Best Eagle (AUS) Horse
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Best Eagle is a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Ben Hull. He is by the stallion Toronado out of the mare Final Choice. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his most recent start at the Gold Coast on 11 July 2026, Brandon Lerena rode him to a third-place finish behind winner African Evening.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 11-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st African Evening ( K Zechner 57.5 ) 2nd Yattazou ( J Lloyd 56.5 ) 1.45L 3rd Best Eagle ( B Lerena 58.5 ) 1.77L See full results | B Lerena 58.5kg 1.77L | 3 (14) |
| Coffs Harbour 28-Jun-26 1505m HEAVY 10 R2 MDN-SW $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.260, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:40.070 1st Dancing Tilda ( B Looker 59 ) 2nd Cook My Goose ( G Spokes 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.37L 3rd Best Eagle ( J P Stanley 59 ) 3.43L See full results | J P Stanley 59kg 3.43L | 3 (7) |
| Rockhampton 05-Jun-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.020, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.750 1st Argyle Gold ( G J Cartwright 57.5 ) 2nd Check One Two ( L I Martyn 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.03L 3rd Cash Pit ( T L Orr 55 ) 2.44L 6th Best Eagle ( A Butler 60 ) 5.14L See full results | A Butler 60 5.14L | 6 (7) |
| Kilcoy 22-May-26 1500m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $3,900 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.260, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.880 1st Send The Money ( S F Bailey 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Best Eagle ( B Lerena 58.5 ) 2.95L 3rd The Hindustan ( K Yoshida 58.5 ) 6.51L See full results | B Lerena 58.5kg 2.95L | 2 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast Poly 01-May-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R6 MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.550, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530 1st Weekend Artist ( D K Peisley 58.5 ) 2nd Hard Knox ( J L Bayliss 58 ) 0.54L 3rd Ablesheeba ( O R M Webb 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.30L 7th Best Eagle ( B Thornton 58.5 ) 4.17L See full results | B Thornton 58.5kg 4.17L | 7 (9) |