Black Sea (2021) Horse
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About
Black Sea, a 4yo brown or black gelding, is trained by Aaron Bain and Ned Taylor. He is by the stallion Staphanos out of the dam Muhunoa Ma'Am. He has won one race so far. On 21 Nov 2025 at Pukekura Raceway, Black Sea earned his most important victory, receiving $18500.00 in the 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
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Murray Bdge • Balaklava • Morphettville Parks • Oakbank • Pukekura Raceway • Hawera • WaverleyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Murtagh 59.5 ) 2nd Sassy Sophie ( T 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) |
| Oakbank 05-Mar-26 1050m GOOD 4 R11 MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:06.760 1st Trevidi ( J B Opperman ) 2nd Now East ( R L Milnes ) 0.47L 3rd Willebob ( T Voorham ) 0.95L 4th Black Sea ( J Holder ) 0.97L | J Holder 0.97L | 4 (7) |
| Pukekura Raceway 21-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $9,365 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:04.580, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Black Sea ( C Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Del Inquent ( S R Weatherley 58.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Boy ( M Hashizume 58.5 ) 2.50L See full results | C Grylls 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Pukekura Raceway 05-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $334 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 11.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Shamwari ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 2nd Rocka Philly ( C Dell 56.5 ) 2.90L 3rd Del Inquent ( S Mcnab 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 3.30L 5th Black Sea ( S O'malley 58.5 ) 5.80L See full results | S O'malley 58.5kg 5.80L | 5 (11) |
| Hawera 04-Oct-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $339 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.720, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Crafty Colin ( C Dell 58.5 ) 2nd Ballinran ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Our Ace ( S J O'malley 58.5 ) 7.00L 9th Black Sea ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 41.80L See full results | J Riddell 58.5kg 41.80L | 9 (9) |
| Waverley 10-Apr-25 1400m HEAVY 8 R5 3YO Mdn Set Weight $768 (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.780, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Powerofpersuasion ( L T Hemi 55.5 ) 2nd Damiano ( J K B Riddell 57.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Melkor ( M Singh 57.5 ) 1.50L 4th Black Sea ( L Sutherland 57.5 ) 4.50L See full results | L Sutherland 57.5kg 4.50L | 4 (8) |
| Waverley 19-Mar-25 1650m HEAVY 10 R4 3YO Mdn Set Weight $4,181 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:47.000, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Scandalize ( U A Holmquist 57.5 ) 2nd Black Sea ( C Grylls 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Honoka ( K Chowdhoory 55.5 ) 3.00L See full results | C Grylls 57.5kg 0.20L | 2 (6) |
| Waverley 06-Mar-25 1400m SOFT 6 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $334 (of $18,500) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:25.980, SP: 10.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th 1st Mister Fletcher ( C J Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Morning Cocoa ( H Grace 56 ) 0.30L 3rd Fou the Noo ( C M Lindsay 53.5 , Cd 50.5 ) 0.80L 6th Black Sea ( R Elliot 58 ) 1.50L See full results | R Elliot 58kg 1.50L | 6 (8) |