Black Sea (2021) Horse
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Black Sea is a 4yo brown or black gelding, trained by Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor. He is by the stallion Staphanos out of the dam Muhunoa Ma'Am. He has secured 1 win in his career. On 21st Nov 2025 at Pukekura Raceway, Black Sea claimed his most important victory, earning $18,500 in the 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |