Best World (AUS) Horse
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Best World is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by David Hayes in Hong Kong. He is by Toronado out of Crooked Stick. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his latest start at Sha Tin on 24 May 2026, Zac Purton rode him to a seventh-place finish behind the winner Big Return.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 24-May-26 1600m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.500, SP: 7.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th 1st Big Return ( A Badel 60.5 ) 2nd Lucky Balerion ( M Poon 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Flying Knight ( K Teetan 60 ) 1.00L 7th Best World ( Z Purton 58 ) 4.50L See full results | Z Purton 58kg 4.50L | 7 (14) |
| Sha Tin 09-May-26 1400m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.700, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.670 1st Invictus Dragon ( Z Purton 58 ) 2nd Lucky Man ( H Bentley 57.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Invictus ( J Orman 58.5 ) 2.60L 5th Best World ( J Chau 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.80L See full results | J Chau 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 2.80L | 5 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 27-Apr-26 1200m R9 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.900 1st Precision Hope ( Y T Leung ) 2nd Call Me Magnifique ( M L Yeung ) 1.30L 3rd Ivy League ( J Orman ) 2.30L 4th Best World ( J Chau ) 2.30L | J Chau 2.30L | 4 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 10-Apr-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Virtus Glory ( M F Poon ) 2nd Happy Promise ( M L Yeung ) 1.80L 3rd Best World ( J Chau ) | J Chau | 3 (9) |
| Sha Tin 31-Mar-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.400 1st Robot Lucky Star ( P N Wong ) 2nd Elite Golf ( H Bentley ) 2.30L 3rd Ace Champion ( R Kingscote ) 4.10L 6th Best World ( J Chau ) 8.50L | J Chau 8.50L | 6 (7) |
| Happy Valley 14-Mar-26 1200m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Happy Index ( Z Purton ) 2nd Chiu Chow Golf ( H Bentley ) 0.50L 3rd Spicy Speedy ( M Chadwick ) 2.00L 6th Best World ( J Chau ) 4.80L | J Chau 4.80L | 6 (8) |
| Sha Tin 24-Feb-26 800m R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.100 1st Prestige Superior ( H T Mo ) 2nd Written Casa ( M Chadwick ) 0.10L 3rd Best World ( J Chau ) | J Chau | 3 (9) |