Big Short (AUS) Horse
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Big Short is an 8yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by David Hatch in Tamworth. His sire is Capitalist and his dam is Vinavion. He has won 5 races to date. On 17 June 2023 at Beaudesert, he achieved his most important victory, capturing the $28,000 C&G E Class 3 Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moree 06-Aug-26 1300m GOOD 3 R5 CTRY BM58 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.820, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Gold Smiles ( J Stiff 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Moon Zone ( Z Hunt 58.5 ) 1.77L 3rd Sidenay ( G Johnston 58 , Cd 56 ) 3.68L 10th Big Short ( A Butler 61.5 ) 5.24L See full results | A Butler 61.5kg 5.24L | 10 (13) |
| Quirindi 13-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 7 R6 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.310, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.370 1st Fan Harder ( R Jones 58 ) 2nd Irish Jig ( M Weir 60 ) 0.01L 3rd Ray Del Norte ( G Spokes 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.70L 8th Big Short ( G Buckley 57.5 ) 6.53L See full results | G Buckley 57.5kg 6.53L | 8 (9) |
| Quirindi 28-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 BM66 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.070, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Piccaderro ( B Looker 58 ) 2nd Big Short ( C Gallagher 56.5 ) 0.51L 3rd Mellencamp ( J Duggan 57 ) 0.55L See full results | C Gallagher 56.5kg 0.51L | 2 (10) |
| Tamworth 10-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 BM58 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.100, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Big Short ( M Weir 58.5 ) 2nd Meddlesome ( B Looker 57 ) 0.08L 3rd Ole Miss ( H E V D Hoven 59 ) 1.00L See full results | M Weir 58.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Moree 17-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.550, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Visualise ( J Pracey-holmes 60 ) 2nd Big Short ( M Weir 58.5 ) 3.41L 3rd Ring Ahoy ( J Partridge 64.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 4.41L See full results | M Weir 58.5kg 3.41L | 2 (11) |