Big Wave (2020) Horse
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Big Wave is a 6yo bay gelding (male) trained by C Mckee. He is by the stallion Shamexpress out of the dam Chesapeake. To date he has won 4 races. On 5 Sep 2026 at Ellerslie, he captured his biggest triumph, taking the $75000.00 Benchmark 75 Handicap. He has been a lucrative runner for punters. Backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 196% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 17-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R8 Open Hcp $4,749 (of $52,771) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.160, SP: 8.00 1st Sweet Smile ( M Hashizume 54 ) 2nd Cannon Hill ( S Mcnab 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Big Wave ( C Barnes 54 ) 0.40L See full results | C Barnes 54kg 0.40L | 3 (13) |
| Hastings 26-Sep-26 1300m SOFT 5 R2 Open Hcp $787 (of $52,457) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.010, SP: 5.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st War Princess ( C J Grylls 55 ) 2nd The Scunner ( F Moerman 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Little Bit Of Love ( M Hashizume 59 ) 2.20L 7th Big Wave ( C Barnes 54 ) 4.80L See full results | C Barnes 54kg 4.80L | 7 (8) |
| Ellerslie 05-Sep-26 1300m SOFT 5 R8 BM 75 Hcp $35,258 (of $61,318) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.490, SP: 10.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Big Wave ( C Barnes 59 ) 2nd Bethany Dee ( W F Pinn 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Tajana ( S Mcnab 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.40L See full results | C Barnes 59kg | 1 (13) |
| Ellerslie 04-Apr-26 1500m SOFT 5 R9 BM 75 Hcp $682 (of $45,453) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:29.830, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 1st 1st Atmospheric ( C J Grylls 58 ) 2nd Top Shelf ( O P Bosson 58.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Pericles ( J Nishizuka 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.60L 9th Big Wave ( C Dell 59.5 ) 4.60L See full results | C Dell 59.5kg 4.60L | 9 (16) |
| Ellerslie 31-Jan-26 1600m SOFT 5 R9 BM 75 Hcp $2,369 (of $47,378) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.980, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Sorghaghtani ( R Goyaram 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Peerless ( C Berge 56 ) 0.10L 3rd On The Town ( W B Kennedy 56 ) 0.40L 4th Big Wave ( T Mitchell 59.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.50L See full results | T Mitchell 59.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 1.50L | 4 (13) |