Best Candidate (2022)

Foal Date
16-Oct-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Querari
Dam
Cantabella
Prize Money
$1940
Owners
Mr D Shawe
About

Best Candidate is a 3yo horse trained by Michael Nicholas Houdalakis. He is by Querari out of Cantabella. He has not yet broken his maiden, having contested four races without a win. In his most recent start at Turffontein on 30 October 2025, Best Candidate was ridden by Kaidan Brewer and finished sixth, behind the winner Luwak.

Raced At
Turffontein
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turffontein 30-Oct-25 1600m GOOD R1 Md (of $99,748) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.970, SP: 19.00K Brewer 58.1kg 7.45L6 (11)
Turffontein 06-Sep-25 1800m GOOD R5 Md $19,940 (of $99,748) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.260, SP: 11.00C Zackey 55.8kg 10.00L2 (6)
Vaal 31-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R4 Md $2,498 (of $99,748) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.760, SP: 17.00C Zackey 55.8kg 11.00L5 (8)
Turffontein 12-Jul-25 1160m GOOD R3 Md (of $99,748) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:06.710, SP: 13.00C Maujean 57.2kg 10.25L6 (10)