Burning Ambition (AUS) Horse
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Burning Ambition is a four-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, by Brutal out of Ever the Same. He is trained by Craig Martin and owned by Rimrock Thoroughbreds (Mgr: Mrs S P Martin), K J Penfold, Ms J R Steepe and others. From 15 starts he has collected two victories, placed second three times, and earned $53,975 in prize money. His most recent start came at Moree on 30 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 11.
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Moree • Tamworth • Wyong • Wellington • Grafton • Rosehill Gardens • Sapphire Coast • Wagga Riverside • Goulburn • Quirindi • Scone • RandwickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moree 30-Oct-26 1300m SOFT 5 R7 PWD PLUMBING & HEFFERNAN ELECTRICAL CLASS 1 HANDICAP Barrier 2, SP: 1.85 | B.Looker 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Tamworth 12-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 CTRY MDN $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.240, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Burning Ambition ( S Llewellyn 55 ) 2nd The Last Romanov ( J Duggan 55 ) 0.80L 3rd Bundoran ( B Looker 57 ) 0.91L See full results | S Llewellyn 55kg | 1 (12) |
| Tamworth 23-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.500 1st Desert Force ( B Looker ) 2nd Burning Ambition ( J Partridge ) 0.60L 3rd Hangonaseq ( D Nock ) 2.82L | J Partridge 0.60L | 2 (5) |
| Wyong 07-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R1 PROV MDN $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.810 1st Siccius ( W Stanley 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Going By Train ( M Fitzgerald 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.24L 3rd Highland Lad ( W Costin 55.5 ) 1.40L 7th Burning Ambition ( M Weir 55.5 ) 3.08L See full results | M Weir 55.5kg 3.08L | 7 (10) |
| Wellington 10-Apr-26 1700m SOFT 5 R2 CL1-SW $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.850, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Casterly Rock ( L Blanch 59 ) 2nd Dark Thinker ( J G Stiff 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.41L 3rd Majestic Roca ( K Nestor 56.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.50L 8th Burning Ambition ( M Cahill 55 ) 6.06L See full results | M Cahill 55kg 6.06L | 8 (8) |
| Grafton 30-Mar-26 1720m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.900, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 1st Kiss'n Dance ( B S Lerena 59 ) 2nd Burning Ambition ( M Weir 58.5 ) 0.14L 3rd Righteous Brother ( D K Peisley 59 ) 0.26L See full results | M Weir 58.5kg 0.14L | 2 (10) |
| Moree 17-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | M Weir 58.5kg 0.27L | 2 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Feb-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 SUPER MDN (of $100,000) Barrier 4, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | J Ford 54kg 9.02L | 8 (10) |
| Sapphire Coast 30-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | W Costin 57.5kg 4.64L | 7 (8) |
| Wagga Riverside 18-Oct-25 1675m GOOD 4 R2 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | S Guymer 57kg 1.29L | 2 (8) |
| Newcastle 02-Oct-25 1500m GOOD 4 R3 MDN (of $42,000) Barrier 9, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd | W Costin 56kg 4.46L | 5 (9) |
| Goulburn 12-Sep-25 1100m HEAVY 9 R6 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 1, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Collett 55kg 4L | 6 (6) |
| Newcastle 14-Aug-25 900m HEAVY 9 R3 SUPER 3Y MDN-SW (of $60,000) Barrier 5, SP: 151.00 In-running: 400m 7th | A Gibbons 57kg 10.29L | 8 (8) |
| Quirindi 21-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP (of $35,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | M Weir 57kg 9.89L | 6 (7) |
| Scone 30-Jan-25 900m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 26.00 In-running: 400m 2nd | W Costin 58kg 2.77L | 6 (7) |
| Randwick 25-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP (of $160,000) Barrier 8, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 7th | W Costin 58kg 8.75L | 11 (12) |