Artful Persuasion (AUS) Horse
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Artful Persuasion is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by John Smerdon. He is by Flying Artie out of Pillow Talk. He has recorded three wins in his career. On 26th Oct 2024 at Kembla Grange, he achieved his most significant victory, taking the $45000.00 3yo+ Benchmark 64 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 05-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 CL3 $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.510, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 1st Land Bank ( B Thompson 55.5 ) 2nd Shelstein ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 0.72L 3rd Possibilities ( E Lang 55 ) 0.83L 5th Artful Persuasion ( J Mcmurray 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.24L See full results | J Mcmurray 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.24L | 5 (11) |
| Doomben 22-Jul-26 1350m SOFT 6 R6 CG&E BM65 $3,400 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.300, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Crusader Voyage ( B E Thompson 58.5 ) 2nd Holy Flash ( M R D Plessis 60 ) 0.09L 3rd Artful Persuasion ( J Franklin 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.22L See full results | J Franklin 60, Cd 58kg 1.22L | 3 (7) |
| Gold Coast 14-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Hell ( E P Lang ) 2nd Artful Persuasion ( J Franklin ) 0.80L 3rd Without Parallel ( B E Thompson ) 0.90L | J Franklin 0.80L | 2 (7) |
| Doomben 24-Jun-26 1110m SOFT 6 R3 CG&E CL3 $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.030, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.770 1st Braveheart ( L I Martyn 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Extreme Diamond ( B E Thompson 55.5 ) 0.64L 3rd Eagle's Fire ( N Tomizawa 54 ) 1.45L 5th Artful Persuasion ( R Maloney 57 ) 3.04L See full results | R Maloney 57kg 3.04L | 5 (7) |
| Gold Coast 02-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Atomic Selfie ( N Tomizawa ) 2nd Hasten Delight ( W Galloway ) 0.40L 3rd Artful Persuasion ( S Sheargold ) 0.90L | S Sheargold 0.90L | 3 (7) |