Why So Hard (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

23-Sep-23
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Dam

Lonyx

Prize Money

105000

Owners

F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Mrs J E Hawkes, P R Newman, Ms L E Bretherton, Beams (Mgr: P G Allen), Ms T Denning, A Keane, M A Patten, L Rendina, Reynella Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd, P R Williams, H Roach, A G Denholder, S D Gibson, M A Mansour, R Bos & Bricknell Family

About

Why So Hard is a 2yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes. He is by the stallion All Too Hard out of the dam Lonyx. He has won one race to date. On 6 Jun 2026 at Randwick he secured his most important victory, taking the $160000.00 2yo Hcp. The horse has proved profitable for punters, offering a 400% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Randwick 06-Jun-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 2Y HCP $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.000, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.290 1st Why So Hard ( T Schiller 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Seductra ( C Schofield 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.21L 3rd Krasina ( A Morgan 54 ) 0.50L See full resultsT Schiller 56kg, Cd 54.5kg1 (11)
Rosehill Gardens 22-May-26 900m SOFT 6 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Why So Hard ( T Schiller ) 2nd Hisame ( R King ) 0.35L 3rd Stonecrest ( R Bayliss ) 3.40LT Schiller1 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 11-May-26 900m GOOD 4 R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 1st Why So Hard ( J Ford ) 2nd Pacific Diamond ( T Gould ) 0.44L 3rd Glenorchy ( S Grima ) 0.50LJ Ford1 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 02-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R10 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.630 1st Incognito ( T Berry ) 2nd Miss Scandal ( J B Mcdonald ) 0.19L 3rd Why So Hard ( J Ford ) 3.95LJ Ford 3.95L3 (7)