Wonderful Mistake (AUS) Horse
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Wonderful Mistake is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Gratz Vella in Canberra. She is by Flying Artie out of Wonderful Thing. So far she has recorded two wins, the most important being the $30000.00 Country Boosted Bm 58 Hcp at Cowra on 18 January 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Coast 01-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 CL2 $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.380, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Lady Yarrow ( J Taylor 55 ) 2nd Party Doll ( C Ramsbotham 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 3.84L 3rd Cashbook ( B Owen 60.5 ) 4.92L 4th Wonderful Mistake ( D Budler 56 ) 5.06L See full results | D Budler 56kg 5.06L | 4 (7) |
| Cowra 18-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 CTRY BM58 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.080, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Wonderful Mistake ( D Budler 57 ) 2nd Our Little Star ( Z Wadick 59.5 ) 0.36L 3rd Can Do It ( R Freeman 59 ) 0.38L See full results | D Budler 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Moruya 05-Jan-26 1010m GOOD 4 R8 BM58 $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.550, SP: 3.20 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Boom In The Dark ( N Heywood 58.5 ) 2nd Kool Kade ( C Lever 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Silver Serenade ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 0.20L 5th Wonderful Mistake ( L Day 57 ) 0.80L See full results | L Day 57kg 0.80L | 5 (9) |
| Canberra 12-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R7 CL1 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:57.470, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 1st Margin Call ( A Farragher 59 ) 2nd Bombay Boom ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.38L 3rd Itszarbaby ( A Mclucas 55 ) 0.54L 5th Wonderful Mistake ( L Day 55 ) 0.68L See full results | L Day 55kg 0.68L | 5 (10) |
| Gundagai 15-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY MDN $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.620, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Wonderful Mistake ( P Boudvillain 56.5 ) 2nd Falcon Gold ( J Martin 57 ) 1.19L 3rd Belnera ( C Frater 55 ) 1.35L See full results | P Boudvillain 56.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Wagga 01-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.010 1st Stardom ( J B Stanley 56.5 ) 2nd Buckeye ( K Mcevoy 58 ) 3.17L 3rd Judith's Revenge ( M A Cahill 55 ) 5.37L 7th Wonderful Mistake ( R Bayliss 57 ) 8.97L See full results | R Bayliss 57kg 8.97L | 7 (14) |
| Canberra 18-Apr-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Hcp $5,425 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.360, SP: 1.95 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Isagura ( W Costin 57 ) 2nd Wonderful Mistake ( D Budler 56.5 ) 0.56L 3rd Der Blaue Reiter ( P Boudvillain 58 ) 0.67L See full results | D Budler 56.5kg 0.56L | 2 (9) |
| Canberra 26-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Hcp $4,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.610, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1st Noctua ( R B Prag 56 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Wonderful Mistake ( D Budler 55 ) 0.45L 3rd Weird Goodbyes ( B Loy 58.5 ) 3.78L See full results | D Budler 55kg 0.45L | 2 (10) |
| Canberra 07-Feb-25 900m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.430 1st Xcessive Force ( P Boudvillain ) 2nd Turn Left ( C Ramsbotham ) 1.46L 3rd Bolo Miss ( A Mclucas ) 2.72L 6th Wonderful Mistake ( D Budler ) 4.79L | D Budler 4.79L | 6 (10) |