Able Friend

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
19-Sep-09
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Shamardal
Dam
Ponte Piccolo
Prize Money
$19200
Trainer
John Moore
Owners
Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan
About

Able Friend is a 15yo ch gelding from Australia trained by John Moore. He is sired by the stallion Shamardal out of the dam Ponte Piccolo. Able Friend has won 13 races in his career so far. On 14th Dec 2014 at Sha Tin, Able Friend achieved his most notable victory, taking home the $23000000. He has been a lucrative horse for bettors throughout his career. If you had bet on Able Friend throughout his career you'd have gained a 29% return on investment. Able Friend has retired from racing, last competing on the 26th Feb 2017 at Sha Tin.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Sha Tin 26-Feb-17 1400m GOOD R3 Open $2,200,000 (of $10,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.310, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.440J Moreira 57kg 0.80L2 (8)
Sha Tin 14-Feb-17 1000m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.470, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.500J Moreira 0 11.30L2 (6)
Sha Tin 30-Jan-17 1600m GOOD R9 Open $1,000,000 (of $10,000,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:34.380, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.110J Moreira 57kg 1.10L3 (12)
Sha Tin 03-Jan-17 1000m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.810, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.600J Moreira 01 (8)
Sha Tin 11-Dec-16 1600m GOOD R7 Open $460,000 (of $23,000,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:33.480, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.450J Moreira 57kg 2.00L6 (14)
Sha Tin 02-Dec-16 1200m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.500J Moreira 0 1.50L2 (8)
Sha Tin 20-Nov-16 1200m GOOD R8 Open $240,000 (of $4,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.260, SP: 6.60 In-running: Settled 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.830T Berry 56kg 2.30L4 (10)
Sha Tin 11-Nov-16 1200m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.960, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100J Moreira 0 1.50L5 (7)
Sha Tin 13-Dec-15 1600m GOOD R7 Open $2,300,000 (of $23,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.920, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.680J Moreira 57kg 0.90L3 (14)
Sha Tin 21-Nov-15 1600m GOOD R7 Open $460,000 (of $4,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.740, SP: 1.40 In-running: Settled 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.450J Moreira 58kg 1.60L3 (9)
Sha Tin 25-Oct-15 1200m GOOD R9 Qlty $2,280,000 (of $4,000,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:08.350, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 13th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.950K Teetan 60.5kg1 (14)
Sha Tin 13-Oct-15 1000m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.460, SP: 0 Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100K Teetan 0 5.00L8 (14)
Royal Ascot 16-Jun-15 1609m GOOD R1 Cls 1 (of $375,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.970, SP: 3.80 Held up tracking leaders, headway halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, chased winner throughout final furlong, strong challenge last strides, just failed to get upJ Moreira 57kg 8.80L6 (8)
Sha Tin 02-Jun-15 1600m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.730, SP: 0J Moreira 0 0.10L2 (8)
Sha Tin 03-May-15 1600m GOOD R8 Open $7,980,000 (of $14,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.390, SP: 1.20 In-running: Settled 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.670J Moreira 57kg1 (6)
Sha Tin 07-Apr-15 1600m GOOD R7 Open $2,208,750 (of $3,875,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.760, SP: 1.10 In-running: Settled 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.170J Moreira 58kg1 (8)
Sha Tin 15-Mar-15 1400m GOOD R7 Open $5,700,000 (of $10,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.100, SP: 1.30 In-running: Settled 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.520J Moreira 57kg1 (11)
Sha Tin 03-Mar-15 1000m GOOD R1 Btria Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:57.040, SP: 0J Moreira 0 4.80L5 (11)
Sha Tin 25-Jan-15 1600m GOOD R8 Open $5,700,000 (of $10,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.500, SP: 1.20 In-running: Settled 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.350J Moreira 57kg1 (9)
Sha Tin 14-Dec-14 1600m GOOD R7 Open $13,110,000 (of $23,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.490, SP: 1.30 In-running: Settled 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.350J Moreira 57kg1 (11)
Sha Tin 23-Nov-14 1600m GOOD R8 Open $2,208,750 (of $3,875,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.460, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.930J Moreira 56kg1 (10)
Sha Tin 26-Oct-14 1200m GOOD R8 Open $232,500 (of $3,875,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.700, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.120N Rawiller 60.5kg 1.00L4 (11)
Sha Tin 04-May-14 1600m GOOD R9 Open $2,640,000 (of $12,000,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:34.110, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.440J Moreira 57kg 4.00L2 (14)
Sha Tin 06-Apr-14 1600m GOOD R3 Open $1,995,000 (of $3,500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.190, SP: 1.30 In-running: Settled 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.800K Teetan 56kg1 (5)
Sha Tin 16-Mar-14 2000m GOOD R8 Open $3,520,000 (of $16,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.040, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.930J Moreira 57kg 0.50L2 (14)
Sha Tin 16-Feb-14 1800m GOOD R8 Open $1,320,000 (of $6,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:47.910, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.930J Moreira 57kg 1.50L2 (12)
Sha Tin 19-Jan-14 1600m GOOD R7 Open $3,420,000 (of $6,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.430, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.180J Moreira 57kg1 (12)
Sha Tin 08-Dec-13 1600m GOOD R6 Cls 2 $798,000 (of $1,400,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.720, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.990T Berry 59.5kg1 (13)
Sha Tin 24-Nov-13 1400m GOOD R10 Cls 2 $798,000 (of $1,400,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:22.120, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 13th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100K Teetan 55.5kg1 (14)
Sha Tin 12-Oct-13 1400m GOOD R10 Cls 2 $161,000 (of $1,400,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:22.620, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 14th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.670K Teetan 53.5kg 1.10L3 (14)
Sha Tin 08-Jun-13 1200m GOOD R7 Cls 3 $541,500 (of $950,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.950, SP: 5.40 In-running: Settled 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.850T Berry 56.5kg1 (14)
Wyong 22-Nov-12 1350m GOOD R2 Cls 1 $12,250 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.710, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470C Brown 59kg1 (7)
Rosehill Gardens 06-Nov-12 1200m GOOD R3 Mdn $6,950 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.640, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700J Ford 57.5kg 0.30L2 (11)
Hawkesbury 29-Oct-12 1000m GOOD R4 Btria Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.050, SP: 0J Ford 0 1.40L4 (10)
Rosehill 19-Oct-12 900m GOOD R11 Btria Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.600, SP: 0J Ford 0 0.00L7 (8)
Rosehill 21-Jun-12 900m SOFT R6 Btria Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:55.700, SP: 0R Quinn 0 2.00L3 (9)