Burning Ambition (AUS) Horse
About
Burning Ambition is a 3yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by James Ponsonby, who is based at Hawkesbury. He is sired by the stallion Brutal out of the dam Ever The Same. Burning Ambition is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 8 attempts. During his most recent race at Sapphire Coast on 30th Oct 2025, Burning Ambition was ridden by Winona Costin and finished 7th, behind the winner Pretty Please.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Coast 30-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.800, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Pretty Please ( J Taylor 58 ) 2nd Tsarina Diamonds ( C Keatings 57.5 ) 0.58L 3rd Kindamagic ( G Cahill 57 , Cd 59 ) 3.57L 7th Burning Ambition ( W Costin 57.5 ) 4.64L See full results | W Costin 57.5kg 4.64L | 7 (8) |
| Wagga Riverside 18-Oct-25 1675m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Hcp $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.020, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st Lost Ya Sock ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 2nd Burning Ambition ( S Guymer 57 ) 1.29L 3rd Extra Hands ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 2.18L See full results | S Guymer 57kg 1.29L | 2 (8) |
| Newcastle 02-Oct-25 1500m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Hcp $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:31.070, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Lady Pankhurst ( R King 58 ) 2nd Columbus ( T Schiller 57.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Ironheart ( C Schofield 57 ) 0.53L 5th Burning Ambition ( W Costin 56 ) 4.46L See full results | W Costin 56kg 4.46L | 5 (9) |
| Goulburn 12-Sep-25 1100m HEAVY 9 R6 Mdn Hcp $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.260, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Forcefilly ( P Gorton 55 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Tomcat Flowers ( J Taylor 59.5 ) 1.94L 3rd K'gari ( M Bourke 55 ) 2.48L 6th Burning Ambition ( A Collett 55 ) 4.00L See full results | A Collett 55kg 4.00L | 6 (6) |
| Newcastle 14-Aug-25 900m HEAVY 9 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:53.290, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Savvy Hallie ( J Ford 55 ) 2nd Dietrich ( A Roper 55 ) 5.48L 3rd Alexios ( A Collett 57 ) 5.63L 8th Burning Ambition ( A Gibbons 57 ) 10.29L See full results | A Gibbons 57kg 10.29L | 8 (8) |
| Quirindi 21-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Hcp $1,100 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.170, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.010 1st Social Circle ( D Dillon 55.5 ) 2nd Barsandbi ( C Gallagher 55.5 ) 3.93L 3rd Comongin ( S Ingelse 58 ) 4.80L 6th Burning Ambition ( M Weir 57 ) 9.89L See full results | M Weir 57kg 9.89L | 6 (7) |
| Scone 30-Jan-25 900m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Hcp $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:51.170, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Lighthouse Lass ( J V Overmeire 56 ) 2nd Be Sharp ( R Jones 56 ) 0.83L 3rd Comongin ( S Ingelse 58 ) 1.15L 6th Burning Ambition ( W Costin 58 ) 2.77L See full results | W Costin 58kg 2.77L | 6 (7) |
| Randwick 25-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Hcp (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.730, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890 1st Open Secret ( Z Lloyd 56 ) 2nd United States ( K Mcevoy 58 ) 0.09L 3rd Nordic Viking ( M Bourke 58 , Cd 60 ) 0.27L 11th Burning Ambition ( W Costin 58 ) 8.75L See full results | W Costin 58kg 8.75L | 11 (12) |
| Canterbury Park 09-Jan-25 908m HEAVY 8 R6 2Y-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 1st Marhoona ( J R Collett ) 2nd Melanite ( Z Lloyd ) 0.20L 3rd Burning Ambition ( W Costin ) 3.20L | W Costin 3.20L | 3 (4) |
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