Affinity Flyer (AUS) Horse
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Affinity Flyer is a 6yo chestnut mare from Australia trained by Stephen Kirkwood in Toowoomba. She is by Kobayashi out of Feisty Gem. She has claimed five victories to date. On 18 Jun 2025 at Doomben she captured her biggest triumph, winning the $38,000 Benchmark 70 Handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 2% ROI for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 20-Jun-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 BM70 $750 (of $22,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.990, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 1st Warilla Gorilla ( K Lenton 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Electric Arrow ( F Sandkuhl 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Data Leak ( S Bogenhuber 56 ) 2.04L 5th Affinity Flyer ( R Thorburn 58 , Cd 56 ) 8.57L See full results | R Thorburn 58kg, Cd 56kg 8.57L | 5 (6) |
| Toowoomba 06-Jun-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 BM70 $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:19.840, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.340 1st Warilla Gorilla ( K Lenton 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Amenophis ( D R A Boche 58.5 ) 0.84L 3rd Demitasse ( J J Lloyd 58.5 ) 2.00L 6th Affinity Flyer ( H Shaw 58 ) 4.45L See full results | H Shaw 58kg 4.45L | 6 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 13-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 5 R10 BM70 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.320, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Esjay ( J Franklin 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Diamond Epic ( K Wilson-taylor 56 ) 0.32L 3rd Heyoka ( D G Moor 58.5 ) 1.10L 10th Affinity Flyer ( M R D Plessis 58 ) 14.38L See full results | M R D Plessis 58kg 14.38L | 10 (10) |
| Doomben 06-Dec-25 1350m GOOD 4 R2 BM78 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.330, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.770 1st Ready To Schipp ( K Wilson-taylor 57 ) 2nd Kodiak ( T J Schiller 58 ) 1.81L 3rd Chief Witness ( M Harley 59 ) 2.61L 13th Affinity Flyer ( M R D Plessis 54.5 ) 7.40L See full results | M R D Plessis 54.5kg 7.40L | 13 (13) |
| Doomben 15-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 6 R10 CL6-SW $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.180, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.050 1st Caspernova ( R D Dolan 58.5 ) 2nd Lubrication ( J L Bayliss 57 ) 0.02L 3rd Pereille ( D G Moor 58.5 ) 1.19L 6th Affinity Flyer ( M R D Plessis 56.5 ) 3.80L See full results | M R D Plessis 56.5kg 3.80L | 6 (9) |