Berbere (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

13-Oct-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Gingerbread Man

Dam

Habenera

Prize Money

197430

Trainer

Donna Riordan

Owners

Mrs J O'Connor, Ms J M Fleay, M D Hunt, D R Hodge, R M Huddy, I G O'Connor, H J Borger, J F Marantelli & T R Martin

About

Berbere is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Donna Riordan. He is by the stallion Gingerbread Man out of the dam Habenera. Berbere has won 4 races in his career. On 13th Jul 2024 at Belmont, he secured his most significant victory, taking the $60000.00 2yo+ Rest 1 Metro Win Handicap. He has proven a profitable horse for punters, offering a 20% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Belmont • Pinjarra Scarpside

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Belmont 06-Jun-26 1400m GOOD 4 R10 RTG 66+ (of $80,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.120, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Awesome Boy ( B Louis 57 ) 2nd Hey Pino ( P Harvey 56.5 ) 0.21L 3rd Like Clockwork ( C Parnham 54 ) 0.22L 12th Berbere ( T Turner 57 ) 9.15L See full results	T Turner 57kg 9.15L	12 (16)
Belmont 27-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R7 0MWLY $630 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.300, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Dark Ambition ( C T Johnston-porter 55.5 ) 2nd Glanced ( C Cooper 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.10L 3rd Cobbanco ( J S Whiting 54.5 ) 1.95L 7th Berbere ( S Mcgruddy 60 ) 3.41L See full results	S Mcgruddy 60 3.41L	7 (12)
Lark Hill 18-May-26 930m GOOD 4 R6 3UP 72+ -TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.510 1st Cool Memory ( H J Nottle ) 2nd My Hidden Universe ( B H Louis ) 3.04L 3rd Ruler Rocket ( T K Turner ) 5.24L 6th Berbere ( S Mcgruddy ) 7.15L	S Mcgruddy 7.15L	6 (9)
Ascot 28-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 RTG 65+ $720 (of $80,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.660, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st King Hit ( S D Parnham 54.5 ) 2nd Amjaad ( H J Nottle 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.39L 3rd Simply Thinkin' ( C T Johnston-porter 59 ) 1.77L 10th Berbere ( S Mcgruddy 58.5 ) 5.08L See full results	S Mcgruddy 58.5kg 5.08L	10 (13)
Belmont 11-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 0MWLY $630 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.130, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st Tycoon Harry ( H J Nottle 62 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Malletier ( W A Pike 57 ) 0.96L 3rd Wicked Venom ( H M Watson 57 ) 1.72L 8th Berbere ( N Riordan 61 , Cd 58 ) 5.69L See full results	N Riordan 61kg, Cd 58kg 5.69L	8 (10)
Lark Hill 27-Jan-26 930m GOOD 4 R6 3UP-TRL 72+, Winning Time: 00:57.600 1st Oly's Choice ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Watch Me Rock ( C Cooper ) 0.56L 3rd Berbere ( J Azzopardi ) 1.61L	J Azzopardi 1.61L	3 (3)
Lark Hill 19-May-25 950m GOOD 4 R5 3UP-TRL RTG72+, Winning Time: 00:57.340 1st September Born ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Miss Skyhigh ( W A Pike ) 0.42L 3rd Pompey ( C L Azzopardi ) 0.84L 8th Berbere ( C Johnston-porter ) 6.08L	C Johnston-porter 6.08L	8 (8)
Ascot 22-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R9 2YO+ BenchMark 72+ Hcp $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Watch Me Rock ( W A Pike 58.5 ) 2nd Angel Undercover ( J Mcnaught 54.5 ) 0.27L 3rd Golden Vale ( B M Parnham 54.5 ) 0.75L 9th Berbere ( C Johnston-porter 55 ) 9.01L See full results	C Johnston-porter 55kg 9.01L	9 (9)
