Black Sea (2021) Horse
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About
Black Sea is a four-year-old brown or black gelding whose sire is Staphanos and dam is Muhunoa Ma'Am. The horse is handled by Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor and raced under the colours of A Bain, Grey Goose, J Chaplain and others. Out of eleven starts he has secured a single victory and a second place, accumulating $20,906 in earnings. He most recently ran at Murray Bdge on 28 October 2026, finishing 5th of 12 runners. His latest win was recorded at Pukekura on 21 November 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Bdge 28-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 DAB Pumps Benchmark 58 Handicap Barrier 9, SP: 14.00 | J.B.Murphy 58kg 2.71L | 5 (12) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 19-Oct-26 600m R5 J/O 5 | J Murphy | 3 (4) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 06-Oct-26 600m R7 J/O 7 | J Murphy | 4 (6) |
| Mount Gambier 10-Jun-26 2050m HEAVY 9 R3 CL1-SW $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:18.550, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Pianta ( K Walters 59 ) 2nd Blindato ( C Macredmond 58.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Eyes To Me ( T Madden 59 ) 1.38L 5th Black Sea ( J Murphy 59 ) 4.59L See full results | J Murphy 59kg 4.59L | 5 (12) |
| Balaklava 20-May-26 2200m SOFT 6 R6 0-56 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:19.710, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.450 1st Theodor ( C N Rawiller 60 ) 2nd Harsh ( H Grace 58 ) 3.00L 3rd Bush Inference ( J Holder 57.5 ) 6.43L 5th Black Sea ( J Murphy 60 ) 8.43L See full results | J Murphy 60 8.43L | 5 (12) |
| Murray Bdge 06-May-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 BM60 $1,950 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.560, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.210 1st Head Of The Herd ( C P Murtagh 59.5 ) 2nd Sassy Sophie ( T M Johnstone 55.5 ) 2.54L 3rd Flash Alice ( A Warren 59 , Cd 57 ) 2.55L 4th Black Sea ( J Murphy 58 ) 3.64L See full results | J Murphy 58kg 3.64L | 4 (12) |
| Balaklava 15-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 BM60 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.550, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.290 1st Midlife Crisis ( I Sit 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Bolted In ( C N Rawiller 58.5 ) 0.04L 3rd Duo Perna ( T Voorham 60 ) 3.22L 7th Black Sea ( J Holder 59 ) 7.26L See full results | J Holder 59kg 7.26L | 7 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 02-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R10 0-70 -TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.720 1st Starts Now ( C Munro ) 2nd Wind Rush ( C P Murtagh ) 0.01L 3rd Koratora ( T M Johnstone ) 0.34L 7th Black Sea ( J Holder ) 4.19L | J Holder 4.19L | 7 (7) |
| Sportsbet Oakbank 05-Mar-26 1050m GOOD 4 R11 MDN-TRL | J Holder 0.97L | 4 (7) |
| Pukekura 21-Nov-25 2000m SOFT MDN (of $16,722) Barrier 3, SP: 4.90 | C Grylls Nz 58.5kg 0.8L | 1 (8) |
| Pukekura 05-Nov-25 1600m GOOD MDN (of $16,722) Barrier 6, SP: 12.00 | S Omalley Nz 58.5kg 5.8L | 5 (11) |
| Hawera 04-Oct-25 1600m HEAVY MDN (of $22,598) Barrier 7, SP: 3.80 | J Riddell Nz 58.5kg 41.8L | 9 (9) |
| Waverley 10-Apr-25 1400m HEAVY 3Y MDN-SW (of $15,367) Barrier 3, SP: 1.80 | L Sutherland 57.5kg 4.5L | 4 (8) |
| Waverley 19-Mar-25 1650m HEAVY 3Y MDN-SW (of $22,598) Barrier 6, SP: 1.70 | C Grylls Nz 57.5kg 0.2L | 2 (6) |
| Waverley 06-Mar-25 1400m SOFT MDN (of $16,722) Barrier 8, SP: 11.00 | R Elliot 58kg 1.5L | 6 (8) |