taree 13-Feb-26 1312m SOFT 5 R2 F&M MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.450, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 1st Oakfield Universe ( G Buckley 58 ) 2nd Cool Summer Nights ( A Morgan 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Emerald Hills ( L Smyth 58 , Cd 54 ) 2.14L 5th Varius ( A Layt 57.5 ) 4.93L See full results | A Layt 57.5kg 4.93L | 5 (10) |
| Scone 30-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Harmene ( B Nock ) 2nd Foolish Notion ( L Small ) 3.03L 3rd Varius ( W Stanley ) 3.51L | W Stanley 3.51L | 3 (5) |
| Beaumont 08-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R17 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.350 1st Gravel Road ( A Roper ) 2nd Soho ( A Bullock ) 3.61L 3rd Cool Summer Nights ( S S Llewellyn ) 5.27L 6th Varius ( B Osmond ) 7.56L | B Osmond 7.56L | 6 (6) |
| Gosford 23-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.940 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Balmain Darling ( A Morgan ) 2nd Erin Jo ( D Gibbons ) 0.25L 3rd Oakfield Virginia ( B Osmond ) 2.28L 7th Varius ( A Gibbons ) 7.53L | A Gibbons 7.53L | 7 (8) |
| Beaumont 09-Jul-25 800m SOFT 7 R11 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.880 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Copperline ( W Costin ) 2nd Star Of Indigo ( S Llewellyn ) 4.15L 3rd Wootton Please ( A Gibbons ) 4.88L 6th Varius ( M Fitzgerald ) 6.40L | M Fitzgerald 6.40L | 6 (8) |