Avitus (2018) Horse
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About
Avitus is a 7yo brown gelding trained by Steven Woodsford in Rangiora. He is by the stallion Ghibellines out of Italian Miss. He has won four races, and on 25 Jan 2025 at Riccarton Park he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $40,000 Benchmark 65 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park 20-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 BM 65 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.680, SP: 9.30 1st Montero ( S Mxothwa 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Full Cream ( T Moodley 56 , Cd 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Avitus ( A Balloo 56 ) 1.10L See full results | A Balloo 56kg 1.10L | 3 (12) |
| Riccarton Park 16-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 R2 Restricted 60 Hcp $1,530 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 14.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Leedox ( A Strawbridge 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Explosive Lass ( A Comignaghi 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Avitus ( A Balloo 58 ) 2.30L See full results | A Balloo 58kg 2.30L | 3 (10) |
| Kurow 30-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 7 R7 BM 65 Hcp $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.730, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th 1st Radiant Lass ( D Cooper 58 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Giannis ( K Williams 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Grove Street ( F Moerman 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.00L 6th Avitus ( T Moseley 56 ) 4.70L See full results | T Moseley 56kg 4.70L | 6 (11) |
| Riccarton Park 15-Nov-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 BM 65 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 26.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 1st 1st Pete's Pride ( D R Bothamley 59.5 ) 2nd Wren ( B May 54.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Eastandwest ( M Cartwright 59 ) 1.80L 8th Avitus ( K R Hercock 57 ) 3.00L See full results | K R Hercock 57kg 3.00L | 8 (15) |
| Riccarton Park 12-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 BM 65 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.540, SP: 28.80 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th 1st Charm Manhattan ( F Moerman 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Bakhita ( J Doyle 57.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Thats Charming ( B May 57.5 ) 1.80L 8th Avitus ( K R Hercock 57 ) 5.70L See full results | K R Hercock 57kg 5.70L | 8 (12) |