Better Draw (2021) Horse
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Better Draw is a five-year-old brown or black gelding sired by Savabeel and out of Red Delicious. Sharlee Hoffman trains him and the ownership belongs to S C A Hoffman, L W Buckley & RJL Livestock Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Lockhart). Over 17 starts he has secured a single win and placed two seconds, accruing $34,700 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Atherton on 19 September 2026, where he finished 10th out of 12. Prior to that his latest victory was achieved at Gold Coast on 14 June 2025.
Raced At
Cooktown • Atherton • Cairns • Innisfail • Townsville • Sunshine Coast • Gold Coast • Ipswich • DeagonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cooktown 07-Nov-26 1000m GOOD 3 R1 POISON CREEK STATION / COOKTOWN HARDWARE BENCHMARK 50 Handicap Barrier 4, SP: 16.00 | R.B.Shred 63kg 5.14L | 6 (7) |
| Atherton 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM50 (of $12,000) Barrier 8, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | L Morrison 63kg 7.66L | 10 (12) |
| Cairns 22-Aug-26 1250m SOFT 6 R3 CL1-SW $500 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.990, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Avenue Montaigne ( S Cormack 58 ) 2nd Shown The Door ( N Thomas 58 ) 1.35L 3rd Khals ( B Kennedy 60 ) 2.77L 8th Better Draw ( L Morrison 60 ) 9.58L See full results | L Morrison 60 9.58L | 8 (10) |
| Innisfail 15-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM55 $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st Superstitions ( M Abe 61.5 ) 2nd Charm Teller ( W D'avila 55.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Laser Beam ( S I Pointon 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.65L 4th Better Draw ( L Morrison 61.5 ) 3.91L See full results | L Morrison 61.5kg 3.91L | 4 (9) |
| Townsville 01-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 BM55 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.890, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st She's Speedy ( R Wiggins 60 ) 2nd Airborne Hotdog ( A Holt 60.5 ) 0.65L 3rd Extra Free ( S N Cormack 58.5 ) 1.00L 14th Better Draw ( M Goring 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 5.68L See full results | M Goring 60.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 5.68L | 14 (15) |
| Sunshine Coast 10-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM60 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.650, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Bodhran ( D G Moor 58.5 ) 2nd Ritualize ( S C Tierney 61 , Cd 58 ) 0.92L 3rd Royal Gladiator ( B A Youngberry 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.74L 6th Better Draw ( B Thompson 58 ) 3.04L See full results | B Thompson 58kg 3.04L | 6 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Apr-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:51.940, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.880 1st Forty Times ( K H Zechner 58.5 ) 2nd Sly Corner ( M Hellyer 60 ) 0.70L 3rd Cheerful Cat ( D G Moor 57 ) 0.83L 10th Better Draw ( R Thorburn 60 , Cd 58 ) 9.15L See full results | R Thorburn 60, Cd 58kg 9.15L | 10 (12) |
| Gold Coast 04-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th | R Thorburn 55kg 2.26L | 2 (15) |
| Ipswich 20-Mar-26 1350m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E BM60 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | B Thompson 59kg 4.29L | 7 (11) |
| Deagon 19-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 OPN-TRL | B Thompson 0.5L | 2 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 03-Feb-26 850m GOOD 4 R14 CL4-TRL | P Hamblin 5.37L | 7 (8) |
| Ipswich 17-Jul-25 2200m SOFT 5 R4 CL1-SW (of $28,000) Barrier 2, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | L Tilley 59.5kg 7.72L | 7 (10) |
| Gold Coast 05-Jul-25 1800m SOFT 5 R4 CL1-SW (of $28,000) Barrier 5, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 2nd | R Thorburn 57.5kg 12.7L | 8 (11) |
| Gold Coast 14-Jun-25 1800m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | R Wiggins 58kg 0.1L | 1 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 30-May-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R4 3Y MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | C Collis 58kg 3.4L | 6 (12) |
| Ipswich 10-May-25 1350m SOFT 5 R3 MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | L Tarrant 57kg 3.38L | 2 (13) |