Ate Iron (AUS) Horse
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Ate Iron is a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by John Symons and Sheila Laxon. He is by the stallion Spieth out of the dam Veganza. To date, Ate Iron has won one race. On 9th Aug 2026 at Ballarat Synthetic, he captured his biggest victory, taking the $32,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Murtoa 21-Aug-26 2050m HEAVY 8 R6 BM56 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:12.980, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Wimmera Star ( C Rawiller 61.5 ) 2nd The Victorious ( W Gordon 61 ) 4.75L 3rd Pendante ( S Field 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 7.00L 10th Ate Iron ( J Beriman 61 ) 17.15L See full results | J Beriman 61kg 17.15L | 10 (11) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 09-Aug-26 2100m SYNTHETIC 7 R1 MDN-SW $17,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:14.770, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.410 1st Ate Iron ( M Aitken 59.5 ) 2nd Smart Moves ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Patriot Wolf ( V L Boeuf 59.5 ) 1.50L See full results | M Aitken 59.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Echuca 24-Jul-26 2100m HEAVY 9 R1 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:24.020, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.280 1st Lyttelton ( C A Taylor 59.5 ) 2nd Knights Emperor ( J B Stanley 59.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Ate Iron ( D Dunn 59.5 ) 2.00L See full results | D Dunn 59.5kg 2.00L | 3 (4) |
| Wodonga 27-Jun-26 2050m HEAVY 8 R3 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:09.770, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.770 1st Sir Basil ( B A Button 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Meka Vibe ( M T Aitken 59.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Ate Iron ( D Dunn 59.5 ) 6.25L See full results | D Dunn 59.5kg 6.25L | 3 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 17-Jun-26 1500m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $1,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.740, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 1st Triumvirate ( C Williams 59.5 ) 2nd Next Tuesday ( L K Cartwright 57.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Obon ( J C Maskiell 59.5 ) 4.10L 5th Ate Iron ( D Dunn 59.5 ) 5.31L See full results | D Dunn 59.5kg 5.31L | 5 (7) |