Botanist (AUS) Horse
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Botanist is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Wootton Bassett out of Tulip. He is trained by Matthew Dunn and owned by Viva Racing, VIva Punters Club 1, Viva Punters Club 2 and others. From six starts he has recorded one win and one second‑place, earning $55,310 in prize money. His most recent start was at Doomben on 3 November 2026, finishing 5th of 9 runners. His latest victory came at Warwick Farm on 3 December 2025.
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Doomben • Eagle Farm • Ballina • Grafton • Wyong • Warwick Farm • Rosehill Gardens • Kembla GrangeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 03-Nov-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 CENTURY POOLS Colts, Geldings & Entires Class 1 Handicap Barrier 5, SP: 51.00 | M.Harley 59.5kg 2.11L | 5 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 14-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CL1-SW $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.630, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Drinkwater ( D Moor 60 ) 2nd Mission Of Joy ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 0.04L 3rd Bent Bridge ( G Cartwright 60 ) 1.29L 8th Botanist ( J Newman 60 , Cd 57 ) 10.00L See full results | J Newman 60, Cd 57kg 10.00L | 8 (8) |
| Ballina 04-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 3 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.460 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Frostnip ( B S Lerena ) 2nd Botanist ( D Turner ) 6.27L 3rd No No No No No ( W Wheatley ) 8.20L | D Turner 6.27L | 2 (7) |
| Grafton 21-Sep-26 940m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.230 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Le Chocolat ( A Elliott ) 2nd Tophet ( W Wheatley ) 0.22L 3rd Sea King ( A J Mallyon ) 0.64L 4th Botanist ( J Worley ) 0.82L | J Worley 0.82L | 4 (6) |
| Wyong 07-May-26 1350m GOOD 4 R5 CG&E BM64 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:20.290, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st Bonus Tempus ( J Taylor 55 ) 2nd Skycatcher ( W Stanley 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.42L 3rd A Pound Of Salt ( R Hutchings 60 ) 1.81L 5th Botanist ( S Grima 61 , Cd 59 ) 3.75L See full results | S Grima 61kg, Cd 59kg 3.75L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 23-Apr-26 818m GOOD 4 R11 3Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.270 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.190 1st Ice Kool ( J Ford ) 2nd Chicama ( J Parr ) 1.18L 3rd Matchsticks ( A J Calder ) 1.70L 8th Botanist ( Z Lloyd ) 9.28L | Z Lloyd 9.28L | 8 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Apr-26 798m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT | T Berry 4.22L | 6 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 01-Jan-26 1550m SOFT 5 R5 3&4Y BM64 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | K Mc Evoy 59.5kg 2.3L | 4 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 23-Dec-25 900m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT | Z Lloyd 2.89L | 3 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW (of $60,000) Barrier 8, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | N Rawiller 57.5kg 0.71L | 1 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 15-Nov-25 1300m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E MDN (of $42,000) Barrier 12, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | L Magorrian 57.5kg 0.2L | 2 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Oct-25 1400m SOFT 7 R1 SUPER 3Y+MDN-SW (of $100,000) Barrier 4, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | J Mc Donald 56.5kg 7.61L | 8 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 24-Oct-25 1030m SOFT 5 R4 3Y+ MDN-BT | N Rawiller 2.31L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 13-Oct-25 900m GOOD 4 R10 3Y+ MDN-BT | J Mc Donald 3.76L | 2 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 18-Aug-25 902m HEAVY 8 R19 3Y+ MDN-BT | T Berry 2.64L | 4 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Jul-25 900m SOFT 6 R12 2Y-BT | T Berry 2.35L | 5 (9) |