Big Opinion (AUS) Horse
About
Big Opinion is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Dale in Goulburn. He is by Charge Forward out of Theboab. So far he has recorded three wins. His biggest triumph came on 24 Mar 2024 at Goulburn, when he won the $35,000 Maiden Handicap. He has proved a profitable horse for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 37% return on investment.
Raced At
Kembla Grange
• Randwick
• Kensington
• Wagga Riverside
• Wagga
• Albury
• Goulburn
• MoruyaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 22-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 5 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 (of $120,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:23.980, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Bon Holler ( R King 54 ) 2nd Tommy Flyer ( C Keatings 56 , Cd 53 ) 1.30L 3rd Write Your Own ( T Berry 54.5 ) 1.50L 13th Big Opinion ( A Morgan 56 ) 9.90L See full results | A Morgan 56kg 9.90L | 13 (13) |
| Randwick 01-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 7 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 (of $120,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:25.280, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.000 1st Lovewillcomelater ( N Rawiller 58 ) 2nd Kreon ( Z Lloyd 56.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Pony Soprano ( J Mcdonald 59 ) 1.35L 14th Big Opinion ( T Clark 57 ) 12.07L See full results | T Clark 57kg 12.07L | 14 (15) |
| Kensington 08-Oct-25 1250m GOOD 4 R8 5YO+ BM 78 Hcp (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.460, SP: 4.60 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Mogo Magic ( W Stanley 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Huon ( T Sherry 60 ) 3.44L 3rd Sydney Bowler ( D Gibbons 58 ) 5.10L LR Big Opinion ( A Morgan 54 ) See full results | A Morgan 54kg | UPD (8) |
| Wagga Riverside 20-Sep-25 1065m SOFT 5 R7 CL2 Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.300, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.300 1st Big Opinion ( P Boudvillain 61 ) 2nd Teylu ( B Owen 61.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Divazou ( C Frater 56.5 ) 4.00L See full results | P Boudvillain 61kg | 1 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 01-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.230 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.530 1st Sunrise ( A B Collett ) 2nd Direct Fire ( A Mclucas ) 2.80L 3rd Mafia ( L Magorrian ) 3.30L 5th Big Opinion ( P Boudvillain ) 4.00L | P Boudvillain 4.00L | 5 (6) |
| Randwick 25-May-24 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3YO+ CL3 Hcp (of $120,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.910, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 1st Miss Jennifer ( J Collett 56.5 ) 2nd Scopics ( O S Chambers 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.04L 3rd Tai Lung ( R King 55.5 ) 0.55L 15th Big Opinion ( D Gibbons 55 ) 31.87L See full results | D Gibbons 55kg 31.87L | 15 (15) |
| Wagga 02-May-24 1400m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 Hcp $6,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.740, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Sass 'N' Cheek ( L Day 55 ) 2nd Big Opinion ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.11L 3rd Imasuperstar ( J I Jnr 59 ) 2.17L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 0.11L | 2 (13) |
| Albury 15-Apr-24 1175m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.780, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Big Opinion ( D Beasley 56 ) 2nd Chop The Ice ( D Budler 59 ) 0.03L 3rd Saiko ( B Owen 57.5 ) 1.41L See full results | D Beasley 56kg | 1 (9) |
| Goulburn 24-Mar-24 1000m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn Hcp $16,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.240, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Big Opinion ( N Heywood 58 ) 2nd Reward For Eric ( R Bensley 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Snippety Star ( J I Jnr 59.5 ) 0.30L See full results | N Heywood 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Goulburn 05-Nov-23 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $2,150 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 1st Sturn Words ( Q Krogh 57.5 ) 2nd Laguna Seca ( R Freeman 59 ) 1.35L 3rd Tokyo Ice ( D Budler 57 ) 1.62L 4th Big Opinion ( D Beasley 57.5 ) 2.54L See full results | D Beasley 57.5kg 2.54L | 4 (11) |
| Moruya 19-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.540, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Artist ( Q Krogh 56.5 ) 2nd Comb Over Con ( J Penza 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Laguna Seca ( R Freeman 59 ) 0.50L 4th Big Opinion ( O Chambers 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.00L See full results | O Chambers 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 1.00L | 4 (10) |
| Goulburn 03-Oct-23 800m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360 1st Starspangle Planet ( S Guymer 0 ) 2nd Big Opinion ( N Heywood 0 ) 0.13L 3rd Greatestofease ( J Mckenzie 0 ) 0.87L | N Heywood 0 0.13L | 2 (6) |
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