Belmont 13-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 6 R5 2YO+ Rest 1 Metro Win Hcp $32,880 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.740, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Berbere ( W Pike 58.5 ) 2nd Doctor Jay ( S D Parnham 56.5 ) 3.77L 3rd Advanced ( J Noske 59 ) 3.80L See full results	W Pike 58.5kg	1 (14)
Belmont 08-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R11 3UP 0-71 TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.180 1st Berbere ( C Cooper 0 ) 2nd Songaa ( P J Carbery ) 1.10L 3rd Reign Of Fire ( J T Turner ) 1.87L	C Cooper 0	1 (5)
Belmont 08-Jun-24 1000m SOFT 6 R3 2YO+ Rest 1 Metro Win Hcp $2,340 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.260, SP: 1.85 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780 1st Bayezid ( M J Derrick 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Miss Drakova ( B M Parnham 56.5 ) 1.51L 3rd Our Rocky Bay ( B H Louis 57.5 ) 2.48L 4th Berbere ( W Pike 58.5 ) 2.93L See full results	W Pike 58.5kg 2.93L	4 (8)
Lark Hill 20-May-24 950m GOOD 4 R10 3UP 0-71 TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.670 1st Zing To Win ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Berbere ( W Pike 0 ) 0.30L 3rd Apache Blue ( M Clark ) 1.18L	W Pike 0 0.30L	2 (9)
Lark Hill 06-May-24 950m GOOD 4 R9 3UP 0-71 TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.660 1st Pearly Nuggett ( B M Parnham ) 2nd General Knowledge ( C J Parnham ) 0.47L 3rd Berbere ( C Cooper ) 0.82L	C Cooper 0.82L	3 (10)
Belmont 02-Sep-23 1200m SOFT 5 R7 GRAD HCP 60+ $32,880 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.710, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Berbere ( W Pike 57 ) 2nd Celebrity Prince ( C J Parnham 54.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Cross Statement ( B M Gaerth 59 , Cd 56 ) 1.66L See full results	W Pike 57kg	1 (9)
Belmont 22-Jul-23 1200m SOFT 6 R7 RTG 66+ $2,320 (of $80,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.890, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Duchess Of Gossip ( W A Pike 54.5 ) 2nd Lexington City ( H M Watson 57.5 ) 2.56L 3rd All Day Session ( S L O'donnell 58.5 ) 3.21L 5th Berbere ( C Parnham 54.5 ) 4.19L See full results	C Parnham 54.5kg 4.19L	5 (13)
Belmont 08-Jul-23 1200m SOFT 5 R4 3YO HCP 62+ $2,320 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.990, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Universal Flair ( B M Gaerth 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Saloon Bar ( C J Parnham 58 ) 0.07L 3rd Too Dardy ( S L O'donnell 57.5 ) 0.66L 5th Berbere ( P Harvey 57 ) 2.05L See full results	P Harvey 57kg 2.05L	5 (10)
Belmont 17-Jun-23 1000m SOFT 6 R4 3YO HCP 61+ $14,880 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.390, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Too Dardy ( S L O'donnell 55 ) 2nd Berbere ( W Pike 56 ) 1.24L 3rd Devine Belief ( J R Azzopardi 57 ) 2.53L See full results	W Pike 56kg 1.24L	2 (10)
Belmont 07-Jun-23 1000m SOFT 7 R1 3YO 0MWLY $17,810 (of $32,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.730, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 1st Berbere ( P Harvey 59.5 ) 2nd Too Dardy ( S L O'donnell 59.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Comic Hero ( W A Pike 58.5 ) 0.33L See full results	P Harvey 59.5kg	1 (7)
Pinjarra Scarpside 05-Jan-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3YO MDN $12,330 (of $22,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.420, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.000 1st Berbere ( P Carbery 57 ) 2nd Reel Themoff ( T K Turner 57 ) 2.24L 3rd Magnificent Carat ( C T Johnston-porter 55 ) 2.51L See full results	P Carbery 57kg	1 (7)
Lark Hill 23-Dec-22 400m GOOD 4 R2 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:25.180 1st Berbere ( P Harvey 0 ) 2nd Scenic Strike ( A S Catarino 0 ) 3.21L 3rd Candlelight Sherif ( T K Turner 0 ) 6.93L	P Harvey 0	1 (3)