Brave Danza (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

06-Oct-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Prize Money

271090

Owners

M S S Cumani, L E Bartle, Mrs P G Bartle, J F Brady, Ms M Gange, A N C Bengough, B A G S Racing (Mgr: B J Haw), Elite Park Racing (Mgr: Miss M J Davie), S Hay, Y Ozaki, K P Oehme, P C Pratt, Ms C M Robbins, G A Walker, S J Brady, Ms L Laity, B O'Donnell & Plodalong-Hunter (Mgr: P Podbury)

About

Brave Danza is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Matt Cumani. He is by Brave Smash out of Morganza. To date he has claimed two wins. On 16 May 2026 at Flemington he secured his most important victory, taking the $150000.00 3-y-o Hcp.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Flemington 06-Jun-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R8 3Y HCP $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:06.600, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 16th, 800m 15th, 400m 12th 1st Rockette ( L Neindorf 54 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( L Cartwright 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Think Your Amazing ( E Walsh 54 ) 3.25L See full resultsL Cartwright 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 2.50L2 (16)
Flemington 16-May-26 2000m GOOD 4 R2 3Y HCP $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:03.510, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Brave Danza ( L Cartwright 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd She's Got The Cash ( L J Bates 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Buthelezi ( L Nolen 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.75L See full resultsL Cartwright 54kg, Cd 52.5kg1 (17)
Caulfield Heath 29-Apr-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 3Y BM70 $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:51.170, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Parvenu ( D W Stackhouse 55.5 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( L Cartwright 60 ) 0.46L 3rd Buthelezi ( L Nolen 59.5 ) 1.21L See full resultsL Cartwright 60 0.46L2 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-26 2000m SOFT 7 R5 G2 TULLOCH $3,700 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.130, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.880 1st Storm Leopard ( T Berry 56 ) 2nd Eureka Rebel ( K Mcevoy 56 ) 1.81L 3rd Shangri La Boy ( A Hyeronimus 56 ) 3.69L 10th Brave Danza ( B Egan 56 ) 16.89L See full resultsB Egan 56kg 16.89L10 (11)
Sandown Hillside 11-Mar-26 1800m GOOD 4 R7 3Y BM66 $4,950 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:52.860, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Roulette King ( J Mott 60 ) 2nd Johnich ( D W Stackhouse 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Brave Danza ( L Cartwright 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.35L See full resultsL Cartwright 61kg, Cd 59kg 1.35L3 (11)
Ballarat 23-Feb-26 1100m SOFT 5 R13 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:06.090 1st Brave Danza ( C Macredmond ) 2nd Garfield ( C Atkinson ) 2.25L 3rd Starfleet Command ( H T Coffey ) 3.00LC Macredmond1 (6)
Caulfield 29-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 6 R5 MELB CLASSIC $72,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:06.090, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Different Gravy ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( M Dee 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Snitz Sonic ( H T Coffey 57 ) 3.00L See full resultsM Dee 57kg 1.75L2 (11)
Flemington 04-Nov-25 1800m SOFT 6 R3 LR BATMAN STKS $36,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:51.040, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Different Gravy ( M Zahra 57 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Obvious ( B Allen 57 ) 2.15L See full resultsD Stackhouse 57kg 2.00L2 (15)
Geelong 02-Oct-25 1765m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.390, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Brave Danza ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 2nd Sadlers Symphony ( B Allen 57 ) 0.06L 3rd Nothin' Wong Here ( W J Egan 59.5 ) 0.36L See full resultsD Stackhouse 57kg1 (9)
Bendigo 17-Sep-25 1500m SOFT 6 R4 3Y MDN-SW $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.100, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st Obvious ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Grand Omaha ( P M Moloney 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Brave Danza ( E Walsh 58 ) 1.50L See full resultsE Walsh 58kg 1.50L3 (10)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 29-Aug-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 3Y MDN-SW $8,100 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.560, SP: 1.95 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Magick Media ( B Mertens 58 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( E Walsh 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Blue Ensign ( L Currie 58 ) 1.75L See full resultsE Walsh 58kg 1.00L2 (9)
Geelong 08-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.660, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Trapdoor ( B A Shinn 58 ) 2nd Matsuda ( M J Dee 58 ) 2.50L 3rd Lapland ( J Mott 58 ) 2.80L 9th Brave Danza ( E Walsh 58 ) 5.80L See full resultsE Walsh 58kg 5.80L9 (12)
Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 29-Jul-25 1100m R3 JumpOut-Synth 1st Brave Danza ( E Walsh ) 2nd Starfleet Command ( R J Hurdle ) 3rd Egyptian Legend ( J K Kennedy )E Walsh1 (7)
Warracknabeal 02-Jul-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.450 1st Brave Danza ( E Walsh ) 2nd Steady On ( H T Coffey ) 0.50L 3rd Molveno ( C Macredmond ) 0.52LE Walsh1 (8)
Apiam Bendigo 17-Jun-25 700m R7 Jump Out-H9, Winning Time: 00:45.680 1st Camp Cable ( C J Parish ) 3rd Brave Danza ( E Walsh )E Walsh3 (5)