Achy Breaky Heart (AUS) Horse
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Achy Breaky Heart is a 2yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Patrick Payne. He is by the stallion Nicconi out of the dam Keep Courting. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in five starts. In his most recent start at Flemington on 18 July 2026, he was ridden by Jye McNeil and finished third behind the winner Ko Phangan.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 18-Jul-26 1800m SOFT 6 R1 2Y HCP $13,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:53.440, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Ko Phangan ( C Williams 59 ) 2nd Notified ( H Coffey 56.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Achy Breaky Heart ( J Mcneil 56 ) 3.25L See full results | J Mcneil 56kg 3.25L | 3 (5) |
| Flemington 04-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R2 LR G'CMICHAEL $4,375 (of $175,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.780, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Marwooba ( C Williams 57 ) 2nd Star Of Macedon ( D J Dunn 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Ko Phangan ( L J Neindorf 54 ) 1.25L 5th Achy Breaky Heart ( J Mcneil 54 ) 5.25L See full results | J Mcneil 54kg 5.25L | 5 (8) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 22-Jun-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.370, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Lotta City ( C Newitt 57.5 ) 2nd Frankel's Word ( B Allen 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Fox Peril ( D J Dunn 59.5 ) 2.25L 5th Achy Breaky Heart ( B Egan 57 ) 3.35L See full results | B Egan 57kg 3.35L | 5 (10) |
| Casterton 07-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.600, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Min Kiata ( K M Walters 59.5 ) 2nd Flying Shelby ( D Tourneur 59.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Cool Bee Bee ( R J Hurdle 59.5 ) 3.25L 7th Achy Breaky Heart ( S Ingelse 57 ) 6.86L See full results | S Ingelse 57kg 6.86L | 7 (12) |
| Seymour 21-May-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 2Y MDN-SW $1,275 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.220, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Piazza ( B Mertens 58 ) 2nd Star Of Macedon ( D J Dunn 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Naval Command ( L Currie 58 ) 2.75L 5th Achy Breaky Heart ( B Egan 58 ) 3.85L See full results | B Egan 58kg 3.85L | 5 (12) |