African Pioneer (AUS)
About
African Pioneer is a 5yo brown/black gelding (male) from Australia trained by Matt Cumani, who is based at Ballarat. He is sired by the stallion Lonhro out of the dam Rosental. African Pioneer has managed to win 4 races in his career so far. On 11th Jun 2025 at Ballarat Synthetic, African Pioneer scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $35000.00 3yo+ Benchmark 64 Handicap. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed African Pioneer throughout his career you'd have achieved a 72% return on investment.
Raced At
Kyneton
• Ballarat Synthetic
• Geelong
• Terang
• Ballarat
• Horsham
• Morphettville
• Bendigo
• Wangaratta
• Ararat
• SeymourRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyneton 05-Nov-25 1856m HEAVY 8 R9 3YO+ BM 66 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.440, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th | E Walsh 60 4.06L | 7 (9) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-25 2100m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.440, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.620 | C Macredmond 59.5kg 6.75L | 5 (6) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 22-Jul-25 2200m SYNTHETIC R4 2YO+ BM 70 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:18.390, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.840 | E Pozman 59kg, Cd 57kg 8.23L | 6 (8) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Jun-25 2100m SYNTHETIC R8 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.120, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.130 | E Walsh 60 | 1 (7) |
| Geelong 11-Apr-25 1700m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.610, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 | C Macredmond 60.5kg 2.81L | 6 (9) |
| Terang 21-Mar-25 1606m GOOD 4 R8 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.360, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.140 | R Hammond 61.5kg, Cd 60 6.76L | 8 (10) |
| Ballarat 23-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R6 BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.460, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 | R Hammond 62kg, Cd 59kg 3.65L | 6 (8) |
| Horsham 05-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 CL3-OPEN-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:06.850 | M Lloyd 6.21L | 4 (8) |
| Morphettville 27-Jul-24 1800m SOFT 7 R3 Rst 0 Met Win-LY Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:56.950, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:40.210 | C Murray 59.5kg 20.40L | 6 (7) |
| Ballarat 30-Jun-24 1600m SOFT 7 R8 BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.510, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.200 | T Prebble 60, Cd 63kg | 1 (14) |
| Bendigo 04-Jun-24 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM 58 Hcp $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.950, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680 | T Prebble 61kg, Cd 64kg | 1 (8) |
| Wangaratta 16-May-24 1590m GOOD 4 R5 BM 64 Hcp $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.390, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 | W Gordon 58kg 0.71L | 3 (9) |
| Ararat 26-Apr-24 1606m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.540, SP: 1.65 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.270 | W Gordon 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Geelong 26-Mar-24 1530m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.850, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 | W Gordon 59kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Ararat 08-Mar-24 1300m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.960, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 | W Gordon 59kg 5.50L | 3 (9) |
| bet365 Terang 27-Feb-24 1000m GOOD 4 R14 CL2-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.800 | W Gordon 2.60L | 3 (9) |
| Seymour 01-Sep-23 2221m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:24.020, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.540 | H Coffey 57kg 6.45L | 5 (7) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 14-Aug-23 1600m SYNTHETIC R3 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.000, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 | B Mertens 57kg 4.50L | 5 (10) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 18-Jul-23 1500m SYNTHETIC R4 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:31.190, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 | M Aitken 57kg 4.10L | 3 (12) |
| Geelong 30-Jun-23 1347m HEAVY 8 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.590, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 | J Allen 58kg 3.60L | 5 (9) |
| Geelong 04-Jun-23 1218m SOFT 6 R1 Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.750, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 | D Bates 58kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |