Asterix (2018) Horse
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About
Asterix is an 8yo bay gelding (male) trained by Chris Waller in Flemington. He is by the stallion Tavistock out of Mourasana. With a Group One victory and career earnings of $1,500,446, he is considered an elite racehorse. On 5 Mar 2022 at Ellerslie, jockey Johnathan Parkes guided him to his most important win, claiming the $1,000,000 3yo Open Set Weight by beating La Crique. He has been a profitable performer for bettors, delivering a 238% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 17-Oct-26 2400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 CAUL CUP $60,000 (of $6,545,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:28.210, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 15th, 800m 16th, 400m 16th 1st Kingswood ( J Allen 55 ) 2nd Saint George ( C Williams 53.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Enfjaar ( R Dawson 54.5 ) 1.00L 12th Asterix ( B Mertens 53.5 ) 7.11L See full results | B Mertens 53.5kg 7.11L | 12 (18) |
| Flemington 03-Oct-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R8 G1 TURNBULL (of $756,850) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:04.440, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360 1st Cosmic Crusader ( W A Pike 58 ) 2nd Light Infantry Man ( H T Coffey 58 ) 1.75L 3rd Aeliana ( D M Lane 57 ) 2.75L 13th Asterix ( B Melham 56.5 ) 43.81L See full results | B Melham 56.5kg 43.81L | 13 (13) |
| Caulfield 19-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 3 R8 G3 NATURALISM $18,000 (of $201,750) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Zahrann ( E P Brown 55 ) 2nd Saint George ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Asterix ( B Melham 58.5 ) 1.30L See full results | B Melham 58.5kg 1.30L | 3 (16) |
| Sandown Hillside 05-Sep-26 1500m SOFT 7 R7 So You Think $6,000 (of $201,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.660, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 1st Evaporate ( B A Shinn 58.5 ) 2nd Pinstriped ( L J Neindorf 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Zambardo ( J L Melham 57 ) 2.10L 5th Asterix ( B Melham 58.5 ) 2.85L See full results | B Melham 58.5kg 2.85L | 5 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 21-Aug-26 1030m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Southend ( D Gibbons ) 2nd Chayan ( J B Mcdonald ) 0.17L 3rd Diameter ( N C Rawiller ) 2.67L 5th Asterix ( S Clipperton ) 3.96L | S Clipperton 3.96L | 5 (6) |