Better Than Words (AUS) Horse
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Better Than Words is a five-year-old brown mare bred in Australia, by Better Than Ready out of Spread the Word. She races under the guidance of John Wigginton and is owned by J T Wigginton & G Dunnett. Over 22 starts she has secured four wins, placed three times in second position and once in third, accumulating $132,940 in earnings. Her most recent start came at Rockhampton on 17 October 2026, where she finished 7th of 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton 17-Oct-26 1050m SOFT 6 R5 BM65 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:00.670, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580 1st Thee Creek ( A Graham 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Alloutatime ( W Satherley 63 ) 1.41L 3rd Bungarribee Lad ( R Wiggins 61 ) 3.62L 7th Better Than Words ( C Mciver 54.5 ) 5.42L See full results | C Mciver 54.5kg 5.42L | 7 (8) |
| Rockhampton 06-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.370 1st Alloutatime ( W G Satherley ) 2nd Bungarribee Lad ( R M S Olivera ) 0.15L 3rd Better Than Words ( R Wiggins ) 2.64L | R Wiggins 2.64L | 3 (4) |
| Thangool 01-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 BM60 $200 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.150, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Villandry ( A Sewell 60 ) 2nd Botanica ( N M Olzard 60.5 ) 0.77L 3rd Boom Boom Bella ( E A Simsir 59 , Cd 56 ) 0.92L 8th Better Than Words ( W Satherley 59 ) 15.08L See full results | W Satherley 59kg 15.08L | 8 (9) |
| Rockhampton 21-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM65 $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.400, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Thebarberofseville ( B S Lerena 58 ) 2nd Moissanite ( J L Taylor 54.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Out Of Aces ( N M Olzard 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.15L 5th Better Than Words ( C Bellamy 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.98L See full results | C Bellamy 56kg, Cd 54kg 1.98L | 5 (9) |
| Rockhampton 05-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.180, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.830 1st Brazen Sailor ( A Butler 56.5 ) 2nd Luxor Prince ( T M Fenlon 55 ) 0.02L 3rd Wildspitze ( D L Turner 60 ) 0.03L 4th Better Than Words ( M Rodd 59.5 ) 0.34L See full results | M Rodd 59.5kg 0.34L | 4 (8) |
| Rockhampton 24-Apr-26 1300m SOFT 5 R7 BM60 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | A Graham 56kg 3.61L | 8 (12) |
| Rockhampton 12-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 BM55 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th | G Semmens 60 3.01L | 5 (11) |
| Rockhampton 14-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 CL4 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | A Graham 53kg 1.27L | 2 (7) |
| Rockhampton 28-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 OPN-TRL | J Dooley 1.6L | 1 (4) |
| Mackay 12-Aug-25 1300m GOOD 3 R3 BM70 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th | L Martyn 54kg 4.73L | 5 (6) |
| Rockhampton 29-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3Y HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 6, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | R Wiggins 57.5kg 1.53L | 4 (7) |
| Rockhampton 23-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 7 R1 OPN-TRL | J Dooley 1.46L | 2 (4) |
| Townsville 16-May-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 NORTHERN JEWEL (of $105,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | J P Stanley 58kg 7.12L | 7 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 26-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 7 R7 PRINCESS STAKES (of $160,000) Barrier 2, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 9th | R Stewart 56.5kg 9.38L | 13 (17) |
| Rockhampton 16-Apr-25 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-TRL | W Satherley 0.68L | 2 (6) |