Za Za Best (2022) Horse
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Za Za Best is a 3yo bay or brown gelding trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. He is by the stallion Savabeel out of Za Za Gabor. He has recorded one win in his career. On 13 Nov 2025 at Seymour, Za Za Best earned his most important triumph, winning the $42,500 Vobis Silver Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 29-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 6 R5 MELB CLASSIC $12,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:06.090, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Different Gravy ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( M J Dee 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Snitz Sonic ( H T Coffey 57 ) 3.00L 5th Za Za Best ( L Meech 57 ) 7.00L See full results | L Meech 57kg 7.00L | 5 (11) |
| Seymour 13-Nov-25 2015m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:06.370, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Za Za Best ( L Meech 58 ) 2nd Phantom's Chase ( L King 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Kamarooka ( E J Walsh 56 ) 4.50L See full results | L Meech 58kg | 1 (12) |
| Wangaratta 27-Oct-25 1590m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.540, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 1st Meet The Wife ( C J Parish 57.5 ) 2nd Za Za Best ( Z Spain 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Let It Beel ( L Nolen 57 ) 0.40L See full results | Z Spain 57kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Cranbourne 10-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.830, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Island Boy ( J Mott 57 ) 2nd Let It Beel ( L Nolen 57 ) 2.75L 3rd Future Frankie ( L K Cartwright 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 4.00L 11th Za Za Best ( C Newitt 57 ) 9.30L See full results | C Newitt 57kg 9.30L | 11 (11) |
| Geelong 25-Sep-25 1440m GOOD 3 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.570, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Thinxzo ( W J Egan 59.5 ) 2nd Savisanta ( B J Melham 57 ) 0.35L 3rd Fortune Link ( J Childs 59.5 ) 0.65L 7th Za Za Best ( B Shinn 57 ) 3.70L See full results | B Shinn 57kg 3.70L | 7 (13) |
| Southside Cranbourne 08-Sep-25 1000m R14 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.200 1st Signoretti ( M J Dee ) 2nd Miss Revealing ( B Mertens ) 3rd Za Za Best ( B Shinn ) | B Shinn | 3 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 25-Aug-25 800m R8 Jump Out-G4 2nd Leongatha ( D M Lane ) 3rd Gimme Some Lovin' ( M J Dee ) 9th Za Za Best ( L Currie ) | L Currie | 9 (13) |