Black Sands (AUS) Horse
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The six-year-old chestnut gelding named Black Sands, bred in Australia by Bondi out of Black Misty, is under the care of trainer Kevin Backshall and owned by Mrs H M Backshall, K R Backshall & Mrs N M Sellars. Out of 41 starts he has secured two victories, placed second six times and third five times, accumulating $82,670 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Geraldton on 22 October 2026, where he finished 10th out of a field of 10.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geraldton 22-Oct-26 1619m GOOD 4 R4 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 6, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | J See 56kg 4.45L | 10 (10) |
| Geraldton 11-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 CL2 $696 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.200, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Aldezor ( H Nottle 59 ) 2nd Truly Gallant ( L Ramoly 61.5 ) 0.03L 3rd Gold Lightning ( T Faithfull 57.5 ) 0.04L 5th Black Sands ( J See 56 ) 1.54L See full results | J See 56kg 1.54L | 5 (10) |
| Geraldton 30-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 70+ $432 (of $24,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.080, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Oracle Son ( J J Lyon 54 ) 2nd Snippy Sean ( N Faithfull 54 ) 0.36L 3rd Simply Rosso ( T Atherden 55 , Cd 52.5 ) 0.74L 8th Black Sands ( J See 54 ) 4.90L See full results | J See 54kg 4.90L | 8 (8) |
| Geraldton 30-Apr-26 1619m GOOD 4 R2 RTG 58+ $432 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.240, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Patchwork ( K H Tsang 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Southland ( T K Turner 60 ) 0.06L 3rd Cantilever ( A S Catarino 60 , Cd 58 ) 4.53L 6th Black Sands ( L Staples 54.5 ) 14.09L See full results | L Staples 54.5kg 14.09L | 6 (7) |
| Geraldton 09-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL2 $936 (of $24,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.240, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Archenemy ( J See 59 ) 2nd Leonardo Da Grey ( M L A Ramoly 60.5 ) 2.60L 3rd Crimmo ( K Bennett 57 ) 2.97L 4th Black Sands ( L Staples 56.5 ) 4.24L See full results | L Staples 56.5kg 4.24L | 4 (14) |
| Geraldton 13-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 $936 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.620, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.480 1st Cantilever ( A S Catarino 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Needs Time ( M K Cheung 55 , Cd 53 ) 2.46L 3rd Cateran ( T K Turner 60.5 ) 2.62L 4th Black Sands ( L Staples 57 ) 5.95L See full results | L Staples 57kg 5.95L | 4 (12) |
| Geraldton 28-Feb-26 1417m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | L Staples 57.5kg 8.6L | 5 (10) |
| Geraldton 27-Dec-25 2100m GOOD 3 R8 WALKAWAY CUP (of $100,000) Barrier 10, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | J See 54kg 11.11L | 12 (13) |
| Geraldton 15-Dec-25 1623m GOOD 3 R4 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 4, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | J See 58kg 4.02L | 3 (8) |
| Geraldton 06-Dec-25 1413m GOOD 3 R7 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 11, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | E Whittington 58.5kg 4.98L | 11 (12) |
| Geraldton 26-Nov-25 1609m GOOD 4 R5 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 10, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | J See 58.5kg 5.71L | 8 (10) |
| Geraldton 16-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 3 R4 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 6, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | J See 58.5kg 2.66L | 5 (12) |
| Geraldton 04-Nov-25 1420m GOOD 3 R6 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 8, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 9th | J See 59.5kg 6.49L | 9 (9) |
| Geraldton 23-Oct-25 1614m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 2, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | J See 60.5kg 15.36L | 8 (10) |
| Geraldton 12-Oct-25 1403m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 (of $24,000) Barrier 9, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th | J See 61kg 5.65L | 10 (13) |