Best In Black (2021) Horse
About
Best In Black is a 4yo brown mare trained by Stephen Marsh in Cambridge. She is by the stallion Belardo out of the dam Akoya. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in six attempts. In her most recent start at Arawa Park on 27 Dec 2025, she was ridden by Sam Weatherley and finished seventh behind the winner Clear Conscience.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Arawa Park 27-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.300, SP: 15.10 1st Clear Conscience ( H Hassman 57.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Djibouti ( W Pinn 56 ) 2.30L 3rd Starlit Express ( S Mcnab 56 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.50L 7th Best In Black ( S Weatherley 57.5 ) 10.10L See full results | S Weatherley 57.5kg 10.10L | 7 (10) |
| Te Aroha 26-Nov-25 1150m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.960, SP: 24.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Get Me An Angel ( J J Fawcett 55 ) 2nd Withallmygrace ( W F Pinn 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Arctic Jewel ( C J Grylls 55 ) 1.50L 9th Best In Black ( M Cartwright 56.5 ) 5.00L See full results | M Cartwright 56.5kg 5.00L | 9 (13) |
| Avondale 06-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 17.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 7th 1st Yousito ( C J Grylls 56 ) 2nd Shiniqua ( J J Fawcett 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Woman In Charge ( J Doyle 56 ) 1.10L 10th Best In Black ( G Rooke 57.5 ) 4.50L See full results | G Rooke 57.5kg 4.50L | 10 (11) |
| Te Aroha 07-Mar-25 1150m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.930, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Just Faith ( M J Sanson 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Out Of Exile ( T C Moodley 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Graces Gift ( L H Satherley 57.5 ) 1.00L 6th Best In Black ( S Spratt 57 ) 3.40L See full results | S Spratt 57kg 3.40L | 6 (7) |
| Te Aroha 12-Feb-25 1150m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.390, SP: 14.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st I Am Nutz ( R Hutchings 58 ) 2nd Zappone ( V A Colgan 56 ) 1.30L 3rd Ziggy Stardust ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 1.50L 4th Best In Black ( G Rooke 56 ) 4.00L See full results | G Rooke 56kg 4.00L | 4 (9) |
| Cambridge 15-May-24 970m SYNTHETIC R5 2YO Mdn Set Weight $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:55.500, SP: 19.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 5th 1st I'M All In ( W B Kennedy 57.5 ) 2nd Top Dollar ( C R Barnes 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Brazen Affair ( N S Parmar 55.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.60L 7th Best In Black ( M Mcnab 55.5 ) 6.80L See full results | M Mcnab 55.5kg 6.80L | 7 (9) |