Brave Spirit (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
10-Oct-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Prize Money
420120
Owners
Mt Hallowell Stud (Mgr: C G Thompson)
About

Brave Spirit is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Steve Wolfe in Albany. He is out of Miss Shanghai and by the stallion Brave Smash. A stakes winner with career earnings of $420,120, he is considered an above‑average racehorse. On 8 Jun 2024 at Belmont, ridden by Shaun McGruddy, he captured his biggest victory to date in the $125,000 Open Set Weight with Penalties, beating The Boss Lady. Throughout his career he has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering about a 2% return on investment for those who backed him.

Raced At
Belmont • Albany • Bunbury • Northam
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ascot 01-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 3YO+ BenchMark 66+ Hcp (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.890, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.770S Mcgruddy 59kg 5.04L12 (15)
Ascot 18-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R10 3YO+ BenchMark 66+ Hcp $2,320 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.020, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480S Mcgruddy 58.5kg 1.91L5 (11)
Belmont 27-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 4 R8 3YO+ BenchMark 72+ Hcp $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.370, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000S Mcgruddy 56kg 3.79L6 (10)
Belmont 15-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 3UP 72+ TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.600S Mcgruddy 1.43L3 (10)
Ascot 26-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Open Weight For Age $160,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.310, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700J Noske 58.5kg 4.84L12 (13)
Ascot 05-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BenchMark 72+ Hcp $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.740, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450S Mcgruddy 55.5kg 2.13L3 (8)
Albany 27-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2UP-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.430S Mcgruddy1 (11)
Ascot 16-Nov-24 1600m GOOD 4 R3 BenchMark 72+ Hcp $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.410, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990S Mcgruddy 56.5kg 2.81L6 (11)
Ascot 02-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Open Hcp (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.190, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420S Mcgruddy 54kg 4.66L11 (13)
Ascot 26-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 4 R9 BenchMark 72+ Hcp $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.960, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620S Mcgruddy 56kg 1.49L3 (16)
Ascot 12-Oct-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BenchMark 66+ Hcp $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.160, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640S Mcgruddy 59kg 0.76L3 (16)
Lark Hill 24-Sep-24 950m GOOD 4 R4 3UP-TRL RTG72+ Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.790S Mcgruddy 0 3.39L4 (8)
Belmont 22-Jun-24 1600m SOFT 5 R8 LR Open Set Weight $4,875 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.400, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220S Mcgruddy 56.5kg 1.71L4 (16)
Belmont 08-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 6 R8 LR Open Set Weight With Penalties $68,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.250, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.380S Mcgruddy 56kg1 (11)
Belmont 18-May-24 1400m GOOD 4 R2 Open Hcp $43,840 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.020, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570S Mcgruddy 57.5kg1 (8)
Ascot 04-May-24 1200m SOFT 5 R5 Open Hcp $14,880 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.690, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030S Mcgruddy 54kg 0.26L2 (6)
Ascot 20-Apr-24 1200m GOOD 4 R6 Open Hcp $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.670, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.230C Williams 54kg 3.25L3 (10)
Albany 11-Apr-24 1100m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $11,360 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.160, SP: 1.18 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340S Mcgruddy 57.5kg1 (7)
Lark Hill 25-Mar-24 950m GOOD 4 R10 3UP-TRL 0-71 Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.550N Faithfull 1.80L2 (10)
Bunbury 07-Nov-23 1420m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.320, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960P Harvey 57kg 2.52L2 (9)
Ascot 21-Oct-23 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $7,040 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370S Mcgruddy 56kg 1.47L3 (10)
Northam 11-Oct-23 1300m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520S Mcgruddy 56kg 0.28L2 (12)
Belmont 30-Sep-23 1000m GOOD 4 R3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,120 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.380, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980S Mcgruddy 56kg 1.18L4 (8)
Belmont 05-Sep-23 1000m SOFT 6 R7 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.820S Mcgruddy 01 (13)
Belmont 05-Jul-23 1000m SOFT 6 R3 Rest 0 Metro Wins Set Weight With Penalties $6,045 (of $32,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.100, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550P Knuckey 57kg 0.24L2 (8)
Belmont 19-Jun-23 1000m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:02.230P Knuckey 0 0.50L2 (12)
Belmont 27-Feb-23 850m GOOD 4 R6 2Y-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:50.950S Mcgruddy 0 100L7 (7)