Baton Rouge (2020) Horse
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About
Baton Rouge is a 6yo colt trained by Piet Botha. He is by the stallion Vercingetorix out of the mare Louisiana. To date he has won five races. On 18 May 2024 at Kenilworth he secured his biggest victory, earning $114,007.00 in the Class 4 race. The horse has been a rewarding bet for punters; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 139% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Durbanville 07-Jul-26 1600m GOOD R6 CL5 $59,373 (of $95,011) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.490, SP: 13.00 1st Baton Rouge ( B Plaatjies 130 ) 2nd Devil A Saint ( S Veale 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Red Dawn ( A Domeyer 136 ) 1.00L See full results | B Plaatjies 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Kenilworth 21-Jun-26 1950m SOFT R4 VHM Racing Syndicate C Stakes (of $114,008) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.390, SP: 9.50 1st Waloyo Yamoni ( C Zackey 126 ) 2nd Who Is She ( G Wright 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Bourbon King ( A Fortune 129 ) 0.50L 6th Baton Rouge ( B Plaatjies 126 ) 4.20L See full results | B Plaatjies 57.2kg 4.20L | 6 (8) |
| Kenilworth 19-May-26 1800m SOFT R6 CL5 $4,761 (of $95,011) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:56.850, SP: 6.50 1st Heavenly Prince ( K D Melo 125 ) 2nd Backinthefastlane ( A Domeyer 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Special Glamour ( R Fourie 130 ) 0.00L 4th Baton Rouge ( S Bungane 132 , Cd 126 ) 2.35L See full results | S Bungane 59.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 2.35L | 4 (10) |
| Kenilworth 03-May-26 1800m SOFT R3 Lucky Fish Gates Of Olympus C Stakes $11,408 (of $114,008) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:55.910, SP: 29.00 1st Eric Liddell ( A Fortune 132 ) 2nd Scottish Links ( J V Merwe 126 ) 2.25L 3rd Baton Rouge ( S Bungane 126 , Cd 120 ) 2.75L See full results | S Bungane 57.2kg, Cd 54.4kg 2.75L | 3 (13) |
| Durbanville 18-Mar-26 1600m GOOD R8 CL5 $2,381 (of $95,011) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.230, SP: 6.50 1st Spirit Of Levana ( B Soodoo 132 ) 2nd Noon Day Gun ( B Marx-jacobson 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Set To Music ( V Jodhee 134 ) 0.30L 5th Baton Rouge ( G Samo-burthia 133 , Cd 127 ) 2.60L See full results | G Samo-burthia 60.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 2.60L | 5 (9) |