Benjis Benefit (2018)
About
Benjis Benefit is a 7yo horse trained by Archibald J. Kingsley, Jr. The sire is Westerner and the dam is Donna's Benefit. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 17 starts. In its latest outing at Colonial Downs on August 22, 2025, Freddie Procter rode Benjis Benefit to a fourth‑place finish behind the winner Bright Eyed Eagle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 22-Aug-25 3621m R3 Race 3 $2,450 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 04:05.580, SP: 14.00 set an unchallenged early pace and showed the way but weakened in the stretch. | F Procter 63.5kg 3.25L | 4 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 18-Jul-25 3621m R2 Hcp $1,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:59.820, SP: 10.00 stalked the early pace and made a three wide bid to take a short lead but tired on the far turn. | F Procter 63.5kg 47.2kgL | 5 (8) |
| Sligo 22-Aug-24 3504m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:25.200 Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, lost place 2 out, soon no extra and eased run-in | D King 76.2kg | 12 (13) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-24 2866m GOOD R7 Md $230 (of $11,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:09.780 Soon led, headed 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong | J P Sampson 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 7.75L | 6 (8) |
| Bellewstown 05-Jul-24 2478m GOOD R8 Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race $750 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:40.100, SP: 14/1 Led, joined over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | T Kingsley 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 5.50L | 4 (9) |
| Leopardstown 21-Jun-24 3017m GOOD R8 Md $3,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:20.440, SP: 40/1 Led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | T Kingsley 73kg 1.50L | 2 (14) |
| Punchestown 21-May-24 4145m SOFT R5 HcpH $330 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 05:14.800 Soon led, slight mistake 5th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra run-in, weakened | A P Kelly 70.3kg, Cd 72.6kg 15.50L | 5 (11) |
| Down Royal 06-May-24 3383m GOOD R2 HcpH $2,000 (of $6,522), Winning Time: 04:04.800, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out, headway to dispute approaching next, headed narrowly 2 out, ridden and pressed winner after last, short of room on rail and hampered inside final 50 yards, no extra | A P Kelly 76.2kg 1.75L | 2 (20) |
| Downpatrick 27-Apr-24 3790m GOOD R3 HcpH $2,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:30.400, SP: 6/4 Chased leaders, 6th halfway, closer before 2 out and went 3rd at last, soon ridden and kept on to go 2nd final 100 yards | D Meyler 74.4kg 2.50L | 2 (15) |
| Gowran Park 26-Jan-24 3218m HEAVY R1 HcpH $525 (of $6,412), Winning Time: 04:47.500, SP: 4/6 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression in 4th approaching last, no extra | D Meyler 71.2kg, Cd 0 20.00L | 4 (18) |
| Lisronagh 04-Nov-23 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,412), SP: 8/1 Twrds rr, clsr in 5th 1/2way, rdn & gd prog into 2nd 2out, 1l dwn in 2nd when fell last | E P O'brien 77.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (8) |
| Kilbeggan 21-Apr-23 3822m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $6,106), Winning Time: 04:30.100, SP: 18/1 Close up, 2nd after 5th, lost place after 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up before last | M P O'connor 72.6kg, Cd 0 | UPD (19) |
| Thurles 14-Mar-23 3308m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $6,106), Winning Time: 04:37.600, SP: 8/1 Rear of mid-division, dropped to 11th after 4th, headway on inner 2 out, soon under pressure in 4th, weakened before last | P T Enright 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (19) |
| Clonmel 08-Dec-22 3258m SOFT R2 MdH (of $5,798), Winning Time: 04:25.400, SP: 13/2 Mid-division, progress into 6th 3 out, ridden into 4th before 2 out, under pressure in 3rd when fell last | P T Enright 75.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (17) |
| Naas 12-Nov-22 3822m SOFT R2 MdH (of $8,697), Winning Time: 05:04.030, SP: 150/1 Prominent, 5th after 4th, 4th at 6th, under pressure and lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, not fluent last | A P Kelly 75.3kg, Cd 0 30.25L | 9 (23) |
| Cork 07-May-22 3218m SOFT R1 MdH (of $7,122), Winning Time: 03:56.200, SP: 18/1 Tracked leader, headway to lead after 3rd, joined 5th and headed after next, ridden and no extra before 2 out, weakened | A Mccurtin 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (20) |
| Cork 17-Apr-22 3218m HEAVY R1 CLMdH $625 (of $12,500), Winning Time: 04:23.000, SP: 66/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace | A Mccurtin 73kg, Cd 0 14.50L | 4 (16) |