Adelaide River (2020)

Foal Date
11-Mar-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Australia
Dam
Could It Be Love
Prize Money
$1528748
Trainer
Kris Lees
Owners
N C Williams, L J Williams, B Arnhold, Echo Beach Bloodstock (Mgr: Est A L Green), G Ryan, M Gudinski, M Symons, V Sammartino, Jacobsen Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: P N Jacobsen), J Hardwick, W McTaggart, D Evans, J A Ingham, Dr B Hockings, R Morrison, B Goodman, E Throsby, T Harry, B Singer & P Mehrten
About

Adelaide River is a 5yo bay gelding (male) trained by Kris Lees, based at Newcastle. He is out of the mare Could It Be Love and his sire is the stallion Australia. As a stakes winner with total earnings of $1,528,748, he is viewed as a horse of above‑average talent. On 9 September 2023 at Leopardstown, he was ridden by Ryan Moore and secured his biggest triumph to date, winning the $100,000 Class 1 race and beating Al Aasy.

Raced At
Caulfield • Flemington • Randwick • Eagle Farm • Leopardstown • ParisLongchamp • Curragh • Chester
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Caulfield 18-Oct-25 2400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $5,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:29.050, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.610J Childs 54kg 6.49L12 (18)
Flemington 04-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 3 R8 G1 4YO+ Open Set Weight With Penalties $15,000 (of $750,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.820, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.850M Dee 55kg 3.23L7 (14)
Randwick 20-Sep-25 2000m GOOD 4 R5 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight With Penalties $46,250 (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.850, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970T Schiller 56kg 0.02L2 (14)
Randwick 06-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G2 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $3,700 (of $300,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:34.460, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140D Gibbons 59kg 6.14L8 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 16-Aug-25 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 Open Hcp $3,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.600, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160D Gibbons 60 4.18L8 (12)
Gosford 23-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960J Mcdonald1 (8)
Wyong 16-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.140 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380D Gibbons1 (5)
Beaumont Newcastle 02-Jun-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270A Gibbons1 (7)
Caulfield 12-Oct-24 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G1 Open Weight For Age $45,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:01.400, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380B Melham 59kg 4.50L4 (8)
Randwick 21-Sep-24 2000m GOOD 4 R5 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties (of $250,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:01.540, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.880D Gibbons 56kg 11.78L15 (16)
Randwick 07-Sep-24 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G2 Open Weight For Age $13,250 (of $300,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.760, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640D Gibbons 59kg 1.83L4 (10)
Hawkesbury 26-Aug-24 1250m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840D Gibbons1 (6)
Eagle Farm 15-Jun-24 2200m GOOD 3 R9 G2 Open Weight For Age $14,400 (of $1,200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:14.410, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230J Mcdonald 59kg 8.27L10 (18)
Eagle Farm 01-Jun-24 1800m SOFT 6 R4 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:51.920, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200D Gibbons 58kg 5.77L9 (14)
Leopardstown 09-Sep-23 2410m GOOD R6 G3 CL1 $94,177 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:31.050, SP: 2.40R Moore 57.5kg1 (7)
ParisLongchamp 15-Jul-23 2400m SOFT R8 G1 CL $215,288 (of $600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:26.710, SP: 4.50R Moore 58.5kg 1.00L2 (8)
Curragh 02-Jul-23 2410m GOOD R4 G1 CL1 $372,783 (of $1,237,499) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:33.240, SP: 34.00 Led, niggled along and headed 2 1/2f out, pushed along and pressed winner over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well in 2nd final furlongS Heffernan 58kg 1.50L2 (9)
Epsom Downs 03-Jun-23 2420m GOOD R2 G1 CL1 (of $1,561,950) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:33.880, SP: 34.00 Sweating, tracked leaders out wide, led 10f out, awkward on downhill run, narrowly headed turning in, every chance 3f out, went 2nd again 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased clear leading pair, well held and weakened final furlongS Heffernan 58.1kg 11.00LUPD (14)
Chester 10-May-23 2470m SOFT R4 G3 CL1 $45,391 (of $118,044) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:52.310, SP: 3.25R Moore 58kg 6.50L2 (5)
Saint-Cloud 22-Oct-22 2000m R3 G1 Crit.st-cloud Group 1 Stakes $44,746 (of $237,394) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:20.570, SP: 4.50I Mendizabal 57kg 6.20L3 (9)
Curragh 24-Sep-22 1610m SOFT R2 G2 CL1 $35,703 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.300, SP: 1.57 Prominent and led after 1f, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed 150 yards, no impression on winner, kept on one paceW Lordan 59.5kg 2.30L2 (5)
ParisLongchamp 08-Sep-22 1600m R2 G3 Prix des Chenes (Group 3) $25,055 (of $75,967) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.800, SP: 2.75 Always front rank, ridden 2f out, kept onR Moore 58kg 0.30L2 (6)
Dundalk 15-Aug-22 1610m SYNTHETIC R1 Md $13,858 (of $14,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.850, SP: 3.75 Slowly into stride and towards rear early, swift progress to dispute after 2f, ridden to lead narrowly 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong and asserted closing stagesW Lordan 60.5kg1 (9)